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Originally Posted by cotten
While I am not a big fan of "news" that has a vested interest in making every story sensational, the worst thing ever, you are right about erring on the side of caution when it comes to bad weather. Unfortunately, this can sometimes backfire. That's why New Orleans was caught so flatfooted when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.
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Bingo.
They've started "naming" winter storms like hurricanes, and over-reacting to normal weather, and now when really bad weather hits, many people ignore the warnings.
The constant "disaster" feed has turned many people, including myself, off of the most popular Weather Channel.
I'll take the locals guys/gals anytime.