http://wbkr.com Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://wbkr.com/how-did-this-happen-and-whats-next/ http://wbkr.com/how-did-this-happen-and-whats-next/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 06:10:29 +0000 Dave Spencer http://wbkr.com/?p=5404 In the middle of that onslaught of severe weather last week and after one of the Daviess County tornado warnings that prompted a siren, my nephew asked me why the sirens went off so early. I asked him, "Don't you want as much lead time as possible in a situation like this?" Naturally, "yes," was his answer. And, in light of all the advancements made over the years in weather prediction and coverage, that raised a big question in mind.

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