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Tornado watch for Boston area until 8 p.m.
By adamg on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 1:03pm
The National Weather Service GETS ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ON US:
THE MAIN THREATS FROM ANY POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
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Standard for NWS
I think this has been mentioned before, but all warnings, advisories and techical discussions from the National Weather Service are issued in all capitals. In that previous discussion, someone told us why, but I have forgotten what the reason was.
I KNOW
I JUST LIKE THE OLD-STYLE TELEGRAPHY FEEL OF IT ALL STOP
STOP SHOUTING!!!!!!!!
STOP SHOUTING!!!!!!!!
they use telegraphy style for folks using teletype machines...
from the NOAA website:
Reading speed
Since most people are trained to read ordinary prose, the theory is that using all-capitals is more difficult, and forces people to slow down and read more carefully. That's why legal warnings are also in capital letters.
Same For Radio/Commercial Scripts
Many are typed in ALL CAPS.
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Nice Of The Tornado To Stop At 8
Just in time for the Bruins game!
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Watches and warning
I miss the French Toast Alert System!!!
Coming this winter to a screen near you
In the meantime, what's the equivalent for tornadoes? The number of witches on bicycles?
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The Green Line's already
The Green Line's already given up and packed it in for the day. Fifteen minutes between trains. (When the Sox are at home!) You stay classy, MBTA.
Hurricane Sarah on the way, too
Palin headed for Boston, maybe today
I thought that was the recent
I thought that was the recent sewage spill coming from NH a couple of months ago. It is so hard to tell the difference sometimes.
You never know when PDS is
You never know when PDS is going to strike.
See:
See: Dave's picture, above.
LuLz
Michael FTW
Watch the front roll in
Weather radar.