Do you think the National Weather Service's use of words like catastrophic and unsurvivable will help Americans tune in – or tune out – to tornado warnings?
The National Weather Service warns that fast-moving, life-threatening tornadoes will potentially touch down after dark. The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore, Mike Seidel and Eric Fisher report. By msnbc.com staff and news services Updated at 9:40 pm ET:
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT–NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE—TORNADO WARNINGS (2 LOCATIONS!!) THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A. * TORNADO WARNING FOR…
The National Weather Service is hoping some tough talk may help people take better precautions during severe weather warnings.
"We're predicting severe weather events a week in advance, doing things that were impossible to even think about 20 years ago," said Louis Uccellini, director of the National Weather Service's National Centers for Environmental Prediction.
