BA>such-and-such an area, when the TV radar shows it has already moved 30
BA>miles or more.  Furthermore, I have _never_ heard a tornado warning
BA>being broadcast by NOAA within 20 minutes of the tornado being spotted.
BA>When nasty weather or tornado conditions pop up, I tune in to the ham
    Exactly!  I tune in the hams and the local fire department
    interagency frequency.  In this area it is used by a lot of
    small-town departments.  Their stations are out in open
    areas where they have a good view of the sky.  One local town
    blew the sirens the other day when they spotted a suspicious
    funnel-like cloud.  I heard the NWS people arguing with local
    agencies (158.82 MHz) that they didn't have anything on radar.
    A couple of months ago there was a very eerie cloud hanging
    over the city.  It may have been about 10 miles long and about
    500 feet in diameter, shaped like a cylinder.  Animal Control
    was the first to spot rotation.  The cloud formed into a very
    distinct cylinder over the city and was all grey and black and
    twisting.  I watched as it rolled south and out of sight.  I
    would think that was what they call a "wall cloud" and was my
    first up-close look at one.  All the while the weather service
    was telling concerned agencies they didn't have anything on
    radar worth noting.
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