Joe Schaefer
Joe Schaefer
Joseph Patrick Schaeferwas an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He was born in Long Island, New York, and played in two games for the New York Rangers...
estimate hit row tornado trees
If a tornado went over a row of trees and didn't hit a house, there was no way to estimate the scale.
guiding reality scale speeds tune wind
The scale guiding wind speeds wasn't in tune with reality.
activity almost believe central convinced good half potential severe strong tornado
Believe it, or not, we had almost a day and a half that we were convinced that there was good strong potential of severe thunderstorm tornado activity for central Oklahoma.
dominate looking totally
It was looking like it would totally dominate everything else.
chance damaging eastern good happening looking strong throughout western wind
We are looking at the possibility of tornadoes and a very good chance of damaging winds. Strong wind gusts will be happening throughout eastern Mississippi and western Alabama.
activity forecasts severe
We don't have any severe forecasts for tomorrow. The activity will be today.
air down-and location
There's virtually nothing to stop the cold air from off of Hudson Bay from flowing down across the midlands. So you get good contrast: the warm air coming up -- the cold air coming down -- and where they meet is your typical frontal location.
reality wind tunes
It was apparent that many of the speeds used in the estimates were too large. The scale guiding wind speeds wasn't in tune with reality.