Kurt Pickering
Kurt Pickering
above christmas freezing improvement major next time until
I don't look for any major improvement until the day after Christmas. The next time temperatures will be above freezing will be Saturday.
clear damage extent fatality high severity sun until
This is a high fatality count. The extent of the damage and the severity will probably not be very clear until we get the sun in the morning.
food talked
I don't think we've ever talked about pre-positioning food caches before.
misgivings stay
We have misgivings about it. We'd like to stay out of that.
counties county damage doubtful four highly period reports short time
When we look at county maps, we have four sightings in 12 counties in a short enough period of time that it is highly doubtful it was all one twister. We're getting damage reports from 28 different counties.
best event figure life loss single weather
The best I can figure out, this is the most loss of life we've had in a single weather event in one day.
gets mother nature
Unfortunately when Mother Nature gets mean, there's nothing that can be done.
decision director good
The decision was made by the director of operations. I think it was a pretty good catch.
community folks moving putting
Some folks are moving out into communities and putting down some roots.
asked last night
Last night (Monday) we were asked if we could take more. We told them we could take 3,000 from Texas.
director disaster event fema file forms major previous request retirement second
My previous director used to say he would immediately file two forms in the event of a major earthquake. The first would be the request to FEMA for a disaster declaration, the second his retirement papers.
christmas prayed white
If you prayed for a white Christmas, you should have been more specific.
alone good left tennessee wish
I don't want to wish this on Mississippi, but it would be good if it left Tennessee alone this time.
I know of some shelters that are not at capacity.