Tornado Watch and no announcement from MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not a warning

A tornado warning is issued when a tornado funnel is sighted or indicated by weather radar. You should take shelter immediately.

So you're saying that until little Jimmy or Sally is videotaped flying up into a funnel cloud, nothing should be done? You're an idiot.

And you’re so tightly wound-up that you’re going to go springing off through the cosmos, so you should have zero tornado worries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She didn't even make a cop-out announcement like "MCPS is monitoring the situation and parents should be prepared for an early dismissal". Otherwise some parents might be stuck in traffic as the weather rolls through, in which case MCPS will have a bunch of kids on their hands until who knows when.

They’re saying the highest chance of something happening is around lunchtime. Early dismissal is the opposite of what they should do. The last thing they need is to be in the middle of a dismissal when bad weather rolls through. The kids are probably safest in the school building.

This. It would be stupid to have an early dismissal for tornadoes. They’re supposed to be over by two. Keep the kids in school and they can always go in the hallways if the tornado comes their way. There is nothing safer about being home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She didn't even make a cop-out announcement like "MCPS is monitoring the situation and parents should be prepared for an early dismissal". Otherwise some parents might be stuck in traffic as the weather rolls through, in which case MCPS will have a bunch of kids on their hands until who knows when.

They’re saying the highest chance of something happening is around lunchtime. Early dismissal is the opposite of what they should do. The last thing they need is to be in the middle of a dismissal when bad weather rolls through. The kids are probably safest in the school building.

This. It would be stupid to have an early dismissal for tornadoes. They’re supposed to be over by two. Keep the kids in school and they can always go in the hallways if the tornado comes their way. There is nothing safer about being home.

Most homes are probably less safe, honestly.

I wish OP would explain what they want done. There's a watch, MCPS will monitor and if there's a tornado they'll get the kids to safe places until it passes. What else is there to do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OP is mocking the people going nuts about covid, right?

Tornadoes kill covid, so there’s that.

The wind from the tornado will spread covid even more making it a double bad situation!

[Anonymous]

Tornado watch? Better run to your basements!

Luckily for them, the covidians never left theirs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She didn't even make a cop-out announcement like "MCPS is monitoring the situation and parents should be prepared for an early dismissal". Otherwise some parents might be stuck in traffic as the weather rolls through, in which case MCPS will have a bunch of kids on their hands until who knows when.

They’re saying the highest chance of something happening is around lunchtime. Early dismissal is the opposite of what they should do. The last thing they need is to be in the middle of a dismissal when bad weather rolls through. The kids are probably safest in the school building.

This. It would be stupid to have an early dismissal for tornadoes. They’re supposed to be over by two. Keep the kids in school and they can always go in the hallways if the tornado comes their way. There is nothing safer about being home.

Most homes are probably less safe, honestly.

I wish OP would explain what they want done. There's a watch, MCPS will monitor and if there's a tornado they'll get the kids to safe places until it passes. What else is there to do?

Do you think the OP was being serious?

[Anonymous]

I hope we don't have a wizard of oz situation on our hands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope we don't have a wizard of oz situation on our hands.

You win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope we don't have a wizard of oz situation on our hands.

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? First they're doing nothing about protecting kids from covid and now there's a possibility of kids walking home during a tornado watch?

It's time to fire the sup folks.

NP- I got an alert from MCPS at 634 am today regarding Tornado watch until 2 pm

me too!

The op needs to move on to private school since apparently unhappy with mcps

[Anonymous]

Yeesh. Schools have areas designated for tornado sheltering. Staff and students have done the drill.

[Anonymous]

There:

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: 5/27/2022 at 8:53 AM -- Refresh page to update message
Weather Information Message from Montgomery County Public Schools The national weather service is predicting possible severe weather for Montgomery County throughout the day. MCPS, in times of severe or dangerous weather, may need to initiate a Shelter-in-Place to ensure the safety of students and staff. If this were to happen and affect school dismissal or any other activities the district will communicate these updates through email, text message, the MCPS website, and the Alert Montgomery (Alert MCPS) system. We encourage our entire community to be aware today and to stay safe.

MENSAJE IMPORTANTE: 5/27/2022, 8:53 AM -- Refresque la página para actualizar mensaje
Mensaje de información meteorológica de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery El servicio meteorológico nacional pronostica posibles condiciones meteorológicas adversas para el condado de Montgomery durante todo el día. MCPS, en tiempos de clima severo o inclemente, puede necesitar iniciar un Refugio en el lugar para garantizar la seguridad de los estudiantes y el personal. Si esto sucediera y afectara el cierre de la escuela o cualquier otra actividad, el distrito comunicará estas actualizaciones por correo electrónico, mensaje de texto, el sitio web de MCPS y el sistema Alert Montgomery (Alert MCPS). Alentamos a toda nuestra comunidad a estar alertas hoy y mantenerse seguros.



Ya happy now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not a warning

A tornado warning is issued when a tornado funnel is sighted or indicated by weather radar. You should take shelter immediately.

So you're saying that until little Jimmy or Sally is videotaped flying up into a funnel cloud, nothing should be done? You're an idiot.

It’s a tornado watch, not a warning. There is a difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not a warning

A tornado warning is issued when a tornado funnel is sighted or indicated by weather radar. You should take shelter immediately.

So you're saying that until little Jimmy or Sally is videotaped flying up into a funnel cloud, nothing should be done? You're an idiot.

It’s a tornado watch, not a warning. There is a difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She didn't even make a cop-out announcement like "MCPS is monitoring the situation and parents should be prepared for an early dismissal". Otherwise some parents might be stuck in traffic as the weather rolls through, in which case MCPS will have a bunch of kids on their hands until who knows when.

They’re saying the highest chance of something happening is around lunchtime. Early dismissal is the opposite of what they should do. The last thing they need is to be in the middle of a dismissal when bad weather rolls through. The kids are probably safest in the school building.

This. It would be stupid to have an early dismissal for tornadoes. They’re supposed to be over by two. Keep the kids in school and they can always go in the hallways if the tornado comes their way. There is nothing safer about being home.

Actually not true. The higher ceilings and large rooms in schools are more dangerous than your basement at home.