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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t believe how uninformed and glib the parents are here. Look at what happened in the Midwest. This is a derecho. There will be no ability to get your kids after it passes because the streets will be closed. Obviously, schools must at least close early and the office doesn’t need parents randomly getting kids. [/quote]

Don’t derechos form suddenly? There a June 29 2012 derecho certainly wasn’t anticipated. It was also at 10pm after a 105 degree day. Not sure how that could be similar to tomorrow?[/quote]

The 2012 storm was anticipated to be extremely severe. The environment was ripe for storms. While the derecho itself wasn't predicted, the true weather forecasters warned well in advance that conditions would be dangerous. [/quote]

Not true at all. Thunderstorms were expected but not what happened at all. [/quote]

This is not accurate at all. There were warnings for the potential for highly hazardous weather the days leading up the events in 2012. The derecho itself was not necessarily predicted.  [/quote]

No THERE WERE NOT. A monumental event happened in my life on that day and as a result I remember it extremely clearly. The storms were not expected to impact the DC area significantly at all. It took everyone by surprise. It was fast moving, intense and over in minutes. You can look it up - there is plenty of coverage that explains this, both from in 2012 and in retrospect as anniversary articles are common too. [/quote]

Guess what? Same here. And I knew to make sure we were off the roads, at home, prepared for the potential for power outages from intense storms. There are a ton of resources and a ton of storm watchers online. Again, while the derecho itself was not predicted, the environment was ripe for storms. There were warnings conditions would be dangerous. Were these people posting on Facebook? Probably not. Just because you were not specifically warned, it does not mean that that others were not greatly concerned. NOAA SPC thought the storms would weaken over the Appalachians. Not everyone believed that would happen due to the environmental conditions and the CAPE values.

For the storm threat tomorrow, I seriously hope that decisions are not made by the posters who think soccer only needs to move indoors or kids are safer at school while not being concerned at all about conditions after storms have moved through the area. [/quote]

Funny how in the days after that storm there were widespread news stories about how the area was unprepared because it was so unexpected. This is completely different. But go ahead and rewrite history, some of us experienced it and I can absolutely guarantee that my experience was more dramatic/memorable than yours.[/quote]

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