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National Weather Service warns of..."certain death?"

Posted at 9:55 AM on September 12, 2008 by Jeff Horwich (3 Comments)

Yup. The weather bureaucrats are not mincing words talking about Hurricane Ike hitting Texas.

At first I thought the phrasing was a warning from Texas politicians trying to play it safe and cover their butts.

But no, the "certain death" line comes from the usually staid National Weather Service:

PERSONS NOT HEEDING EVACUATION ORDERS IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE OR TWO STORY HOMES WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD
AND DEVASTATING PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY ELSEWHERE. VEHICLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT AWAY. Read the whole NWS warning here.

I gather it's going to be quite a storm.

But to me, hearing that people who stay behind "will face certain death" suggests the National Weather Service will be making the rounds when the wind dies down, putting a bullet in your head if they find you in your house.

Comments (3)

comment to :
National Weather Service Says Ike Could Bring “Certain Death” to Those Who Don’t Evacuate Coastal Areas, Barrier Islands

One live saved by this comment will justify this stong comment !
Thank you for saving lifes !!!

Posted by flybone | September 12, 2008 10:09 PM

Still, it shouldn't be worded as strongly. The probability is high, but there's always those slices in the pie graph indicating some modicum of survival.

The warning is so...militant.

Posted by Guthrie Horgan | September 15, 2008 3:24 AM

The warning is so..."accurate" if you've seen the pictures of what was left behind. It was strongly worded and as of this writing seven people still ignored the warning and lost their lives in that area.

Posted by Wx Boy | September 15, 2008 10:42 PM

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