It still is a calm voice in the storm
Submitted by Daingerfield1 on
Many eyes were on the weather over the weekend when lines of storms raced through the area bringing threats of tornadoes, wind, rain and hail. Most of East Texas was very lucky as some of the dire predictions did not materialize. I know my lights flickered once and I thought we were in for a big storm. I found myself going to the kitchen often and turning the weather radio on to broadcast continual weather and storm information that NOAA, meaning National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, was saying about conditions.
Not only at home, but when I travel, I carry a small, battery operated weather radio so I can tune to the weather wherever I am and have a steady broadcast. For years I have come to rely on that little box that carries a continual forecast. In case I haven’t conveyed the importance of a weather radio, here it is again.
With the severe storms, tornadoes, wind damage, and floods, one cannot be too careful about themselves and those they love. One of the most basic necessities in life today and in every home should be a weather radio. Many of us have stumbled around in the dark when lights went out more than once lately. That means no television, no computer, and no radio (unless you are smart enough to keep a battery operated radio). It is scary enough to watch the meteorologists follow the storms on the television and computer screens. They point out on the map where the storm is and where it is headed, and can even tell us about what time it will be on our front doorstep. That is remarkable knowledge we have to count on these days.
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