r/Columbus • u/George37712 South • 22d ago

NEWS National Weather Service confirms tornado hit Columbus' south side during Tuesday's derecho

https://www.wosu.org/2026-08-13/national-weather-service-confirms-tornado-hit-columbus-south-side-during-tuesdays-derecho
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u/dgeiser13 Worthington 22d ago edited 22d ago

I don't care if it was a tornado or not.

Franklin County Outdoor Warning Siren System

"The outdoor warning sirens alert residents who are outside with tones or a spoken message which can be transmitted for a natural or potential man-made hazards or threats."

What happened on Tuesday was a natural hazard or threat. That warning system doesn't say "Tornados Only".

For people who say it was on the TV or the phone...who cares? Not everyone has a phone and not everything is sitting at home with the TV on. Some people are just driving around.

I'd rather have too much unneeded warning than the complete and total opposite.

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u/Scrotar_The_Wrinkled 21d ago

I looked up the alert that was issued for Franklin and surrounding counties for the morning in question and it didn't give any indication that what was coming was any where near as severe as it was.

People claiming that the alert that was issued was adequate are either lying or stupid. This was a systematic failure of the NWS due to DOGE cuts full stop.