Originally posted by lbaker
The news hasn't reported a THING!
A tornado warning doesn't always mean a tornado is on the ground. We get tornado warnings and sirens any time there is a wall cloud or funnel cloud with rotation sighted, so that people are aware and prepared in case it does touch the ground. If every warning was on the news there'd be no room for anything else . I am sure, however, it would have been on the news if it had caused major damage or any casualties, so in this case no news is almost certainly good news! My best friend from college, a wildlife ecologist who lives in FL, says they have a lot of warnings but their tornadoes are commonly smaller and don't stay on the ground long (compared to where we both grew up in MO). My guess is a power outage, or else he logged out quickly to go to the basement.