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The argument isn’t that it’s bad, it’s that is it worth the cost? How do you explain total shutdowns to someone like my mom who had to fire almost everyone at her hotel in Vegas. Foreclosures are shooting up to an insane amount which is going to drive up crime as well. Is it worth going to extreme measures to prevent what is mostly elderly death. I don’t have the answer but it’s not as cut and dry as Stebo thinks. Sorry man but meteorologists aren’t getting laid off in this and you should understand that

All good points. Ultimately time will tell but economically you’ve got states like Michigan with an unemployment rate of 21% & Southern states down to around 10%. It’s an awful dilemma to be in, do you risk mass spread or risk firing employees. Just have to feel for people losing loved ones and losing their incomes. A disaster on all fronts for sure

Hit 93° in Summerville yesterday. That pool has never been more clutch

I think we need a national law mandating them indoors. Actually was sitting by a family from Wisconsin & Virginia yesterday when we docked up at this place on the water just west of Columbia. They came down here specifically because of the lack of restrictions and the water. I think this is what you’re seeing in a lot of Southern states, flocks of people flooding for vacations because they can go out to eat and do activities without the Northern restrictions. I’d say the majority of plates I saw on the road were out of state and our traffic map currently is terrible. Extremely long backups of up to an hour to get to the beach

So many out of state plates here. Seems like everyone is taking their vacations down here and that combined with the locals not being very precautious from the start has led to a wildfire of spread. Heck it seems like the whole state of Tennessee and New Jersey is here currently, many rentals are all booked up

Well typically mutations result in a weaker virus. This is exactly what happened with the Spanish Flu, it just mutated out. I believe it was a form of bird flu that just ran rampant through the world, and then it almost shut off like the faucet in your sink and died out. I remember in college reading about this in a history class and was blown away at how it just quit. It's eerie how similar we're reacting to this 100 years later, thankfully though this is a much more mild virus than that one. The 1918 flu caused a massive spike in your immune system which was bad for older people, but really bad for teenagers and young adults because their body would fight it too hard, and wear the organs out leading to their death.

530 wind reports with 8 strong ones, almost all listed in the Great Lakes region. One of the better severe weather days I’ve ever seen, despite a lack of tornadoes. I’d say the wind damage was the equivalent of a Cat 1 moving thru the area

You might. It's the inspector tool that actually shows true windspeeds and dBZ

If RadarScope is correct all of those storms close to the IWX radar are packing 70-95 mph winds. Almost got a dang Cat 2 Hurricane in these things right now basically.

Guys the helicity is not bad at all ahead of those storms firing in Indiana. Definitely going to be something to watch here as it approaches the border

Congrats on the degree! Days like this I wish I were back in NW Ohio, perfect chase territory. I do think the tornado potential is being underplayed a bit, but we will see how high helicity climbs. Often in these extremely dynamic setups it seems we begin by hyping up the wind chances, and then it materializes into a solid tornado event. Reminds me of June 5-6, 2010 honestly, which was hyped up originally as quick transition to a bow echo that was supposed to roll through. In fact many of the MCD's were about the issuance of a T-Storm Watch. Yet as the storms approached they never really lined up, and we were left with a prolific tornado outbreak. While the low pressure is a bit more removed from the area (center over Lake Superior) I do think the amount of moisture and speed shear will add up to a solid tornado event for both OH and MI here today.

I know the winds aren't as backed as would be preferred, but the speed shear is very high. I think there is not only a tornado potential, but strong tornado potential today for the MichIndOh area. Just plenty of moisture (dew is 74 in Toledo), winds aloft, and instability to fuel these storms.

Well what's interesting is that Myrtle Beach & Charleston haven't really spiked much, it's Columbia & Greenville that have. The thought is protests at the Capitol & lots of minorities in crowded homes up in Greenville are the causes but that is just the theory the state is saying. At the end of the day what's hurting us is no one cared about the virus here except old people. No one is wearing masks and social places are packed to the gills. Even in a more progressive place like Charleston it's noticeable how little people care about their health in general compared to Michigan & Ohio. Just about everything is fried, smoked or grilled and I've had multiple people confused that I use that Emergen-C powder in my water here at work. It's like the thought of a flu season is completely foreign here. Lets hope this thing fades out like the Spanish Flu but it seems like it's all aboard the train at this point

Hit 77° as a dew today. Cristobal is a humidity machine

A night I'll never forget. An F2 & F4 hurling around Toledo, I actually chased the the F4. Saw it from an overpass clearly through the lightning strikes. Largest tornado I have ever seen in person. The wind rowing was so intense that Lake HS had to install turf due to the amount of debris lodged into the ground of their football field

Meh hasn’t been too much to this point, but we will see what happens if the protests accelerate it. I think as a country we did pretty good overall adjusting to life with it in such short time, and current market data has been very robust.

Yeah I’m thinking it’s going to spike like crazy here shortly

To be honest lol I’m obviously an avid weather follower so myself. But the Alexa is good because it will wake you up in the night if something occurs

It's insane how much the body adjusts to the climate it is in. The cold front dried things up pretty good today, and dropped the dew to 58. Went out for my daily jog and was so incredibly thirsty from the lack of humidity in the air that I was really hurting in the lungs. Feels terrific out but it is quite weird to feel humidity below a dew of 65.

Ahh low humidity. How I missed you

Amazon Alexa! Mine not only notifies my phone but goes off at my house

Absolutely. When you have 41 million people laid off that’s a lot of unhappy people with free time on their hands. I do worry these protests are going to lead to a huge increase in the virus, in 1918 the war bond drive parades and anti-war demonstrations spurred the Spanish Flu on significantly

What a horrible night nationally. I’d say it is safe to say this is the worst night for riots since the King assassination in our country. Apparently 50% of Charleston businesses have been vandalized

Is that a ring of fire setup building? Lol talk about completely skipping Spring

Well I guess this thread is done. Lol social distancing pretty much took a nose dive with the nation going full 1968 race riots. Stay safe people, this year keeps rolling down hill