Paul Raymond

Field Notes.
What the reports actually found.

Every episode of The Warning Hour starts in the documents written after real storms — service assessments, technical investigations, dispatch logs. These are the dispatches: the story, the findings, and what a household can do about each one.

The archive
Episode 1 — The Deadliest U.S. Tornado Since 1950, Joplin 2011
Dispatch Nº 001 · May 22, 2011 · Episode

The Joplin tornado had 24 minutes of warning. It wasn't enough.

Nearly double the national average lead time, sirens that sounded twice — and still the deadliest single tornado in modern American history. Why more warning didn't mean more safety.
Field Guide · Warning literacy

Tornado warning vs. watch — the difference, in one sentence each.

Three words, routinely understood backwards, and the whole plan depends on them. Plus the siren myths that get people hurt, and the manufactured-home exception.
NEXT DISPATCH — The 2011 Super Outbreak: four states, 360 tornadoes, one day. Publishing with Episode 2.