Joe Schaefer Quotations

The scale guiding wind speeds wasn't in tune with reality.

We are looking at the possibility of tornadoes and a very good chance of damaging winds. Strong wind gusts will be happening throughout eastern Mississippi and western Alabama.

It was looking like it would totally dominate everything else.

There's virtually nothing to stop the cold air from off of Hudson Bay from flowing down across the midlands. So you get good contrast: the warm air coming up -- the cold air coming down -- and where they meet is your typical frontal location.

It was apparent that many of the speeds used in the estimates were too large. The scale guiding wind speeds wasn't in tune with reality.

Believe it, or not, we had almost a day and a half that we were convinced that there was good strong potential of severe thunderstorm tornado activity for central Oklahoma.

We don't have any severe forecasts for tomorrow. The activity will be today.

If a tornado went over a row of trees and didn't hit a house, there was no way to estimate the scale.