Sam’s Move to Tornado Alley and Hurricane Messaging Updates

About this episode

Co-host Sam Bradley discusses her move to Missouri and the challenges of severe weather preparedness.

New Look to Forecast Cone Today on the Disaster Podcast, co-host Sam Bradley and I discuss her recent move from Colorado to Missouri. She almost immediately ran into severe weather in the new house and talks about the things she did to improve her preparedness in the face of a change of location. Sam’s experience during the move had a profound impact on her and led her to locate the nearest shelter to their home for storm safety. We also looked at the upcoming hurricane season and discussed a quick overview of the 2026 hurricane forecast . We’ll have a more in-depth discussion with our meteorologists in a coming episode. One interesting topic that came up was the updated messaging from the National Hurricane Center and their cone of forecast track for hurricanes. They implemented new messaging upgrades to the graphic. What to know about the new cone graphic: Incorporates all land-based (coastal and inland) tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings in effect for the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Uses single shading for the entire 5-day outlook cone; Legend depicts symbols for areas where a hurricane watch and…

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Davis

Guest: Sam Bradley

Topics covered

• severe weather
• hurricane preparedness
• tornado safety
• hurricane forecast
• National Hurricane Center updates

Keywords

• tornado alley
• hurricane season
• storm safety
• forecast cone
• tropical cyclone

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Hurricane Center

Places: Missouri, Colorado, continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

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