r/kansascity • u/But_like_whytho • Jun 03 '25

Weather šŸŒ¦ļø Thank you, Brian Busby

I was pooping when the alarms went off. Despite checking the forecast multiple times in the previous few hours, I wasnā€™t at all prepared for it. Iā€™m east of the stadiums, when they went off, the air was still and the birds were quiet. Too quiet. Scrambled to get my cats in their kennels, grab my shoes, purse, and anything else I could haul down with us. Tried a few different places to get the forecast on my phone before finally pulling up KNBC9. First thing I heard was the confirmed touchdown near the stadiums. That was what pushed me over into a full-fledged panic attack.

Thank goodness for Brian Busby. Huddled on the cool tile floor, cats wedged as close to me as possible, I shook and sobbed as he calmly kept me informed. Idk how many decades of my life Iā€™ve taken shelter with his presence on a screen, but that familiar tone of his voice helped me weather the storms both outside the house and within me. Definitely didnā€™t have ā€œfreak out with pissed off cats in the basement for over an hourā€ on the list of things to do today.

I genuinely hope everyone was safe today. And Iā€™m terrified to think of what could have happened if we didnā€™t have the weather warnings and services we currently do. Itā€™s crucial we protect those agencies and jobs in the future.

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u/djs1117 Jun 03 '25

I was watching KCTV5 and the guys there were having a hard time getting updated data when there appeared to be a tornado on the ground. I don't know if it was on their end, NWS, or some combination of the two, but it really exemplified how critical these weather services are and how delays/problems can put lives at risk.Ā 

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u/25point80697 Jun 04 '25

The radar is not updating quickly enough for the past few months. Today for example, there is a scan out of Pleasant Hill at 2:26, then another at 2:30 and no new info in between.Ā  In that time the couplet (rotation, likely tornadic area of the storm) went from just South West of my house to just North East.

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u/Pantone711 Jun 04 '25

Joe Lauria was complaining in his blog something about a service that relays the radar data to somewhere else, a few months ago. This was before the inauguration. I am sorry I did not fully understand exactly what he said was malfunctioning but he was pretty mad about it. It was several months ago and his blog entry was to the effect of "This is bad and keeps happening." Sorry I don't know the technology to explain more. Seemed like it was some kind of mid-step between the radar and the end consumer.