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Originally Posted by MarcBee
Believe it's both-statistical and perceptional. Reporters learn how to dramatize and be so animated about the weather--it's big business now. They go beyond normal concern, and tap into train wreck effect. Apparently viewers appreciate emotional prompting about how to feel about disasters.
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I understand what you are saying, but living in tornado alley, I appreciate their precision on reporting exactly where the bad weather is expected. The more aware they make people, the less lives are lost.
I don't need emotional prompting to know that an F5 tornado can kill me.