Editorial: Tornado Warnings

Our mission is to keep every person in our viewing area safe during severe weather by keeping you informed of what’s going on.

WITH -- WITH US.ANNOUNCER: THIS IS A WYFF4EDITORIAL.SPEAKING IS THE PRESIDENT ANDGENERAL MANAGER, JOHN HUMRIPHES.JOHN: AS WE HEAD INTO THE MTOSACTIVE HURRINECA SEASON, WE WANTTO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OFSTAYING INFORMED DURING SEVEREWEATR.HEJUST LAST WEEK, THE REMNANTS OFTROPICAL STORMRE FD MOVEDTHROUGH OUR AREA.FLOODING LEFT AT LEAST FIVEPEOPLE DEAD IN HAYWOOD COUNTY.FIVE TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN INTHE UPSTATE.AND A RECORD 37 TORNADO WARNINGSWERE ISSUED FOR OUR AREA.THE DANGER FROM SEVERE WEATHERISEA RA TORNADO CAN FORM, TOUCH DOWN,RIP UP A HOME OR BUSINESS, ANDBE GONE IN A MATTER OF MINUT.ESWHEN THERES IA TORNADO WARNINGIN OUR 28-COUNTY VIEWING AREA,WE WILL BREAK IN FORIV LCOVERAGE UNTIL THE WARNING HASEXPIRED.IT’S IMPERATIVE THAT PEOPLE INHARM’S WAY HEAR THE TORNADOTRACINK REAL-TIME SO THEYAN CSTAY SAFE.IT’S NOT JUST A PRIORITY FOUSIT’S ALSO REQUIRED BY THEFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONSCOMMISONSIWE UNDERSTAND THAT WEATHERCOVERAGE IS DISRUPTIVE TO YOURVIEWING, AND WE UNDERSTAND TTORNADO WARNING MAY ONLY IMPTA FEW HUNDRED VIEWERS, BUT THOSELIVES ARE IMPORTANT TO US.YOUR LIVES ARE IMPORTANT TO US.SO WE WILL BREAK IN AND COVERITBECAUSE FOR EVERY COMPLAINT WEGET, THERE ARE A DOZEN OTHERPEOPLE WHO TELL US THAT WEATHERCOVERAGE MADE A DIFFERENCE ANDSAVED THEILIS.RWE BELIEVE IT IS OUR DUTY TO THECOMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO PROVEIDCRITICAL, LIFE-SAVINGINFORMATION TO YOU AND YOURFAMILYSE