Computer glitch on March 5 led to meteorologists being proactive when issuing warnings
by Matt Gunn
Delay times of up to 7 minutes when warnings were issued on March 5, 2022, happened due to a computer glitch. KTVO wanted to know how meteorologists handled the situation. (Storyblocks Image)
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. and OTTUMWA, Iowa —
Meteorologists aim to get weather alerts out to the public as quickly as possible.
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On March 5, 2022, several tornado warnings issued were delayed in being sent.
One such warning, for the EF-4 twister that struck Winterset, Iowa, had a delay time of nearly seven minutes.
The delay times were determined to be caused by a computer glitch.
KTVO wondered how did meteorologists handle this situation after they were made aware of the delay times.
"Fortunately, the folks at the Weather Service office in Des Moines recognized that situation right off the bat and they were overcompensating by issuing the warnings in even a more timely fashion," said NWS Quad Cities Warning Coordination Meteorologist Rich Kinney. "They were being more aggressive with their warning decisions and compensating for the other delays."
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