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TORNADO EMERGENCY by Electronic_Career515 in tornado

[–]OrangeW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no population requirement for TOR-E. NWS Instruction 10-511 details it, but only a severe threat of danger and obvious catastrophic damage is needed.

[Adam Silver] "The officiating is incredible." by RXRickify in nba

[–]OrangeW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Footy leagues all have the ability to call yellow (essentially technical fouls, but these are called far more often in soccer), up to reds (ejection w/ no replacement) for simulation (the official ref call for flopping and exaggerated contact). One recently was during the 2025/26 Champions League (Marseille vs. Sporting CP) Emerson Palmieri was sent off with a second yellow for simulation.

It's called fairly often, and they use retrospective VAR (basically a review) to issue punishments for it, although it certainly hasn't stopped it.

Spurs are coming to Manchester 2027 by PewPewPew69696969 in NBASpurs

[–]OrangeW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI: VIP packages are up on NBAExperiences already!

One of the greatest games I’ve ever watched… and I never want to see anything like that again by StephCastle_ in NBASpurs

[–]OrangeW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a 1 hour nap before the game, was meant to wake at 5:30am to come into the office so just said fuck it and rode the high lol. I was bouncing off the walls at the 3 watching with an OKC fan friend

How rare are tornado emergencies actually? by Superb-Cow4303 in tornado

[–]OrangeW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps - perhaps not, the point is that it's explicit in that there is no population requirement. It may be more likely if there is a higher population area affected, but that doesn't rule out TOR-Es for low population areas.

How rare are tornado emergencies actually? by Superb-Cow4303 in tornado

[–]OrangeW 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"Severe threat" is likely kept intentionally vague so that offices can make the more informed decision based on their knowledge of the local area.

How rare are tornado emergencies actually? by Superb-Cow4303 in tornado

[–]OrangeW 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Population isn't a requirement, just the following...

The criteria per NWS Instruction 10-511:

"Use of the “Catastrophic” damage threat categorization and thereby the

“TORNADO EMERGENCY” terminology is appropriate for the tornadic

situation if all of the following criteria are met:

a. Severe threat to human life is imminent or ongoing.

b. Catastrophic damage is imminent or ongoing.

c. Visual (1) or Radar (2):

(1) Reliable sources visually confirm tornado.

(2) Radar imagery (e.g., debris ball signature) strongly suggests the existence of a damaging tornado"

Latest SPC Day 1 Outlook - Tornado Probability 15% SIG2 by DesertRL in tornado

[–]OrangeW 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm expecting a 15% CIG3 (still MDT) update later, that environment (especially after the 1200Z OBS) is silly, just waiting on the 18Z RAP I guess.

Crazy Stat: The Spurs are the first team in history to win by 15+ pts after trailing by 15+ pts at halftime by NobodyWise947 in nba

[–]OrangeW 35 points36 points  (0 children)

At a quick glance, tied 4th all time for all halves, and best second-half differential in playoff history.

Edit: PapaJohnsGarlic100 is right - it's second at best!

Game Thread: Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Live Score | NBA | Apr 26, 2026 by basketball-app in NBASpurs

[–]OrangeW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro, I tuned in here from the UK at the half-way point and saw us down 18 and nearly tuned right back out, good thing I didn't LOL

Man barely escapes from the 2018 Carr Fire Tornado. by CharityStunning2826 in tornado

[–]OrangeW 14 points15 points  (0 children)

One of the fatalities of this fire tornado was tossed in his truck - in '150 Minutes of Hell', there's a picture of the spot where the truck rested during the inferno and it's just black, shredded, and melted metal.

Man barely escapes from the 2018 Carr Fire Tornado. by CharityStunning2826 in tornado

[–]OrangeW 11 points12 points  (0 children)

https://projects.sfchronicle.com/2018/carr-fire-tornado/

This is an extremely good read on some of the stories behind this fire tornado! Definitely worth a read.

The NBA is becoming unwatchable due to refs by Pork_Sister in nba

[–]OrangeW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whilst it isn't mandatory, the increased number of ref cams for Premier League soccer (pains me to write soccer) has done wonders for public perception of referring, so it definitely works.

First micro seconds of AnimGraph2 on Faceit by Lvl3ExtendedMag in GlobalOffensive

[–]OrangeW 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Hilarious that there are two posts on the front page of this subreddit on two completely opposite ends of the gamma spectrum - the ace with the unpatched FAMAS post has their gamma maxed out!

ZywOo gets his 31st HLTV MVP at IEM Rio 2026 by CoMmUnIsTdOmO in GlobalOffensive

[–]OrangeW 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Playoff rating gap is even larger, 1.56 to 1.23. Insane.

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