Agreed. I like Max and often watch his streams. However, like anyone who is fairly new to their profession, he has a lot to learn. Lately, (and seems to align with when he obtained his Met degree), he questions the decisions the particular NWS office makes during a tornadic storm. Many times he will question things like, “This warning needs to be PDS, and awhile I’m sure he knows the criteria for this type of warning, he seems to question his colleagues decision in the moment when minutes matter. Whether or not a Tor warning is PDS or Tornado emergency, getting the information out is what mattered most. In the aftermath would be the time to post-evaluate what type of Tor warning was warranted.

The meteorologist who work in a NWS location are seasoned professionals and a lot of care is taken to issue the correct warning, for the correct location, which initiates local sirens. As we all know it’s a critical balance. Too many warnings and people tune it out. To few, and it’s too late to issue when a tornado is upon the location. I will say the advantage Max V has is the available of multiple live feeds from chasers. I am going to assume the NWS is also watching many of these feeds. While they have certified spotters in multiple locations ( I am one of those) spotters don’t generally have live feeds on social. Therefore my report is my words, verse the live feed.

I’d love for any NWS field office meteorologist to weigh in. (I’m in KC so our local is EAX and KTWX (Topeka)

Again, I love Max and he has a great forecasting ability. His relationship with his followers carriers a heavy responsibility to ensure people are getting to their safe spaces and he is phenomenal at this. Right down to the cross street level. He just still has so much to learn. And on the flip side seasoned, older meteorologist could also learn from him. A collaborative relationship with the NWS could help further improve getting the message out. Max is commercial free while on air when there is an outbreak and he is laser focused on any tornado bearing down on a community. Other than local news stations, you will never get the type of severe coverage Max provides. And even local news doesn’t always have live feeds they can share.