Comments for Geeky http://silverwraith.com/blog The road to DevOps. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:19:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on Tornado Alert App by Av http://silverwraith.com/blog/2012/03/tornado-alert-app/#comment-26897 Av Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:19:55 +0000 http://silverwraith.com/blog/?p=130#comment-26897 Hi Greg! That's ok, we have safeguards built in here for such events. Don't worry, your notification didn't inadvertently send out a message to hundreds of people :-) We really appreciate the feedback though - there should be a way to cancel stuff you've submitted. I'll look in to that! Hi Greg! That’s ok, we have safeguards built in here for such events. Don’t worry, your notification didn’t inadvertently send out a message to hundreds of people :-)
We really appreciate the feedback though – there should be a way to cancel stuff you’ve submitted. I’ll look in to that!

]]> Comment on Tornado Alert App by greg http://silverwraith.com/blog/2012/03/tornado-alert-app/#comment-26895 greg Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:56:31 +0000 http://silverwraith.com/blog/?p=130#comment-26895 Thanks for your work on this. when i opened the app and clicked on settings, i saw a button that said tornadoes near me. so, thinking that this would show warnings that were near me, I hit the button. I then realized that I had reported a warning and found no way to cancel. I hope this feedback helps Thanks for your work on this. when i opened the app and clicked on settings, i saw a button that said tornadoes near me. so, thinking that this would show warnings that were near me, I hit the button. I then realized that I had reported a warning and found no way to cancel. I hope this feedback helps

]]> Comment on Tornado Alert App by Av http://silverwraith.com/blog/2012/03/tornado-alert-app/#comment-26884 Av Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:47:42 +0000 http://silverwraith.com/blog/?p=130#comment-26884 Hi! The app will work as you want, but you should know there are two important things here: <ol> <li>The app will warn you if you go into an area that is a tornado warning or tornado watch county. You do not need to change anything or update the app in any way. It knows where you are and if you need to be warned.</li> <li>The app depends on there being other people around you, who can warn you of a tornado. So if you're driving through an area where there aren't many other app users, this may not work. However, even without this you'll still be told if you're in a tornado warning/watch and you should always take the appropriate precautions.</li> </ol> We semi-regularly update our twitter account to how how much our coverage for reporters and users is growing: <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/tornadoalertapp" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/#!/tornadoalertapp</a> If you're driving around much of central Oklahoma, down through Texas where there are a LOT of users right now you have a high probability of someone noticing a tornado and telling you quickly. We're adding new users are a pretty fast pace and expect a lot more of the critical areas to be fully covered soon. Remember: if you spot a tornado, use the app and let people around you know, too! Hi! The app will work as you want, but you should know there are two important things here:

The app will warn you if you go into an area that is a tornado warning or tornado watch county. You do not need to change anything or update the app in any way. It knows where you are and if you need to be warned.
The app depends on there being other people around you, who can warn you of a tornado. So if you’re driving through an area where there aren’t many other app users, this may not work. However, even without this you’ll still be told if you’re in a tornado warning/watch and you should always take the appropriate precautions.

We semi-regularly update our twitter account to how how much our coverage for reporters and users is growing:
https://twitter.com/#!/tornadoalertapp
If you’re driving around much of central Oklahoma, down through Texas where there are a LOT of users right now you have a high probability of someone noticing a tornado and telling you quickly.

We’re adding new users are a pretty fast pace and expect a lot more of the critical areas to be fully covered soon.
Remember: if you spot a tornado, use the app and let people around you know, too!

]]> Comment on Tornado Alert App by j.lillibridge http://silverwraith.com/blog/2012/03/tornado-alert-app/#comment-26882 j.lillibridge Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:02:42 +0000 http://silverwraith.com/blog/?p=130#comment-26882 Would this work if you are traveling across country or do you have to know which county/city you are in? I have the Ford Sync system with weather channel but it does no good if you don't know what county you are in. I am afraid of driving into the path of a tornado thinking that it is just rain. Would this work if you are traveling across country or do you have to know which county/city you are in? I have the Ford Sync system with weather channel but it does no good if you don’t know what county you are in. I am afraid of driving into the path of a tornado thinking that it is just rain.

]]> Comment on Tornado Alert App by Av http://silverwraith.com/blog/2012/03/tornado-alert-app/#comment-26679 Av Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:20:24 +0000 http://silverwraith.com/blog/?p=130#comment-26679 Hello Mr. Whitney! I am working on it right now! Should be done in the next week, and then we just have to wait for Apple to approve it. That can, unfortunately, take a couple of weeks. I couldn't find anyone to help me code it, so i'm having to learn as I go! Thank you for your interest! I'll post here when it's done, and I get it sent in. :) Hello Mr. Whitney!
I am working on it right now! Should be done in the next week, and then we just have to wait for Apple to approve it. That can, unfortunately, take a couple of weeks. I couldn’t find anyone to help me code it, so i’m having to learn as I go! Thank you for your interest! I’ll post here when it’s done, and I get it sent in. :)

]]> Comment on Tornado Alert App by NM Whitney Jr http://silverwraith.com/blog/2012/03/tornado-alert-app/#comment-26676 NM Whitney Jr Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:00:11 +0000 http://silverwraith.com/blog/?p=130#comment-26676 iPhone version? iPhone version?

]]> Comment on Tornado Alert App by Av http://silverwraith.com/blog/2012/03/tornado-alert-app/#comment-26456 Av Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:22:40 +0000 http://silverwraith.com/blog/?p=130#comment-26456 Hi Derek! Yes, I'll definitely find out how to do this in Canada. Currently in the US. the National Weather Service sets up tornado alerts per-county, and we use this information in the alerts. If we can find out how the Canadian government reports tornado warnings, and how to tell if a person is near one, we can definitely do it! Hi Derek! Yes, I’ll definitely find out how to do this in Canada.
Currently in the US. the National Weather Service sets up tornado alerts per-county, and we use this information in the alerts. If we can find out how the Canadian government reports tornado warnings, and how to tell if a person is near one, we can definitely do it!

]]> Comment on Tornado Alert App by Derek http://silverwraith.com/blog/2012/03/tornado-alert-app/#comment-26450 Derek Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:03:08 +0000 http://silverwraith.com/blog/?p=130#comment-26450 God bless you for doing this. Over the last few years, I have had the same thoughts as you! So you are doing a wonderful thing here. There is only one Caveat....the long term value of this creative system very much depends on people being knowledgeable about the difference between wall clouds, rotating wall clouds, funnel clouds, tornadoes on the ground, rrain-wrapped tornadoes, hail shafts, and so on. Many a reported tornado, once investigated by a trained NWS investigator, turns out to be an incorrect claim, and we don't want the system to 'cry wolf' too often or it will eventually be ignored like the sirens often are. regards, Derek p.s. Would there be a way for you to make this ap work in Canada? We get tornadoes too.....including some of the killer variety. God bless you for doing this. Over the last few years, I have had the same thoughts as you! So you are doing a wonderful thing here.

There is only one Caveat….the long term value of this creative system very much depends on people being knowledgeable about the difference between wall clouds, rotating wall clouds, funnel clouds, tornadoes on the ground, rrain-wrapped tornadoes, hail shafts, and so on. Many a reported tornado, once investigated by a trained NWS investigator, turns out to be an incorrect claim, and we don’t want the system to ‘cry wolf’ too often or it will eventually be ignored like the sirens often are.

regards,

Derek
p.s. Would there be a way for you to make this ap work in Canada? We get tornadoes too…..including some of the killer variety.

]]> Comment on Tornado Alert App by Av http://silverwraith.com/blog/2012/03/tornado-alert-app/#comment-26448 Av Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:06:56 +0000 http://silverwraith.com/blog/?p=130#comment-26448 You're very right. Some of these things will have to be adjusted as we learn more, and I expect there may have to be an educational component. Maybe the first time you open the app, it explains a few of these models and helps to both educate users and increase the positive identification rate. You’re very right. Some of these things will have to be adjusted as we learn more, and I expect there may have to be an educational component.
Maybe the first time you open the app, it explains a few of these models and helps to both educate users and increase the positive identification rate.

]]> Comment on Tornado Alert App by Derek http://silverwraith.com/blog/2012/03/tornado-alert-app/#comment-26447 Derek Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:02:21 +0000 http://silverwraith.com/blog/?p=130#comment-26447 God bless you for doing this. Over the last few years, I have had the same thoughts as you! So you are doing a wonderful thing here. There is only one Caveat....the long term value of this creative system very much depends on people being knowledgeable about the difference between wall clouds, rotating wall clouds, funnel clouds, tornadoes on the ground, rrain-wrapped tornadoes, hail shafts, and so on. Many a reported tornado, once investigated by a trained NWS investigator, turns out to be an incorrect claim, and we don't want the system to 'cry wolf' too often or it will eventually be ignored like the sirens often are. regards, Derek God bless you for doing this. Over the last few years, I have had the same thoughts as you! So you are doing a wonderful thing here.

There is only one Caveat….the long term value of this creative system very much depends on people being knowledgeable about the difference between wall clouds, rotating wall clouds, funnel clouds, tornadoes on the ground, rrain-wrapped tornadoes, hail shafts, and so on. Many a reported tornado, once investigated by a trained NWS investigator, turns out to be an incorrect claim, and we don’t want the system to ‘cry wolf’ too often or it will eventually be ignored like the sirens often are.

regards,

Derek

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