Some sort of storm system is passing over and it gave us a quick look at some mammatus clouds as we listened to thunder ⛈️⚡ but fortunately no cloudburst. We're a bit saturated ATM. #KCMO #KCKS #meteorology

My main #pinball hangout - The 403 Club, in Kansas City, KS. #KCKS
cheap beer & drinks, machines maintained by good people, absolute killers frequenting the machines, keeping everyone honest.
L to R: Mousin' Around, Monster Bash (OG), Attack From Mars (OG), Iron Maiden (P), Jurassic Park (P), Batman '66, 007 (P), Godzilla (P), Venom (P), Foo Fighters (PR), Stranger Things (P)
http://www.403club.com/ Don't skip it if you visit.

It's such a great feeling when your regular #pinball hangout swaps a machine and installs a PRISTINE #80s Bally deck that plays like it came right off the line.
The 403 Club in #KCKS called in Keri Wing, one of the top ranked women players in the world, who is also a great tech and she nailed it.
Current lineup: Monster Bash, AFM, Iron Maiden, Jurassic Park, 007, Batman 66, Godzilla, Rush, Foo Fighters, Stranger Things + Ice Cold Beer machine too.

#NOAA / #NWS severe #t-storm warnings going out for the #KCKS / #KCMO area. Wind gusts up to 60MPH, hail. Radar indicated. Storm affects #Kansas, #Missouri, #Iowa.

#NOAA / #NWS is going crazy with alerts tonight. I'm sure they are exaggerating the effects of the storm over #KCMO / #KCKS tonight.

#NOAA / #NWS issuing warnings about #t-storms in the Kansas City area. Hailstones the size of ping pong balls and wind gusts to 60 MPH reported. The earlier tornado watch remains in effect. #KCKS #KCMO

I think #NOAA / #NWS can greatly improve their text / e-mail alerts.

(1) Offer specific metro areas or individual counties. No freeform personalized sign-ups.
(2) Consolidate. If there is flooding expected on multiple rivers / streams in an area, put them all into ONE alert, with timed predictions. Same for tornadoes and other events. "Minor flooding just SE of Lawrence KS beginning at 3PM, major flooding near KCI airport at 4PM..."
(3) Consolidate. Add updates to the same web page as the original alert. When sending original alerts, say "check this page for updated info on this event" ... so no more need for continued SMS messages. Same for "alert cancelled" ... it is rare that these require separate messages. Just update the page, so recipients can check and see that the event is cancelled.
(4) Consolidate. If you've already declared a watch, place warnings on the same web page. But because a warning means danger is imminent, you may still send a separate SMS and e-mail message about it. This does not mean that someone should receive 40 separate warnings as a storm crosses the #Kansas City metro ( #kcks #kcmo ). See (2) above.