I live in the NYC-NJ-Tristate area...This is a very transient area through both relocation from other states and immigration from other countries. People are coming in from areas that don't usually experience either of those weather systems that @HippoTwilight mentions. The largest group of immigrants in my town, for example, are from the Mediterranean area (mostly Turkey, Egypt), South America and the Philippines.
The information provided by the Red Cross is basic but sometimes all you need is basic to get through the immediate trial. Then community come in when it is a much larger scale situation.
People have always run to the store before storms. When I was a kid in the early 70's, my mother and every friend's mothers would go to the supermarket to pick up extra of the perishables so they wouldn't have to go out afterwards. We just didn't see it sensationalized on the evening news (with the anchors talking in their scared and exasperated voices) or on social media posts constantly invading our time.
The information provided by the Red Cross is basic but sometimes all you need is basic to get through the immediate trial. Then community come in when it is a much larger scale situation.
People have always run to the store before storms. When I was a kid in the early 70's, my mother and every friend's mothers would go to the supermarket to pick up extra of the perishables so they wouldn't have to go out afterwards. We just didn't see it sensationalized on the evening news (with the anchors talking in their scared and exasperated voices) or on social media posts constantly invading our time.
), there wasn't so much hype, there also weren't long term forcasts. I think people were smarter and relied on their own brain instead of social media! I grew up in a weather aware family. My mom was our school system's Superintendent's secretary, she made the call on if the schools would close for bad weather. She would make a ton of phone calls to those who had to make a ton of phone calls, and the radio stations and tv stations. No computers!
Dad worked on a ranch and had to monitor the weather carefully for animal care. People got ready for whatever weather was coming and made necessary adjustments. I too do not remember over dramatic tv reporters.
, but it may serve as food for thought.
