Talk:1990 Plainfield tornado

message: The Lightning Stalker 05:27, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Something I've Been Meaning To Do 

message: I'd like to bring the article in line with the current ref/reference tags style outlined in Wikipedia:Footnotes. Any help is appreciated! —Rob (talk) 13:19, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: I am modifying the following paragraph:
"  After the tornado, meteorologists studying tornadic patterns in the area found that a major tornado (F3 or higher) strikes Will County about every 12 to 15 years. As there have been no major tornadoes since 1990, many meteorologists believe that statistically, a major tornado will strike within the next few years.  "
to:
"  After the tornado, meteorologists studying tornadic patterns in the area found that a major tornado (F3 or higher) strikes Will County about every 12 to 15 years. There have been no major tornadoes since 1990.  "
Will County is not any more 'due' for another tornado in 2006 than it was in 1991.
:Not that I'm going to change it back, but I don't really see the difference between the two sentences. Neither I nor the meteorologists that hold that opinion (there are at least two, but the sources are hard to find) are advocating a major tornado in Will County in the next N days/months/years. But it is okay to say that one is expected based on statistical analysis. —Rob (talk) 15:57, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, one shouldn't say that another tornado is expected based on statistical analysis, because it's not.  If I flip a coin, which has a 1-in-2 chance of landing on either heads or tails, and I get 20 heads in a row, I'm not due for a tails.  The coin is actually no more likely to land on tails than it is on heads- the chance is still 1-in-2.  That said, one could say that since Will County is struck by a major tornado on average every 12-to-15 years, it is likely that they will get one within 12-to-15 years from today, not necessarily within 12-to-15 years from the date of the last tornado.  --the anon again --172.164.108.116 23:59, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a fine line between prediction and expectation, and I'm still firmly on the side of expectation. In the same way that we can say, "a major hurricane hasn't hit New Orleans in the last 45 years when, statistically, a category 2+ storm comes every 20 years", the probability of an event over time increases the longer time runs without the event occurring. —Rob (talk) 20:54, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: True, I was confusing the concepts of 'prediction' and 'expectation'.  Another major tornado is expected based on statistical analysis.  I just changed the sentence because I felt it gave the impression that meteorologists are saying "another major tornado is likely to strike soon because it hasn't happened in a while." --172.139.22.42 00:22, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source 

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* http://www.wgntv.com/news/coverstory/plainfield/
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--JeffGBot (talk) 00:01, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead link 

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* http://wgntv.trb.com/news/local/eveningnews/wgntv-news-030205plainfield,0,4436111.story?coll=wgntv-evening-news-1
** In 1990 Plainfield tornado on 2011-05-25 05:52:04, 404 Not Found
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thread_title:  Dead link 2 

message: During several automated bot runs the following external link was found to be unavailable. Please check if the link is in fact down and fix or remove it in that case!
* http://cbs2chicago.com/vault/tornado.Will.County.2.331531.html
** In 1990 Plainfield tornado on 2011-05-25 05:52:05, 404 Not Found
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--JeffGBot (talk) 00:01, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead link 3 

message: During several automated bot runs the following external link was found to be unavailable. Please check if the link is in fact down and fix or remove it in that case!
* http://aepo-xdv-www.epo.cdc.gov/wonder/PrevGuid/m0001878/m0001878.asp
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--JeffGBot (talk) 00:05, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead link 4 

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message: Greetings, I'm an Amateur Radio operator who almost drove straight into the tornado. I wouldn't be here now if not for another Ham who tried to report this tornado via the local VHF repeater, but got no reply other than me at first. This may have been the first known report of the Plainfield tornado. There was no reply from NWS or any other official communicator. I can say that in the aftermath, hundreds of ham radio operators and other volunteers from the Salvation Army (headed by Major Pat MacPherson), the Texas Baptist Men, Red Cross and many more disaster relief agencies provided assistance with meals, communication and much more in the following weeks. Would it be appropriate to include this in the article, and how could I go about doing this the right way?
2602:306:8017:6840:ACA4:5098:1D:E3FF (talk) 05:02, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal Experience