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Tornadoes/Severe T-storms sweep across Alabama (Easy) Game play time = 15 min |
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Tropical depression moves through the Southeast (Not so easy) Game play time = 25 min |
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Springlike supercells move through Georgia (Not so easy) Game play time = 25 min |
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Additional scenarios on the Contributor's page |
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) | Tornado Warning (TOR) |
HotSeat Tips and Tricks |
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HotSeat requires Java Version 1.4.2 or later. Go to www.java.com/en for more information regarding Java. You can verify which version of Java your browser is using by going to javatester.org. |
Scenario 1 requires a screen resolution of at least 1024x768. All other scenarios require a screen resolotion of at least 800x600. You can set your browser to full screen mode (F11) to get as much screen real estate as possible. |
When the scenario begins, there will be no warnings in effect. Get all your warnings out as quickly as possible BEFORE worrying about the path of the storms. |
Once you have the initial warnings issued and reports start coming in, place warnings out in front of the storms for leadtime bonus points. |
Because warnings do cost you 50 points per minute, be sure to cancel them after the storm has passed. The key word here is "AFTER." |
Make sure that you're looking at the most recent radar scan when you are about to issue a warning. |
You can overlap warnings. The earliest warning you placed will be the one that verifies, thus giving you the largest possible leadtime bonus. |
The NWS frowns upon false alarms, but when you're issuing warnings that only cover several square miles, a few false alarms are inevitable. Remember that a missed event will cost you way more than a couple false alarms. |
After the scenario is over, you can cursor through the entire event to see which cells actually led to damage reports. |
Just because there were no damage reports for a certain cell doesn't mean there was no damage. It could mean that no one lives in that part of the state. |
After you've played a HotSeat scenario a few times, you may notice that things become rather... predictable. The good news is that we'll be providing more scenarios in the future. Stay tuned. |
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