Dramatic scenes watching TV this evening. At about 7pm the screen suddenly went blank and a high pitched (and VERY annoying) beeping sound started up. Suddenly this image appeared


I tried changing channel. No good!


I thought - this is it! Ming the Merciless is about to address all humanity! Dr Evil is about to demand a ransom of $1,000,000 or he will blast us all with "lasers".

In fact the answer was closer to home. A voice announced that a tornado had touched down in Alberta and issued instructions as to how to best avoid it or stay safe. The voice also mentioned that Calgary was not at risk (phew!). Dramatic stuff.