Bob Anbinder, in Pikesville, asks why the weather service rushes to inspect possible tornado damage in Maryland: “There wouldn’t seem to be much to be learned whether there was or wasn’t a tornado … [A]nything we might experience is pretty paltry” compared with Tornado Alley. Ask La Plata or College Park about “paltry” Maryland tornado damage. It’s the NWS’s mission to document Maryland weather. It enhances understanding of the threats we face and improves forecasting.