>>213515027 (OP)Throughout my 20s and 30s, I never paid any heed to weather forecasts. My attitude was, "It's gonna do whatever it's gonna do anyway, and I'll react accordingly when I need to." Meanwhile, dad always paid attention, particularly to 24-hour radar scans.
Right at age 40 I turned into dad, sort of. I only check radar when I have a clear indication that there's some crap rolling through, but I do check it. In that case, I now take basic preparatory steps since I'm old.