Re: Tornado's in the south
glad to head that everyone so far is ok. we've been under warnings all day, but WOW! the kitty and i were just jolted awake from a little nap by crazy wind, rain and thunder. i've been through a lot of storms here but never had rain and wind that sudden and that severe. once i was convinced by the sound of the wind that there was not a tornado in the immediate area i went out on my porch (screened in and 3 stories up--yeah for buildings on stilts!) and watched the large drainage ditch across the road from my building completely fill and spill over in a matter of about 2 minutes... time to prepare to brave the weather and move the car to higher ground! needless to say it has passed for now though the sky is still looking rather angry and the tornado watch is in effect till 9 p.m. :rainon:
stay safe everyone!
Re: Tornado's in the south
Well, we had to run to Walmart, which is a mile the opposite direction than we drove this morning (my solder wand died, so I had to replace it), and there was "something" that hit a few blocks from where I live. The roof is off the Wendy's, the Long John Silver is beat up, the Church's Chicken sign is destroyed, and lots of blue tarps. Didn't realize there was something THAT close! Whew!
Re: Tornado's in the south
I have been thinking and worrying about you guys all weekend! :hug: I'm so glad everyone seems to be ok.
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Originally Posted by rabernet
Well, we had to run to Walmart, which is a mile the opposite direction than we drove this morning (my solder wand died, so I had to replace it), and there was "something" that hit a few blocks from where I live. The roof is off the Wendy's, the Long John Silver is beat up, the Church's Chicken sign is destroyed, and lots of blue tarps. Didn't realize there was something THAT close! Whew!
With the weather the way it has been around you, that could have been caused by a microburst.
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Originally Posted by Mina
With the weather the way it has been around you, that could have been caused by a microburst.
Not sure what a microburst is :) , but they have officially declared the one by me a confirmed F0 tornado (the weakest) and we had some confirmed F1's in the metro area as well.
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Originally Posted by rabernet
Not sure what a microburst is :) , but they have officially declared the one by me a confirmed F0 tornado (the weakest) and we had some confirmed F1's in the metro area as well.
Microburst =)
