all our american peeps ok?

[butters]

I think that we got off lucky compared to folks down south. The thing that seemed to make the storm less powerful was the fact that while it was warm here... the temperatures weren't above the 85 degree mark which seems to be kind of the thresh hold for the foulest weather here in southern IL. I am really hoping our luck holds out.

fingers crossed

Me too! We've got another round possibly heading our way...

batten down the hatches, bulli

Extreme drought here in Texas.
Lots of brush fires.

stay safe, too, EO

 

[bambi33]

America always takes care of its problems. We have to worry more about Japan because they have had one of the biggest tragedies lately.

 

[Black13]

It still baffles me that America could talk twice as long about Michael Jackson as they could about Japan... the news is a fair and balanced distraction from the real world.

 

[bulltlr]

*smiles and shakes head*

America always takes care of its problems. We have to worry more about Japan because they have had one of the biggest tragedies lately.

It still baffles me that America could talk twice as long about Michael Jackson as they could about Japan... the news is a fair and balanced distraction from the real world.

Absolutely amazing! If only you lived within these borders, amongst the commoners, then maybe you would see the truth.... What is wrong with people out there in the world hoping and wishing for our safety?

 

[butters]

Absolutely amazing! If only you lived within these borders, amongst the commoners, then maybe you would see the truth.... What is wrong with people out there in the world hoping and wishing for our safety?

it's very odd, isn't it, how some people react to something like this?
politics/patriotism/angst... who'da guessed?

 

[popcorn2721]

It still baffles me that America could talk twice as long about Michael Jackson as they could about Japan... the news is a fair and balanced distraction from the real world.

Dude, did anyone say a damned word about MFJ or Japan? Were not talking about news, were talking about life.

Absolutely amazing! If only you lived within these borders, amongst the commoners, then maybe you would see the truth.... What is wrong with people out there in the world hoping and wishing for our safety?

it's very odd, isn't it, how some people react to something like this?
politics/patriotism/angst... who'da guessed?

That is so true... its merely a matter of perspective that these folks obviously cannot grasp.

 

[Maria2394]

you know, tornadoes and nasty stuff?



hope so

Hey Chip

Do you guys have tornadoes across the pond? Just wondering. You know, I live in SC and we got really lucky, but those nasty ones you speak of tore right through my boss mans home town in NC, it was terrible. Spring is the worst time for weather here, except for July and August when we get in the trip digits more days than not, and then we have hurricane season from June to November.

When did you say you were coming to visit?

I am working in Charleston now, were putting up a building known at present only as "25 Calhoun Street". I will post pics showing progress as we make it. So far, weve set in the motel all week long, getting paid to watch it rain.

It's right across from the aquarium and a couple blocks from the Yorktown. I bet you'd like it here. Take care.



~ j

 

[popcorn2721]

I was in Metropolis IL yesterday (down by the river). Nearly the whole city was without power and there were telephone poles snapped off low to the ground. I saw a huge tree (about 15 feet across) had landed in someones house. The residents are cleaning up but it was obvious that they were hit way harder than us further north.

 

[butters]

Hey Chip

Do you guys have tornadoes across the pond? Just wondering. You know, I live in SC and we got really lucky, but those nasty ones you speak of tore right through my boss mans home town in NC, it was terrible. Spring is the worst time for weather here, except for July and August when we get in the trip digits more days than not, and then we have hurricane season from June to November.

When did you say you were coming to visit?

I am working in Charleston now, were putting up a building known at present only as "25 Calhoun Street". I will post pics showing progress as we make it. So far, weve set in the motel all week long, getting paid to watch it rain.

It's right across from the aquarium and a couple blocks from the Yorktown. I bet you'd like it here. Take care.



~ j

just the odd small one - most of them that form don't touch ground and those that do are rare enough to make the headlines for days having torn off some chimney pots and maybe knocked down a wall, lifted a roof...

good luck with that weather. doesn't sound my cup of tea at all - which is why i didn't say i was coming to visit

i hope people you know were uninjured.

the pics will be interesting

I was in Metropolis IL yesterday (down by the river). Nearly the whole city was without power and there were telephone poles snapped off low to the ground. I saw a huge tree (about 15 feet across) had landed in someones house. The residents are cleaning up but it was obvious that they were hit way harder than us further north.

wow! how strong were the winds? and was it those that caused the poles to snap or heavy debris, dya think?

fm, that's a big piece of lumber to have land on your house

 

[popcorn2721]

just the odd small one - most of them that form don't touch ground and those that do are rare enough to make the headlines for days having torn off some chimney pots and maybe knocked down a wall, lifted a roof...

good luck with that weather. doesn't sound my cup of tea at all - which is why i didn't say i was coming to visit

i hope people you know were uninjured.

the pics will be interesting



wow! how strong were the winds? and was it those that caused the poles to snap or heavy debris, dya think?

fm, that's a big piece of lumber to have land on your house

I dont know how strong the winds were, I think we got 75mph here so I would say stronger than that down there. It was certainly the wind that did the damage there.
I was near the Ohio river yesterday and it looks like its about a half mile out of its banks. They were evacuating some of the people along the banks and into the city of Metroplolis I got some pics so Ill see what I can about gettin them up.
We just had another front roll through, hopefully the last for a while. While this one wasnt particularly nasty for us, the tornado sirens for the last hour sounding off one right after another gets kinda nerve racking. It seems funnel clouds were sighted 5 miles south of town and a little north of town as well as being seen throughout the storm. I haven't heard of any damage yet and the sun is shining again.

 

[Angeline]

It has been very windy here (not sure exactly how windy, but there has been a wind advisory since this afternoon), and it's thundering like crazy (but not a lot of rain). Supposedly there was a tornado watch here earlier today, but I think the worst is past now.

 

[bulltlr]

It has been very windy here (not sure exactly how windy, but there has been a wind advisory since this afternoon), and it's thundering like crazy (but not a lot of rain). Supposedly there was a tornado watch here earlier today, but I think the worst is past now.

I am glad the you and Popcorn survived yet another spring storm! They say this evenings storm was our last for awhile....now we have to worry about the flooding

 

[popcorn2721]

I am glad the you and Popcorn survived yet another spring storm! They say this evenings storm was our last for awhile....now we have to worry about the flooding

Thanks... did yours pass without damage as well?

 

[bulltlr]

Thanks... did yours pass without damage as well?

There was a tornado spotted 5 miles N or me and another 16 miles S... I'm ready for this spring to be over!

 

[bulltlr]

Alabama and Georgia were hit hard last night.... My thoughts go out to those who have family members missing and or killed in last nights tragedy

 

[Neonurotic]

Sorry to hear about troubles in parts of the US and I hope those here are OK.

 

[butters]

I dont know how strong the winds were, I think we got 75mph here so I would say stronger than that down there. It was certainly the wind that did the damage there.
I was near the Ohio river yesterday and it looks like its about a half mile out of its banks. They were evacuating some of the people along the banks and into the city of Metroplolis I got some pics so Ill see what I can about gettin them up.
We just had another front roll through, hopefully the last for a while. While this one wasnt particularly nasty for us, the tornado sirens for the last hour sounding off one right after another gets kinda nerve racking. It seems funnel clouds were sighted 5 miles south of town and a little north of town as well as being seen throughout the storm. I haven't heard of any damage yet and the sun is shining again.

it'll be interesting to see the pictures. *nods*
5 miles... wow, that's nothing, really, in met terms

There was a tornado spotted 5 miles N or me and another 16 miles S... I'm ready for this spring to be over!

double

 

[Angeline]

it'll be interesting to see the pictures. *nods*
5 miles... wow, that's nothing, really, in met terms


double

Pretty skeery here last night, too. We had tornado warnings for hours and there was a huge storm cell just south of us, but thankfully just had lots of rain and thunder and lightning. And today it's sunny and beautiful out. Phew!

 

[butters]

Pretty skeery here last night, too. We had tornado warnings for hours and there was a huge storm cell just south of us, but thankfully just had lots of rain and thunder and lightning. And today it's sunny and beautiful out. Phew!

cripes! phew, indeed!

 

[butters]

300 dead due to these ferocious storms. how terrible.

do any of you guys have storm cellars and stuff? i don't know what else they might call them, but safe places to go, time permitting?

 

[bronzeage]

300 dead due to these ferocious storms. how terrible.

do any of you guys have storm cellars and stuff? i don't know what else they might call them, but safe places to go, time permitting?

In places where it's possible, there are a lot of storm shelters. In a tornado, most deaths and injuries are from flying debris. The chance of being sucked up into the funnel is very small. As young children we were taught to get indoors, anyplace was better than outside. In school we were herded into an interior hallway, or we just crawled under our desks.

There are a lot of tornado videos shot from under bridges and overpasses. This is actually a very bad place to be. While the bridge is good protection from debris, if the tornado comes close, the wind under a bridge can scour everything clean, including people. If caught in the open, the best move is to find the lowest possible spot and lie face down with hands on the back of the head.

I had an uncle who built a house in north Mississippi. This is an area where summer thunderstorms and tornadoes are common. In the center of the house, he put a reinforced concrete safe room. It contained emergency supplies and a radio. If a tornado were near, everyone could run to the safe room and sit it out. If the house were swept away, his storm bunker would be intact. In the 40 years he lived in the house, it was never actually needed.

My uncle was a doctor. Early in his career, he was working in an emergency room when a bus load of people were brought in. They were workers in a egg production plant. They had taken shelter in a hen house when the tornado took the roof off the building. The people were perforated by pieces of chicken manure and straw. One man has over 50 pieces of straw in his back which penetrated to the bone.

 

[butters]

i would imagine that guy had a pretty bad time of things - manurey-straw impacted into the bone? not good.

it's good to build these things for the possible eventualities. i'm sure he was as grateful as the other family members that it was never required.

for those who can't... it's do whatever one may and hope...

 

[bronzeage]

i would imagine that guy had a pretty bad time of things - manurey-straw impacted into the bone? not good.

it's good to build these things for the possible eventualities. i'm sure he was as grateful as the other family members that it was never required.

for those who can't... it's do whatever one may and hope...

There are many "straws in a tornado" stories. The barometric pressure drops drastically near a tornado. The air trapped inside the straw makes it rigid and when it is driven by the 200 mph winds, it can penetrate trees and lumber like a crossbow bolt.

 

[butters]

There are many "straws in a tornado" stories. The barometric pressure drops drastically near a tornado. The air trapped inside the straw makes it rigid and when it is driven by the 200 mph winds, it can penetrate trees and lumber like a crossbow bolt.

surprisingly, perhaps, i already knew this - but i love listening to you explaining things like this. i feel like i'm hearing it for the first time. must be the authoritative way you say it

 

[Angeline]

300 dead due to these ferocious storms. how terrible.

do any of you guys have storm cellars and stuff? i don't know what else they might call them, but safe places to go, time permitting?

We don't have a storm cellar or even a basement: our house is built on a concrete slab. That's fairly typical for newer homes around here. Anyway, being that we're up in the mountains, we generally don't get the tornadoes like people in flatlands do. If we do need to get somewhere safe inside, it's the bedroom closet for us. It's actually a rather long room for a closet--closets on on side of the wall, sinks and vanity on the other. But it has no windows and I can shut if off from the bedroom and the loo (on the other side of it). So we could--in a pinch--ride out a storm there. I suppose the way things have been, I should store some water and flashlights and a radio in there. Scary thought, that...