An idiot or full of guts?

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I'd say Photoshop. Nobody is that stupid....surely.
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Yep - that picture of the tornado almost looks painted - don't look like any of the tornadoes I have seen! - for one thing the whole scene is way too 'bright' to be a tornadic sky
 
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I'd say he's neither. His wife said she took the picture and the tornado was much farther away than the photo makes it appear, and it was moving away. She said all the neighbors were also taking pictures, so hubby just went ahead and finished the lawn.
 
sigp220.45 said:
I'd say he's neither. His wife said she took the picture and the tornado was much farther away than the photo makes it appear, and it was moving away. She said all the neighbors were also taking pictures, so hubby just went ahead and finished the lawn.
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This, I believe, is the correct answer. I saw the same picture and description on the Weather Channel earlier today(now I guess it was yesterday); the tornado was near Three Hills, Alberta. I'm not a chaser or meteorologist, but live on the eastern edge of the Corn Belt; where these storms, while not as common as on the plains, nevertheless occur with some regularity.

I've learned a few things about them over the years, and have seen several -all of which were closer than I wished they were. They vary considerably in size, shape, hue, ground speed, etc. If one runs a search for "tonado images", the visual aspects will be evident; in fact, the very storm pictured here was photographed and posted just a few days ago. The color is somewhat unusual, but there are a number pictured on Google which resemble this one. The dark, dust-colored section is that way because of, well, dust. All tornados contain a powerful updraft in the vortex, which lifts whatever is too light to resist its pull; hence, loose soil is drawn upward into the storm and turns it the color of the soil(disclaimer: I don't know that this phenomenon is the only reason for the darkened appearance of many of these storms.).

The cloud producing the funnel likewise may vary greatly in size and appearance. Though still violent, this is a smaller storm with a less extensive cloud formation surrounding it.

Virtually all tornados move nearly the same direction, from SW to NE. This largely explains the gentleman's apparent lack of concern. Given their predictable directional path, the tornado apparently is NW of his home, meaning that it is moving away. He knows this and therefore believes he is out of danger. The account on the Weather Channel quoted him as saying, "I kept my eye on it."

Well, I'm sure the above isn't totally free from inaccuracies -just thought I would jump in with a few tidbits I've picked up over the years. I know one thing: these storms can be terrifying killers, and I don't care if I never see another one. I feel for you folks in the Southeast; you seem to get the most powerful and lethal ones year after year.

Keep your eyes on the sky,
Andy
 
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sigp220.45 said:
I'd say he's neither. His wife said she took the picture and the tornado was much farther away than the photo makes it appear, and it was moving away. She said all the neighbors were also taking pictures, so hubby just went ahead and finished the lawn.
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Yep it was almost 2 miles away

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