Has anyone on the site been affected by the large numbers of Tornados? This has been a very deadly rash of storms. Something we seldom see here because the mountains disrupt the winds that feed tornados. We even saw 2 that were trying to form here. One yesterday trying to form coming out of the mountains north of Cody. Didn't get formed and to the ground though. Lots of heavy wind and an inch of rain in less than 10 minutes in Powell yesterday...rare here
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Saturday night there were multiple tornadoes just north of here that destroyed nearly 200 homes, a large gas station/convenience store, and a lakeside marina. Sadly there were seven fatalities and many injured. Monday night we had hurricane force 80 mph straight line winds that swept from the Oklahoma border through DFW and Houston before exiting into the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of trees were downed and half a million people had their power knocked out. Today we had thunderstorms all day and more are expected tonight. Flash flood warnings are everywhere. These storms have been going on like this for over a month. I've lived in this part of Texas for 53 years, and I've never experienced such a continuous parade of violent weather.
Here's a large hickory tree that used to shade our driveway, victim of the straight line winds, lying mostly in our neighbor's yard. The weather's been so bad clean-up crews can't work. Goodness knows when I'll be able to get it removed.
Here's a large hickory tree that used to shade our driveway, victim of the straight line winds, lying mostly in our neighbor's yard. The weather's been so bad clean-up crews can't work. Goodness knows when I'll be able to get it removed.
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I was driving home the other morning and ran across this in the very middle of the road.
I pulled my truck down the road a bit and walked back to the trampoline.
I dragged it out of the road and placed it where you see it in the picture.
That came from over the owner's fence then across an open field and landed upright in the street.
Would love to have seen that flight path.
And, it's pretty heavy.
We had 80 mph winds come through that morning.
I just had a brand new fence erected a couple of weeks before.
Had me a bit anxious.
bdGreen
I pulled my truck down the road a bit and walked back to the trampoline.
I dragged it out of the road and placed it where you see it in the picture.
That came from over the owner's fence then across an open field and landed upright in the street.
Would love to have seen that flight path.
And, it's pretty heavy.
We had 80 mph winds come through that morning.
I just had a brand new fence erected a couple of weeks before.
Had me a bit anxious.
bdGreen
LVSteve
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As I type there is a monster storm line in Texas stretching in an arc from the I-40 east of Amarillo almost down to Midland. The whole lump is moving east towards Abilene and Wichita Falls. I have been appointed radar watchman by my wife as one of her sons lives in the Dallas area.
twodog max
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Here in my little corner of Arkansas we have had lots of storms but all have missed our local area. Just north of us several tornados last weekend. Six fatalities.
I keep the safe room ready.
I keep the safe room ready.
We lucked out here. Had a twister touch down on the west side of town and tore up city street department garage and did some damage to a green house business. It lifted and missed the rest of town then ten miles east of here it started all over; a county park got pretty much demolished and that was the beginning of the system that eventually hit Greenfield IA.
HOUSTON RICK
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Downtown Houston is still dealing with falling glass and damaged buildings from two weeks ago with several streets still closed. Major power towers were brought down by the same tornado/storm. Trees fell on highways and ramps. It does not help that severe thunderstorms are becoming an almost daily event.
LVSteve
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Yeah, that would curb my enthusiasm for going up in a bucket truck or working outside with a chainsaw.
Three tornadoes (F2 - F3) here day before yesterday, but they were in lightly populated rural areas. A couple of mobile homes and RVs overturned along with some oilfield equipment. Only two injuries. No fatalities. Large hail, high winds, lots of rain.
My 4 month old vehicle suffered hail damage. Fortunately at my workplace the hail was fairly small. Some was reported up to baseball size in the area.
My 4 month old vehicle suffered hail damage. Fortunately at my workplace the hail was fairly small. Some was reported up to baseball size in the area.
I have family in the Temple , TX area and they lost the roof of their two story house and the water damage that followed took care of about everything else. The latest pic they posted on FB showed the whole house gutted. They moved everything out that could be saved and will be living elsewhere for several months as things get rebuilt.
Yeah, that would curb my enthusiasm for going up in a bucket truck or working outside with a chainsaw.
My yard has been a mess since Monday night, covered in debris from the big storm. My neighbor's side yard is worse, covered with the upper 2/3rds of my once majestic hickory tree. We can't get our yard and tree guys out to clean it up due to nearly continuous rain and lightning storms since then. Well, maybe by August. It should be dry by then.
Glad I live here. Earth quakes don't bother me at all and my roof is intact.
LVSteve
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Seems to me that tornado alley has stretched further South over the last couple of decades.
