Dave
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You didn't get hit with a tornado? I'm so sorry for your lack of loss.
Weird weather
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The tornado sirens went off in my Mom's town. I don't see any reports on the news this morning if they had one or not.
GasBandit
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So, if I tell you that YOU are going to get hit by a tornado, and then you don't, should you be thankful to me?
I mean, I would have understood if there'd at least been a storm, or maybe even a cloud or two, but it was downright gorgeous outside.
Tornadoes in my area last night. My place is fine, no damage, but there are reports of trees and power lines down around the area.
I am about 5 miles away from a tornado that is headed my way.
Missed me by that | | much.
In the last week, we’ve had hail (only the 2nd time in my life!) and winds that knocked out power twice. I feel ya.
—Patrick
The south sky was green and the north sky was BLACK!
My favorite restaurant just reopened. I think it was under the track of the storm.
Hell, I was supposed to get 2-3 inches of rain and severe thunderstorms all day. My grass is barely wet.
My favorite restaurant just reopened. I think it was under the track of the storm.
Hell, I was supposed to get 2-3 inches of rain and severe thunderstorms all day. My grass is barely wet.
The tornado that missed me wiped out the village of Onalaska, just a few miles away. 3 reported dead so far.
I've been listening to constant thunder for the last 5 hours. It is about to drive me mad.
I am tired of this biblical weather.
My front yard. It hailed so hard that it went from 80 degrees or more down to about 50. With really thick fog. Seconds later it was too foggy to shoot anything. With blue skies above.
GasBandit
Staff member
Buckle up.
I am tired of this biblical weather.
My front yard. It hailed so hard that it went from 80 degrees or more down to about 50. With really thick fog. Seconds later it was too foggy to shoot anything. With blue skies above.
I expected more deadly cute furry animals and less deadly single-celled and insectoid animals, to be honest
That's the first wave.
This is supposed to be a cicada wave year in the Virginias, too.
But next year it's going to be the entire eastern half of the USA.
--Patrick
I spent every summer in Oklahoma growing up. Virginians merely adopted the cicada. I was born to it, molded by it. I did not hear a quiet summer until I was already a man, and by then to me, it was nothing but deafening.
You misspelled a couple of words. I fixed it for you.
*Waves from SW Kentucky* It all depends on how it tracks depends on how much rain we get.
I forgot this gem from earlier today:
Weather app last night- there's going to be clouds tomorrow but no rain
Weather app when I wake up- er, actually, you're going to have some rain around 9 am. NBD
Phone buzzes around 10am- You need to go into your basment ASAP. Tornado may be touching down.
The good news is we're all fine and the tornado didn't touch down. The bad news is we did lose power for over 5 hours. Also, all this happened while Mr. Z was already at work, so I'm hauling ass down to the basement in my pj's, dragging my son and the dog who didn't want to go downstairs all by myself.
Weather app last night- there's going to be clouds tomorrow but no rain
Weather app when I wake up- er, actually, you're going to have some rain around 9 am. NBD
Phone buzzes around 10am- You need to go into your basment ASAP. Tornado may be touching down.
The good news is we're all fine and the tornado didn't touch down. The bad news is we did lose power for over 5 hours. Also, all this happened while Mr. Z was already at work, so I'm hauling ass down to the basement in my pj's, dragging my son and the dog who didn't want to go downstairs all by myself.
There is, as has been pretty usual in central AZ this time of year, some wildfires going around in spots of the state where (yes, we do have them) forests exist.
The Salt fire, however, is a little bit different. See, it happens to be in the area where some major transmission wires for the major power suppliers for the Valley (APS and SRP, for two) get a large amount of their supply from Roosevelt Dam and points East.
This resulted in the first time (since moving here) my power company has e-mailed me and requested that I reduce energy usage between 3-9 PM today, to prevent "(r)otating outages (that) happen when energy capacity does not meet customer energy demand."
The Salt fire, however, is a little bit different. See, it happens to be in the area where some major transmission wires for the major power suppliers for the Valley (APS and SRP, for two) get a large amount of their supply from Roosevelt Dam and points East.
This resulted in the first time (since moving here) my power company has e-mailed me and requested that I reduce energy usage between 3-9 PM today, to prevent "(r)otating outages (that) happen when energy capacity does not meet customer energy demand."