Tornados Blow

[Stillborn]

Anyone have any tornado stories? I almost had one today. One formed, but it isn't known if it touched down, within a half mile of my home. This is the closest call I've had yet (in regards to tornados).

One hell of a way to be woke up. I was in a deep sleep, family member comes in telling me to get up, grab the dogs, and hide in the bathroom, a tornado is comin. Scary as hell not knowing if you're going to lose loved ones and your home. I didn't hide in the bathroom of course, threw the dogs in there though. Doggies lives comes first! I usually break out my video camera in situations similar to these, but guess I was too tired and just didn't feel like it this time. I paced around with my heart pounding instead, worried about how much my life might change or end dramatically in the coming moments. Trying to think of the best course of action. I suffer from panic attacks and having that disorder didn't help I imagine. Oh, and tried to understand the weather radar. Funny, I usually lose power even if it drizzles, but today it only flickered once. More storms on the way the next day or two, so I might lose power

Hope my title is ok btw. I thought it sums up my feelings on the matter, not trying to be offensive or juvenile etc.

 

[Frozen E.T. Burrito]

One was heading right for my home this past Sunday, lifted up, the cloud, still with visible rotation, went right over the house and then touched back down right over the other side of the mountain line across the field.

I had my little NOAA alert box going, the local radio station (AM), and two local discussion forums open following the progress, and the radio said that it was 15, then 10, then 5 min away from my very location... I watched it as it came from over the tree line in back till it disappeared over the mountains in front... it was a trip for sure!

 

[Stillborn]

One was heading right for my home this past Sunday, lifted up, the cloud, still with visible rotation, went right over the house and then touched back down right over the other side of the mountain line across the field.

I had my little NOAA alert box going, the local radio station (AM), and two local discussion forums open following the progress, and the radio said that it was 15, then 10, then 5 min away from my very location... I watched it as it came from over the tree line in back till it disappeared over the mountains in front... it was a trip for sure!

Wow, I feel like a wuss for even mentioning my experience after yours. Where do you live? I live in NC.

Did you take cover?

 

[Frozen E.T. Burrito]

Wow, I feel like a wuss for even mentioning my experience after yours. Where do you live? I live in NC.

GA... it came from Alabama, but I could spot no visible banjo on its knee.

Did you take cover?

Hale no! I was goin back and forth between the back and front to see what was happening so I would know whether or not we were fucked! I saw the whole thing clear the back, with no more behind it, so then I stayed to the front till I saw the back of the thing clear over and let the family know all was clear... I would only have taken cover myself if I would have seen the funnel come right down on us, or if the funnel would have still been active when it came across the tree line of the field out back (I could clearly see that it was not, at that time, funneling downward, so knew it was relatively safe to keep watch)!

 

[Frozen E.T. Burrito]

A couple of years ago one touched down about 100 yards from here and tore down one of those big ol signs on those big ol metal posts, then went over the same mountain and tore up all around a friend's house.

When I was a child one touched down about 100 yards away and uprooted a field full of Oak trees. We've had plenty of em around here over the years. One time one tore up the roof of a church behind the house I was living in and parts of it were sticking out of my walls! That one also uprooted a BIG ol Magnolia that was in the adjoining back yard, and laid it over into mine with the top of it sticking into my back porch.

 

[Stillborn]

GA... it came from Alabama, but I could spot no visible banjo on its knee.



Hale no! I was goin back and forth between the back and front to see what was happening so I would know whether or not we were fucked! I saw the whole thing clear the back, with no more behind it, so then I stayed to the front till I saw the back of the thing clear over and let the family know all was clear... I would only have taken cover myself if I would have seen the funnel come right down on us, or if the funnel would have still been active when it came across the tree line of the field out back (I could clearly see that it was not, at that time, funneling downward, so knew it was relatively safe to keep watch)!

Yeah, I also was looking out a window a lot, forgot to mention that. And would have took cover when I saw the shit hitting the fan. But it is weird though. There's a flippin sewer outside, gutter, and well the ultimate thing to do is to go down there. I wouldn't leave the dogs though, and that would have been difficult climbing down with them. But besides that, funny how lazy we (myself and other family member) are even when the possibility we might die confronts us. Actually, I didn't think of the sewer in those moments. I always think of it when NOT having the experience though, but thinking about what I would do if the situation arises. .

 

[Stillborn]

I just saw on the news a pic someone took not far from my home. Looked like a big tornado to me, but it might have been a "downfall". Closest thing to a tornado I guess.

 

[Frozen E.T. Burrito]

Here's the one that flew over the house... I didn't take this, as this was after it had already went to the other side of the mountain, but I *did* see it funnel down and do its thang before it got to these folks over in the valley:

 

[Stillborn]

Oh wow, maybe the pic I saw in my area was a tornado lol. Looked more like one than that, but yeh, one is forming there.

Was your heart like racing and stuff? Mine was, I' was a bit pissed off about it. It's just a distraction.

Have like trees and chit broken in my yard. Lightning or wind did it, I dunno.

 

[Bixyboo]

This was several years ago now but I was visiting my mother in law in Kansas and a huge tornado was bearing down towards us (a few blocks from us). She has no cellar or basement or anything, so I got her, me and our cat into her tiny bedroom closet and we braced for impact. The air becomes eerily still right before a tornado hits. (been near a few of 'em).

Anyways, we didn't get hit, but when we emerged from our fraidy hole and walked around outside....less than a block from our house a huge Motorhome was lying upside down in a parking lot!

Another time, one was also due to hit us, and we were near a cellar this time..hubby and I stood outside tho watching the clouds closely. Everything glows an eerie, dark yellowish tinge during storms like this....and again the deep calm and stillness. But nothing formed (again it was a few blocks away from us, but was a smaller one and did little damage).

I grew up in Fla tho and had been through several major Hurricanes, they have eerie calms right before they hit, too.

When she was a teen, my mom was picked up by a tornado (this in Michigan, I think) while in her car and spun around, then the car slammed back down on the ground right side up. She was not hurt, thank god!

 

[skunkape]

I had relatives in Arkansas when I was kid that told me one of their neighbors got picked up by a tornado. They found his remains ("Looked like a wrung out rag") over a mile away. Heckuva way to go.
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[MVoltage]

I had relatives in Arkansas when I was kid that told me one of their neighbors got picked up by a tornado. They found his remains ("Looked like a wrung out rag") over a mile away. Heckuva way to go.
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Wow....Here in the UK we do get tornados, but they are very rare and pidling little ones....but even they cause horrendous damage....From reading your posts, I am sooooooo glad that we don't get more of them, especially the "biggies" that you get......That is one helluva image..."wrung out rag".....

 

[Stillborn]

This was several years ago now but I was visiting my mother in law in Kansas and a huge tornado was bearing down towards us (a few blocks from us). She has no cellar or basement or anything, so I got her, me and our cat into her tiny bedroom closet and we braced for impact. The air becomes eerily still right before a tornado hits. (been near a few of 'em).

Anyways, we didn't get hit, but when we emerged from our fraidy hole and walked around outside....less than a block from our house a huge Motorhome was lying upside down in a parking lot!

Another time, one was also due to hit us, and we were near a cellar this time..hubby and I stood outside tho watching the clouds closely. Everything glows an eerie, dark yellowish tinge during storms like this....and again the deep calm and stillness. But nothing formed (again it was a few blocks away from us, but was a smaller one and did little damage).

I grew up in Fla tho and had been through several major Hurricanes, they have eerie calms right before they hit, too.

When she was a teen, my mom was picked up by a tornado (this in Michigan, I think) while in her car and spun around, then the car slammed back down on the ground right side up. She was not hurt, thank god!

I'm never moving to Kansas. My father was born there though.

Never seen or heard of the yellow tinge. It always looks grey or black when I see tornados on video.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Our server is in Kansas, if anyone cares.

 

[Stillborn]

Wow....Here in the UK we do get tornados, but they are very rare and pidling little ones....but even they cause horrendous damage....From reading your posts, I am sooooooo glad that we don't get more of them, especially the "biggies" that you get......That is one helluva image..."wrung out rag".....

I saw a pic of a piece of hay stuck through a telephone poll before. This was due to a tornado. Amazing.

We're have more tornado warnings in NC right now. Doesn't look like it's going to be bad for my area atm though. It's happening in Salisbury a bit north of me.

 

[skunkape]

I've heard to keep an eye out for when the storm clouds turn greenish.
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[skunkape]

Our server is in Kansas, if anyone cares.

They have 'Things' in Kansas? I thought it was all grass and hills and trailer-parks.
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[Stillborn]

They have 'Things' in Kansas? I thought it was all grass and hills and trailer-parks.
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I didn't think it even had hills.

 

[Frozen E.T. Burrito]

Was your heart like racing and stuff?

Nope... despite being prone to that from time to time, my heart was calm... I was in some sort of definite "mode" though, for sure. I believe I would have had a racing heart had I seen an active funnel coming for us.

They have 'Things' in Kansas? I thought it was all grass and hills and trailer-parks.

Don't forget Leavenworth!

I went through Kansas and did indeed get caught in some tornados while stopped at a convenience store on a Greyhound bus. When we got back out onto the road, just up a piece there was a transfer truck that had been overturned by it.

 

[Stillborn]

Nope... despite being prone to that from time to time, my heart was calm... I was in some sort of definite "mode" though, for sure. I believe I would have had a racing heart had I seen an active funnel coming for us.



Don't forget Leavenworth!

I went through Kansas and did indeed get caught in some tornados while stopped at a convenience store on a Greyhound bus. When we got back out onto the road, just up a piece there was a transfer truck that had been overturned by it.

Ah, thought you actually saw the funnel coming at you.

Arizona has a lot of tornadoes too don't they? Gene, have any close calls?

Weather here didn't get bad tonight so far. Knock on wood.