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kobyj
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 Posted: 11/08/05 - 09:22 Post subject: Tornado!
Who heard about the tornado that hit Sunday morning in Indiana?
22 deaths so far and still about 6-12 missing. They are draining a lake and looking for bodies in it. 
Many residents didn't have any warning. One guy on CNN said that the warning that woke him up was when his house exploded around him.
It was interesting in a way to watch because at 11pm, the meterologists were circling an area in Illinois and saying, "This is our area of concern." The thing about it was, there was no rain at the time anywhere in that area. In 3 hrs, it went from nothing to producing tornados. An F3 in Evansville and numerous F0's and F1's between there and Bloomington. Here in New Castle, we got heavy rain, wind, and hail.
They are saying that tonight may be another night of severe weather.
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 09:24 Post subject:
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 09:49 Post subject:
I saw that and thought of you and Brie right away. Felt better knowing you 2 were farther north. So sad. I heard it hit at like 4 or 5am many not even hearing the waring whistles. We are in the red area today I think as well. Bee safe over there!
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 12:10 Post subject:
Most of those who died were in a mobile home park where they're draining the pond.
Not being a smart-butt here. But what is it that most of these things are reported hitting mobile home parks? 
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 12:11 Post subject:
We stayed the night at the bf's in IL that night (he lives 30 mintes west of us), but came home late Sunday morning to lots of downed branches and a few trees in and around this area. Scary stuff.
I hope they're wrong about more tonite.
We're very sad for those who lost their loved ones. Tragic.
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 12:17 Post subject:
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 13:03 Post subject:
I was surprised at the number of mobelius down here that made it through Wilma, including a friend of our's mobile home. It didn't even damage the screend in porch. For 124 MPH gusts, that's pretty impressive. Apparently not impressive enough for a tornado. That's scary stuff. At least with a hurricane you have notice.
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 13:20 Post subject:
States not in Tornado Alley, have a very antiquated system. They just aren't prepared to look for the warning signs and don't have an adequate system for warnings. Indiana is the absolute worst.
Indianapolis once warned people about 3 minutes before a tornado actually touched down because it was physically seen. Oklahoma would have put a tornado warning out at least 10-15 minutes before one is seen based on the weather conditions, allowing at least a little time to make it to safety. We are also warned several hours ahead that conditions MAY BE right for a tornado. Sometimes days. It's a big deal. WE also have sirens on every corner that are tested regularly.
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 21:17 Post subject:
I'm in tornado alley and it's supposed to be a rough night here too.
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 21:18 Post subject:
| j1miller wrote: | | I'm in tornado alley and it's supposed to be a rough night here too. |
We're supposed to be getting this from six 'til midnight tonight, too. As of now, it's not even raining.
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 21:22 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | I'm in tornado alley and it's supposed to be a rough night here too. |
We're supposed to be getting this from six 'til midnight tonight, too. As of now, it's not even raining. |
same here
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 21:29 Post subject:
| Ms. Jenn wrote: | States not in Tornado Alley, have a very antiquated system. They just aren't prepared to look for the warning signs and don't have an adequate system for warnings. Indiana is the absolute worst.
Indianapolis once warned people about 3 minutes before a tornado actually touched down because it was physically seen. Oklahoma would have put a tornado warning out at least 10-15 minutes before one is seen based on the weather conditions, allowing at least a little time to make it to safety. We are also warned several hours ahead that conditions MAY BE right for a tornado. Sometimes days. It's a big deal. WE also have sirens on every corner that are tested regularly. |
But you would have to assume you could hear the sirens/or have a weather radio/ or have the TV/radio on a local station.
We used to live in Northern Ohio, out on the flat prairie, and get the storms. But we lived out in the country, never had the local TV stations on..so sometimes you don't get much notice.
One storm, we were watching a video, when our BIL called from another city, to tell us a storm (tornado) was heading due East right for us, because he was watching local news!
We used to spend a considerable amount of time cowering in our basement.
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 21:39 Post subject:
| Kimba90 wrote: | | Ms. Jenn wrote: | States not in Tornado Alley, have a very antiquated system. They just aren't prepared to look for the warning signs and don't have an adequate system for warnings. Indiana is the absolute worst.
Indianapolis once warned people about 3 minutes before a tornado actually touched down because it was physically seen. Oklahoma would have put a tornado warning out at least 10-15 minutes before one is seen based on the weather conditions, allowing at least a little time to make it to safety. We are also warned several hours ahead that conditions MAY BE right for a tornado. Sometimes days. It's a big deal. WE also have sirens on every corner that are tested regularly. |
But you would have to assume you could hear the sirens/or have a weather radio/ or have the TV/radio on a local station.
We used to live in Northern Ohio, out on the flat prairie, and get the storms. But we lived out in the country, never had the local TV stations on..so sometimes you don't get much notice.
One storm, we were watching a video, when our BIL called from another city, to tell us a storm (tornado) was heading due East right for us, because he was watching local news!
We used to spend a considerable amount of time cowering in our basement. |
Tornado education starts early in Oklahoma schools and the television weather stations travel from school to school teaching the warning signs of a tornadic storm and safety procedures. As part of this education through the years, you also learn what conditions during the daytime will breed an evening storm. You honestly can feel it and some old timers swear they can smell it in the air.
However, the overnight storms are still the worst because people can't hear the sirens or assume they're dreaming. Here, we're taught that if it's raining, or windy and we think we hear sirens, turn on the TV immediately. Or better yet, go outside.
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Posted: 11/08/05 - 22:18 Post subject:
I was 6 mos old in the tornados in 74 when the F5 came through Cincy.
A f4 and some F3s came through when I was in Kindergarten, and I remember being in the coat closet at school.
When I was 4, I was swimming at a neighbor's house when the sirens went off, and my mom came and got me and we ran home...
Too many tornado memories for me.
I'm terrified when the sirens go off....
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kobyj
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Posted: 11/09/05 - 09:01 Post subject:
Last night we had reported tornados about 1hr north of me. It happened about 9pm last night. Haven't heard of damage yet.
The tornado that struck the mobile home park hit at 2:15am Sunday morning. Sirens sounded at 1:49am and 1:59am. They had almost 30 minutes of warning. The problem is in rural areas, you don't always have a siren. I also heard that by the time the sirens had sounded, the wind was so strong, it was carrying the sound away.
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