We got hit by a tornado and freak hailstorm

I just now got back on line and now we are in another severe thunderstorm warning.

First Katrina, now this! There are areas down the road that STILL have 6-8 inches of hail 3 hours after the storm. What makes matters worse, everywhere the hail lies it causes a thick zero visibility Stephen King fog around it. I only have one pic come out on my digital. Took some pix on my film camera too.

I may have to run again quick. We're okay but we have a lot of broken windows.

This is nothing compared to what it looks like a mile down the road. They had to bring out the snow plows to plow the hail!



Tornado warnings all over southern Missouri tonight

who says there isn't global warming

Branson is mostly closed down. Trees and poles down. The fog is treacherous. I went to town and drove towards the area where the tornado touched down and I couldn't see a foot in front of me because of the damned fog. I had my head out the window to try to see the yellow line. Its just like dry ice fog. My sister is still in Branson and faces a dangerous ride home.

Mercy . . . glad you're alright.

I went outside to check on my car and sunk in 4 inches of hail/rainwater. Like stepping into an ice bucket. There was an incredible amount of rain with this storm. The winds were horizontal and thick with hail. That's when my sisters bedroom windows shattered. We stood in the hallway and heard a steady roar that I'm assuming was the twister passing by us. This wasn't the first time one has come up the hill towards us.



This is the window of my camper that I was fixing up to take back down to Biloxi. Just 2 hours earlier I was lying on the bench inside trying to decide which window to remove to put in an air conditioner. The storm helped me make my decision.

I called to check on a 74 year old friend who lived near where the tornado actually touched down. He said he was trying to figure out how to get 8 inches of hail away from his door. He said it's the worst storm he had seen since he was in the service and he said he didn't want to see another one.

That was in Colorado in the summertime!

Stay safe!

And the extra warm weather we've been having doesn't bode well when it clashes with the still winter weather pattern of cold fronts and the jetstream spinning the atmosphere.

I know part of the reason I stay here is I just love the odd storms but that is one for the books it sounds like.

You take care and stay close to the weather radio. Tell us about it tomorrow when it is quieter and you are safe.

Wow!

We're just south of you, but so far all the bad weather has tracked north.

I never imagined weather conditions like the ones you're witnessing.
Stay safe and keep us posted.

kind of weather from time to time, and it was miserable.

(Believe it or not, we had hail last night here in southern California, but of course, it melted as soon as it hit the ground.)

It looked like a snowstorm had hit. I was walking around in short sleeves and snow boots.

No tornadoes out here, though.

a "funnel cloud" in the hills which tore the roof off a barn.

But that's about it - nothing like the midwest.

Stay safe.:scared:

it's raining like crazy in San Diego. I don't think it has rained this much in a long time, but we have areas that are still prone to mudslides & erosion because of the damage caused by the big fire a few years ago.

Tammy

I am so glad you are safe, please stay that way.

freaky weather. a few weeks ago in wisconsin, thunderstorm to thundersleet to thundersnow for over an hour. january was nicer than february. i don't much like global warming. but hey, chipmunk spotted.

And thanks for the photo. I know it's a scary situation but the photo is amazing.

One whole disk of photos on my digital Sony was corrupted. I only got two pix.

and we had a hail storm right before it

Hail and tornadic activity are frequent companions.

Hail yesterday and today. Had snow in the AM yesterday, then T-storms in the afternoon.

Stay safe!

Am going to OK late April-early May. Grew up there and hope to see some of the usual spring weather there...but with the drought, am kinda wondering if it will happen.

My patio umbrella yesterday afternoon. Hail bouncing off.

About 70 miles S. of San Francisco. Snow on the mountains around here isn't that uncommon - we usually have snow down to about 1500' one or two times a year. But snow at sea level is unusual. It's been cold and wet the whole month so far.

I'm going to Buffalo, NY next week to visit family and thaw out.

here's some...more at the link:

http://tinyurl.com/pa87m

03/11/2006 0435 PM

6 miles S of Branson, Taney County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by law enforcement.


Trees down College of the Ozarks reported by pd




03/11/2006 0435 PM

Branson, Taney County.

Hail m1.25 inch, reported by trained spotter.


Spotter report of half dollar sized hail in Branson.




03/11/2006 0435 PM

Rockaway Beach, Taney County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.


Tree blown into house near Rockaway Beach




03/11/2006 0435 PM

Branson, Taney County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.


Roof reported torn off a McDonalds restaurant at Highway
248 and Gretna Road. A number of structures at this
intersection also reporting roof damage. Powerlines down
along Highway 248.

I live about a mile from Rockaway Beach as the crow flies. Two miles driving.

First I heard of the roof off McDonald's in Branson.

They are having the NAIA Basketball Tournament at College of the Ozarks this weekend. Quite a few people in town right now. I've been listening to the scanner all night. I know there was a lot of wind damage all around. Power out all over the county. The local officials are having one hell of an evening.

That's what's creating the fog too, look at the pic

Its still warm, and you've got 2 inches of ice on the road steaming

makes for a good photo

not unheard of though

T-Storm warnings, but no serious rotation with these supercells

These isolated supercells are popping up everywhere. The one between Eureka Springs and Fayetteville will probably move into my area within the hour. I live right about where the "O" is in Branson on this radar map.

I live in Ft. Smith

and most of these storms have gone around us, but the Low pressure is farther up in Missouri so it is pulling the gulf air up and the colder air seems to be farther north.

Although we are in a tornado watch here and there have been some warnings around here, fortunately they have all gone around Ft Smith. Although we could still use the rain.

good luck!

My thoughts are with you and everyone else affected. :hug: