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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:08 PM
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Bad Weather Night in TN, N AL, MS, KY Thread... Check in Southern DUer's
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 06:24 PM by Tom Yossarian Joad
I have so been meaning to pick up thos UPS's for my computer, phones and television.

It's (weather) been bad in TN all day just about with golf ball sized hail and now we're seeing wall clouds in N. Alabama.

It's going to make for an interesting evening and if my Lab doesn't eat me, I'll try to keep tabs and pass on any relevant news.

(I'm gonna get my golf umbrella out and catch a ride to Canada!)

Here's a link to live radar! At the time of this post, the shit's about to hit the fan!

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?num=1&delay=15&scale=1.00&noclutter=0&ID=HTX&type=N0R&lat=34.83296967&lon=-86.74044800&label=Harvest,+AL&showstorms=31
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:10 PM
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1. I've seen the radar...
looks real bad...hope the best for you and all our other Southern DUers

:hi:
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:12 PM
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2. Thanks, we've been through worse... I updated the link to a live radar
site. (Weather Underground. Greatest weather site I know of)
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:16 PM
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6. I use NOAA/NWS
radar links....they're using GIS overlays now...really good stuff....

hey...give your Lab a "beggin strip" for me...my old (now deceased) Border Collie used to mug me for beggin strips whenever I came home from a trip.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:18 PM
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8. LOL... This dog has more crap to eat and chew than I do....
Right now her fav's some strange pig by product bones from Costco.
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:23 PM
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10. Tornado reported west of Huntsville
is that near Decateur?
that's one of our stopping point
between Wisconsin and Tallahassee...depending on what time of day we leave Tally.....be safe
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:26 PM
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11. Yes, Decatur is west of Huntsville and I'm in close proximity
to Hsv...
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:14 PM
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3. We're good in S. Mississippi, Tom.
It's supposed to stay above the I-20 corridor.

:hi:
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:16 PM
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7. Glad to hear it, Maddy! You guys had enough bad weather last September.
:hi:
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:28 PM
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15. Well, we're having lots of grass fires now...
we need some rain, but not that bad stuff. :hi:
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:29 PM
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18. Good to hear
:hug:
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:15 PM
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4. I'm in Kentucky, we have a tornado watch
Lots and lots of thunder. I hope we don't lose power!
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:23 PM
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9. Just checked the radar... Looks like you guys have it pretty bad at the
moment!

Keep us posted!
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:33 PM
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67. Still thunderstorming
We haven't lost power, but our Direct TV went out for awhile... but that's not unusual in a storm.

So far, so good!
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Ekirh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:27 PM
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12. Glad I saw this post . .
Got me off my ass to call my Dad in Kentucky . . they are heading to the basement. :(
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:27 PM
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Good for you!
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Ekirh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:37 PM
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26. Called my Grandpa also
But he says the storm is going to miss them. They are housing a few friends who lived in a trailer park though just in case.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:16 PM
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5. Everyone please follow your local news and stay safe! nt
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:28 PM
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16. Good advice.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:30 PM
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20. Hi, Tom! Question: do most people in these states have
underground basements, or are you heading to an inside windowless room/tub if you have to protect yourself?
Tornadoes are one weather phenomena I've never experienced, and don't want to!:scared:
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:34 PM
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24. No. We all live in trailors....
They attract tornados.

(Just kidding " :toast: ")

Not that many basements down this way. I've been through more than my share both here and in KCMO. However, it seems there are 100 warnings and 1000 watches for every one that does historical damage, thank god.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:40 PM
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29. I've got CNN on and they're breaking in every few minutes with
updates; heading towards Nashville-stay safe wherever you are!
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:43 PM
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35. I plan on it. I've got the local news on and they're playing
Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" right now... Hmmmm.

(JK)
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:17 PM
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80. More Cowbell!...
kidding, stay safe :)

Sid
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:31 PM
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66. We have a basement, but they're not very common around here
In SE Kentucky, flooding is a problem so many homes are built on crawl spaces or concrete slabs.
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tnlefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:27 PM
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13. I just checked the local and not much will be passing this way until the
12 p.m. -early morning hours. www.wrcbtv.com. I guess if it starts looking really bad I'll force the kids to sleep downstairs! A sleepover amongst themselves - that's the ticket for cooperation.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:29 PM
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17. Stay alert. You never know how weather like this will behave.
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tnlefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:33 PM
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23. Too true, and I'm infamous for watching from the porch!! Right now it is
pleasant, though hot for this time of year, but if the wind picks up or if storms start I'll enforce the 'stay downstairs rule'. I just meant that I'd try to do it without causing too much anxiety. If the weather turns bad we'll know soon enough because the phone will start ringing off of the hook and hubby will be going to work!
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:27 PM
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14. I hear we will have damaging wind and thunderstorms
here in GA.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:30 PM
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19. You can pretty much bet that Atlanta's going to get what Huntsville
gets about 2-3 hours later.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:36 PM
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25. Cat...we "hang together or we hang alone."
correct? :shrug:
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:41 PM
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32. LOL
RIGHT!!!

:hi:
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:31 PM
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21. Please KICK to TOP the reports on this through the night..because
what hits you will unwind over NC and we need to "hang together on this."

Thanks!
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:37 PM
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27. Thanks, KoKo1! Warning just hit the county west of me...
Which means this cell will be over me in 20-30 minutes most likely.

:toast:
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:32 PM
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22. Tornado watch in most of east TN until 11 pm
Bad weather hasn't hit where I live yet. I'm storm phobic, and my anxiety level is steadily increasing. :scared:
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jarab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:40 PM
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30. Severe storms for last hour Southeastern KY. eom
...O...
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:41 PM
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33. Get yourself a glass of wine and go to bed in a safe room.
Your chances of waking up to a sunny morning are about a million times more likely than your waking up in KS. :toast:
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:44 PM
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36. I've already had a margarita, Tom
The only safe area inside my house is a hallway; no room for a bed there. I do have a basement, but it has vents to outside, and there are spiders down there. I could face a tornado more easily than I could be in that spidery basement. Thanks for the encouragement. :grin:
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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:11 PM
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51. We're trying to stay lighthearted...got the kids to keep relaxed
I grew up in OK and tornados were fairly normal for us. I'm somewhat used to this. We do what we can to stay preoccupied and it helps.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:39 PM
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28. Radar is picking up 17 different rotations within 30 miles of my
location right now. (Note: Rotation does NOT necessarily mean tornado)
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:41 PM
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31. Stay safe, Tom
and be sure to check in with us after the danger has passed.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:46 PM
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38. At the moment, it's peaceful outside....
But it looks like hell to the west and it's coming this way.

My poor dog is scared to death. She can feel the change in pressure.
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:48 PM
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39. I assume you have a basement or somewhere to go, right?
When I was young my family lived in kansas...sometimes for weeks we spent every evening in our basement due to these nasty things. It was of course much later in the season then.

Stay safe!
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:58 PM
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41. I wish I did... Actually the safest place in/around my house would be
outside under the deck surrounded by cinderblock and brick walls. The interior rooms would only offer th eprotection of drywall and 2 x 4's. I really hope it doesn't come to that, because I will be covered with mud.
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:25 PM
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56. Pressure here is 29.73 and falling,
and my cat is sleeping like a baby. Damn, I envy that cat!
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Alamom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:42 PM
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34. Yikes ! N. E. Miss., N. W. Ala & Tenn is looking very bad NOW.
A super cell over Mcburg & Howell Tenn. Tornado reported on the ground. Weather man says two tornados developing in this cell.

Getting bad around Florence & Muscle Shoals Al. (limestone county) moving east.
Weatherman says 7 storms possibly developing into tornados in these areas.

Tenn. and N. Ala members take care.
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:45 PM
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37. There's been at least 7 confirmed fatalities in middle TN.
Ya'll take care in the eastern part of the state. :grouphug:
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:49 PM
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40. Alexandria, Virginia
We got some serious thunderstorms heading our way. The temperature shot up 20 degree today, between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m., and now there are faint rumbles out there.

Should be interesting.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/local/22304?lswe=22304&lwsa=Weather36HourAllergiesCommand&from=whatwhere
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:58 PM
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42. Good luck to ya!
You're getting the storm that sidestepped me yesterday.

After seeing how March went I'm really afraid of what might be coming in May.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:01 PM
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43. Odd. Just came in from a dog walk and it's like Springtime
with no weather at all. No real wind, but in the Western distance... darkness.

I come inside to the cacaphony of weather forcasters and I see the radar telling me that the shit is on the way.
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:03 PM
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44. Current tornado warnings for TN
Tornado Warning
Anderson County, Bedford County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Morgan County, Roane County, Van Buren County, Warren County

(from Weather Underground)
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:04 PM
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45. Thanks for the update! It looks as if we may have been spared
the brunt of the storms here.

Stay safe!
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:06 PM
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46. Global Warming!!!
33 tornados ...and huge hail...
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:08 PM
Response to Reply #46
48. Either that or living in this part of the country...
It's an annual thing here.

Your point?
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:09 PM
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50. Not really.
It's just the cycle.

I live in Missouri and I know to expect a good tornado season every few years. Last one was in 2003.

We had a mild winter down here. We were bound to have some nasty spring weather.
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:16 PM
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55. Water in the Gulf of Mexico never got a chance to cool this winter
so the warmth from the water is causing the updraft next to the cold air from the north...that's what I heard on the news recently. This is very much due to global warming. :scared:
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:07 PM
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47. Stay safe everyone n/t
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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:09 PM
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49. Prepared as best possible in Kingsport, TN
Looks like we might get some of this in Kingsport, TN. Got the needed items down in the basement just in case. Pissed off teen daughter by getting her at the mall.

Am watching the weather very closely.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:12 PM
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54. Good for you! Stay Safe!
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Geek_Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:12 PM
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52. I'm in East TN
We're having Tornado warnings right now
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American Tragedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:12 PM
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53. It's that time of year again
I've already got the candles lit, moved everything to the basement, the usual routine. Even though I bitch about it, in reality I've always adored the storms. When I was little, I remember hearing the sirens, and having to stop playing and rush into a tiny, gradually flooding bomb shelter. Pretty cool.

I only hope that the power endures, lest my time here on DU tonight be cut short.
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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:37 PM
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57. New Radar Image
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tnlefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 08:02 PM
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58. My weather radio just issued a warning for Sequatchie County, Dunlap in
particular. Hail and winds up to 60 mph. Bledsoe Co. had a warning about 25 mins. ago.
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tnlefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 08:28 PM
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60. Weather radio issued another warning for Bledsoe Co., Pikeville in
particular. A few minutes later a warning was issued for Polk, Meigs, Bradley and Hamilton Counties.
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 08:27 PM
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59. Have you seen the storm NE of Morristown
that's headed your way?
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cry baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 08:31 PM
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61. Just south of Nashville here...
We've been ducking and weaving all day! Golfball size hail at my house in one storm that went overhead, then 10 miles down the road, it put down a twister. Whew!! I'm exhausted!

Hey Tom ~ thank you for checking up on us southerners that have been under the gun! Much DU love to you!:hug:
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 08:56 PM
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62. Thought it was over for me but the damn thing doesn't want to go.
At least I had time for dinner.
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mandyky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:12 PM
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63. Richmond, Kentucky
Our weather radios went off this afternoon, around 4. No tornadoes, but severe thunderstorms.
We have more going through tonight, nothing as close as earlier yet.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:57 PM
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89. It seems like Richmond, Berea and surrounding areas have
been in the bulls eye this year.

Does Richmond still have that fine old restaurant with the outrageously great fried chicken? I think it was called Momma's.
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mandyky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 09:08 PM
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98. I don't think so
about Momma's.

Actually the knob usually splits storms so they go around Richmond. We have had a mild winter, and except for T storms, spring has been ok.
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MelissaB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:17 PM
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64. Florence, AL checking in.
We've got a bad storm right now. I'll be so glad when all of this passes.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:20 PM
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65. Stay safe. Your stuff is headed my way now.
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AllieB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:36 PM
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68. Stay safe everyone!
:hug:
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Radio_Guy Donating Member (875 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:38 PM
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69. Nothing in East Alabama yet
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 09:40 PM by Radio_Guy
Hopefully not until morning. Now that the sun has gone down, I'm hoping the cooler air will keep from feeding the storm system too much.

ETA: Funnel cloud reported just west of Hamilton at 9:38 CT.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:40 PM
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70. You may get your wish...
It's going to be close if you are in the northeastern corner though.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:43 PM
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71. The Sat just headed South and the boomers are booming on this
end.

Better rustle up the flashlight and candles here.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:47 PM
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72. The lights have flashed, the lightning's bad... Gonna sign off for a bit.
You guys stay safe! I will!

:toast:
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Radio_Guy Donating Member (875 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 10:03 PM
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73. Funnel cloud in Bear Creek
Bear Creek law enforcement reports FUNNEL CLOUD at 09:59 PM CDT -- funnel cloud spotted near lynnell avenue in bear creek.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 10:45 PM
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74. And a tornado has been spotted at Redstone Arsenal
(George C. Marshall Spaceflight Center to the people who think we're all married to our cousins down here).

It's getting worse instead of better at the moment.
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:06 PM
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75. Storms in TN have weakened a bit,
but my area is still under a tornado watch until 5 am as well as a flood watch until tomorrow afternoon.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:08 PM
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76. Near Fayetteville?
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:15 PM
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79. I'm in the Tri-Cities area,
but radar shows most of the storms throughout east TN have weakened.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:23 PM
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81. Thank god. The damned things have lasted longer than I expected. n/t
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Radio_Guy Donating Member (875 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:12 PM
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77. Check out the discussion
for Winston Co. AL

Scary.

http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/p.php?id=1856
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:14 PM
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78. Shit. That does not sound good.
Thanks for the post and the heads up to folks!
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QC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:43 PM
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82. My folks are in Decatur, AL.
We've been on the phone a lot tonight. Looks like they're past the worst of it, though north Alabama is definitely not out of the woods.

They said the hail was so severe they thought their windows were going to be blown out, but it didn't happen. They do expect, though, that they'll need a new roof and a new paintjob on the truck. But they're OK.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:46 PM
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83. I'm probably 30 miles away from your parents and the hail was something
for a while.

I'm hoping there wasn't too much damage.
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QC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:51 PM
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87. They said it was unlike anything they had ever seen,
and they're pretty long in the tooth, so it must have been something.

Of course, since I live in Panama City, they get to spend a good bit of anxious time worrying about me getting hit by a storm, so I guess this was my turn.

I rode out Ivan, and I think it scared them worse than it did me--when my mother called to let me know that there was a tornado not far from me, the phone suddenly went dead. You can imagine what she thought, and I had to go out during the curfew to find a working phone and let her know I was OK. She said that one took a few years off her.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:53 PM
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88. I'm so happy they're okay. If you ever need me to check in on them
for you, let me know.
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QC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:58 PM
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90. I will do that.
And let me know if you come down to the beach--I have a spare room here and enjoy company.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:59 PM
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91. I'll do that as well. I get down to Ono Island every now and then.
Thanks!
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QC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 12:08 AM
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92. Where is that?
Not familiar with it. I live in Panama City proper, not Panama City Beach, which means that I am only fifteen minutes from the Gulf but never go there. Funny, but it's a point of pride among locals here to brag about how longs it's been since one crossed the bridge to Panama City Beach.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 12:40 AM
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93. It's in AL about five miles from the state line.
I was at Ono two years age and before that it was 20 years since I had been to PC.
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QC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 01:14 AM
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97. OK, that's a ways from here.
We don't travel much--this place is the original Isle of the Lotus Eaters.
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politicasista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:47 PM
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84. Here in TN alive and well
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 11:48 PM by politicasista
The worst weather was in the county next to mine. We dodged a bullet bigtime.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:48 PM
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85. I think a lot of us did. There was a "Perfect Storm" scenario
coking down here for the last two days.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 11:51 PM
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86. I live in south Fayette County. The storm was heading right for
my house, but by the time it got here it had lost its punch. Had a nice rain and a bit of lightning.

Don't know how the rest of the state fared.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 12:56 AM
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95. Glad to hear you fared well. Sounds like my story this evening. n/t
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 01:10 AM
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96. I've had several tornados zero in on my location, but
either turned or petered out.
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rumpel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 12:54 AM
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94. Stay safe everyone. Hope all goes well for you guys.
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