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Weather Report:  Tornados on the Ground!! Anyone else close by?  |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
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 Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 3:21:33 PM
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Hey,
I'm in the Southaven, HornLake,Mississippi and Southwest Memphis, Tennessee...there are 4 tornados on the ground now and more popping up..
Please pray for safety..
Stephanie
"Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and enriched the world." ~ emma goldman
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 8:35:57 PM
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Hey Y'all,
Here's the link to the photos that I captured before running like hell.  It's a slideshow of the tornado developing..this spanned about 5 minutes. It passed within a 1/4 of a mile of us
http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i42/queenofdreamsz/Tornado/?albumview=slideshow&direction=reverse
More is on the way as I'm posting this...still the sounds of sirens all around us..an 18 wheel truck was blown off I-55 into a distribution center and lots of those are gone..an apartment complex is on fire..from that area to the street corner I can look out to is closed off due to destruction....I guess it's a blessing that I can't see it. I've got a hallway closet full of my vintage chenille bedspreads and that's what we will dive into if it comes our way again.
Thanks for the prayers for safety..this is going to go on all night.
Stephanie
"Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and enriched the world." ~ emma goldman
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 8:38:29 PM
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Hoping you all are OK...one touched down in Muhlenburg County, Kentucky (Central and West of the state), but there is no information about the severity. Hoping EVERYONE is alright everywhere!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
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Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 04:37:30 AM
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Stephanie....those pictures are incredible. So amazing how fast it can move in. I'm so glad you're okay.
I've been thinking about all the gals in that area....I pray all is well today with everyone. It is so tragic to hear of the estimated 31 deaths.
Blessings
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 10:35:05 AM
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Oh My gosh Stephanie! What amazing photos buy I am SOO glad to live miles and miles away at this moment!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 12:30:44 PM
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Yep, the pictures are just the way it happened..it went from that light cloudy sky to like midnight in less than 5 minutes...I ran like hell after that last photo because I could no longer see anything and all I could hear was the classic sound of a freight train coming..
The guy that lives upstairs from me was on his front balcony watching trees fly through the air.. I watched the sky turn yellow, green, orange, red and then a sick brown color...I couldn't capture those images because it was happening so fast.
Thanks for your concern...I know there are lots of others out there that were in the path of these storms. 6 tornados touched down in my area!
Stephanie
"Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and enriched the world." ~ emma goldman
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LeslieAnne
True Blue Farmgirl
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LeslieAnne
Shallowater
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 1:14:41 PM
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Stephanie, glad you're okay... thanks for the pics, they really show it like is... I've been way too close to a tornado too many times in my life... I posted a pic of one on this thread about 3 years ago - http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=655 - hope it still shows up for everybody...
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 3:50:25 PM
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Wow Leslie! I can't believe you caught that on camera!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Firemama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amanda
Medical Lake
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 4:00:59 PM
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Stephanie, just seeing those pictures, makes my chest hurt! I am so glad you are safe
Mama to 2
I am who I am
FarmGirl# 20
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 4:12:35 PM
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Stephanie - I am so glad that you are ok. I've been through a couple of tornadoes and they are so scary. I've been watching the news and the devastation is horrible.
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 4:17:02 PM
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 8:31:18 PM
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Leslie Anne, That's an awesome photo of that tornado..funny how they come in so many different shapes and sizes.
Thanks so much for so many checking on one another through this aweful storm. And it's not even the beginning of spring storms yet. Oh, what I'd give for a basement!!
Stephanie
"Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and enriched the world." ~ emma goldman
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Weather Report: Tornados on the Ground!! Anyone else close by? |
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Tornados on the Ground!! Anyone else close by?
