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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl

1143 Posts

Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts

Posted - Apr 22 2010 :  7:06:22 PM  Show Profile
Just heard on the news today we are at risk of straight line winds of up to 80 MPH. What???? Also at slight risk of developing supercells (read: BAD weather/powerful tornadoes). Hmmmm. I'll batten down the hatches here tomorrow and ready my emergency supply!!!

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

FarmGirl #1390
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl

13055 Posts


Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts

Posted - Apr 22 2010 :  8:37:42 PM  Show Profile
Amanda:
Take care of yourself!!!!! I saw the Weather Channel a few minutes ago, and things do not look good in your area. I have a sister who lives in Kerrville. I hope they don't get it too bad. I'm in SW Louisiana, we are supposed to get that weather tomorrow evening and Saturday. We do need rain, but I don't like the bad part of the weather. LOL. So, as you said, batten down the hatches and get all of the emergency supplies ready. Don't forget the radio.
Take care. Keep us posted. I'll say a little prayer for you and your family.
Marly

"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl

1143 Posts

Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts

Posted - Apr 22 2010 :  8:54:21 PM  Show Profile
THanks, Marly!

And I will do the same for you as well. I know Louisiana was just placed in the 'moderate risk' category not too long ago, though it is supposed to be for the northern 1/2 of the state. I have a scanner and an extra weather radio that I keep at hand for times like this. I need to make sure we have some jugs of water tomorrow, and plenty of flashlights handy. I saw a funnel cloud forming last December...it was thrilling and at the same time, it was terrifying. Couldn't take my eyes off it! We thought it had already passed us, but I caught it just as it was overhead! It was freaky.

Well, if anything goes down tomorrow, I'll have myself and the kids stuffed in our closet!!!

:0)

a

FarmGirl #1390
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl

11303 Posts

kristin
chickamauga ga
USA
11303 Posts

Posted - Apr 23 2010 :  01:30:38 AM  Show Profile
That is severe. I hope it's not that strong. Be careful.

Kris

Happiness is simple.
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl

1143 Posts

Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts

Posted - Apr 23 2010 :  05:31:22 AM  Show Profile
I hope not, too, but this morning I see we are included in the 'moderate risk' area now. Forecast models are now predicting the possibility of strong to violent (!!!) tornadoes, especially for the moderate risk area. We have a 15% of seeing tornadic activity, which is really high. Unfortunately, these storms are supposed to pass through after midnight, which, as we all know, is the deadliest time, due to everyone being asleep!

And, even if we just get by with wind and hail, my garden is looking so great!!!I think this afternoon, I will cover my tomato plants with baskets and stake them into the ground. The rain is welcome, the crummy weather isn't!

Well, it is going to be an interesting 36 hours around here! Will keep you all posted. BTW, I am not typically a negative thinker, but sometimes I can 'sense' bad weather. Does that make sense???

FarmGirl #1390
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl

1168 Posts

Amy
Seabrook TX
USA
1168 Posts

Posted - Apr 23 2010 :  08:51:55 AM  Show Profile  Send MrsRooster a Yahoo! Message
This is my first spring in south Texas. I am not looking forward to it. Spring could be nasty in Ohio too.

I hope everyone is ok today.

www.mrsrooster.blogspot.com

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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl

1143 Posts

Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts

Posted - Apr 23 2010 :  11:11:12 AM  Show Profile
Wow, Amy!

Welcome to Tornado Alley! We have to be ready at a moment's notice around here, for sure. If you don't already have a weather radio, I guess you know you need one now ;0) My scanner is priceless to me! you can pick up the weather as well as sheriff's reports/police reports, so it is GREAT. I have a Motorola, I do believe.

Anyway, hope y'all don't get the funky stuff down there. I'll keep my eye to the sky and keep checking the NWS site throughout the day. I have to run to town, so I'm doing it NOW before the afternoon heats up too much more.

a

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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl

11303 Posts

kristin
chickamauga ga
USA
11303 Posts

Posted - Apr 23 2010 :  4:43:24 PM  Show Profile
I have been hearing on the radio all day that we are in for some pretty severe weather tomorrow. It's been windy all dat today. I hope it's not too bad. We need rain but not a flood!

Kris

Happiness is simple.
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl

1143 Posts

Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts

Posted - Apr 23 2010 :  7:35:26 PM  Show Profile
Kris, I agree! My plants are looking so great...I hate to think of them getting beat up by egg-sized hail! We nearly got some hail here, but the storm weakened just minutes before it hit. Worst is yet to come though, when the frontal boundary comes through tonight. I have my scanner on and ready.

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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl

11303 Posts

kristin
chickamauga ga
USA
11303 Posts

Posted - Apr 24 2010 :  3:52:14 PM  Show Profile
We actually have tornado warnings all around me here. Tn. and Al. and we are right there in the corner between the 2. It's been raining all day with some wind. The power went out for a few seconds once. I hope ya'll are ok.

Kris

Happiness is simple.
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl

2199 Posts

Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms" Ca
USA
2199 Posts

Posted - Apr 24 2010 :  4:48:56 PM  Show Profile
Huge tornado in Mississippi, people killed and missing

"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children"
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl

11303 Posts

kristin
chickamauga ga
USA
11303 Posts

Posted - Apr 24 2010 :  8:48:04 PM  Show Profile
We are under tornado watches now til 3am. I can't sleep. It's thundering. I sure hope everyone else is ok.

Kris

Happiness is simple.
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl

2914 Posts

Cindy

2914 Posts

Posted - Apr 24 2010 :  9:10:13 PM  Show Profile
We had a tornado warning here in Illinois around 5:00 this afternoon. No tornado, but the wind sure blew. I hope everyone in Mississippi is all right. We also had a little bit of hail. I only have one limb down in my back yard and it wasn't very big. so we got off pretty easy. To those of you in tornado alley, stay alert. And be careful
Cindy

"There is more to life than increasing its speed". Mahatma Gandhi

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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl

1143 Posts

Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts

Posted - Apr 24 2010 :  9:16:19 PM  Show Profile
We didn't get anything but lightning and rain. Hey, for all of you to the east of me, please stay tuned to the weather and stay safe! I will be thinking of y'all!

FarmGirl #1390
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl

1143 Posts

Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts

Posted - Apr 24 2010 :  9:18:36 PM  Show Profile
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl

11303 Posts

kristin
chickamauga ga
USA
11303 Posts

Posted - Apr 25 2010 :  05:30:37 AM  Show Profile
What a night! It was actually like daytime for a few hours. There were tornado watches til around 3 am. The tv went out so I didn't know what was going on after thet. There was a tornado on the ground heading right for Fort Paine Alabama which is about 50 miles over the hill from me. We never got the high winds here in this valley but tons of rain and thunder and lightening. I didn't go to bed til 2 when it finally stopped all the noise.

This morning is beautiful! Blue skies, birds are singing. All my critters are ok. Even saw the 2 baby chicks!

I do hope they find the missing people in Miss. with no more deaths. My heart goes out to those that have lost family. The last I heard there were 10.

So all you ALabama farmgirls, I hope ya'll are all ok. Let us know soon.

Kris

Happiness is simple.
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Melbick
True Blue Farmgirl

81 Posts

Melanie
Venus TX
USA
81 Posts

Posted - Apr 25 2010 :  07:59:07 AM  Show Profile  Send Melbick a Yahoo! Message
Amy,

Welcome to the lovely Texas spring weather. Just wait, unfortunately it only gets worse. we are just heading into the storm season here. we got luck with the storms the other night, they only blew over the decorative windmill and some of the yard art. my neighbor had just finished putting up a new fence line a couple of days ago and now he has to redo it. we all tried to warn him about the privacy fence and the winds here but well i gues you get the picture. we always keep the emergancy box ready to go, it sits right by the back door to be grabbed as we run to the celler. to the other girls on here that were hit by the storm, our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Melanie Bickham
Homegrown Girls
http://thebickhamfamily.blogspot.com/
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monicarose
True Blue Farmgirl

406 Posts

Monica
Florida
USA
406 Posts

Posted - Apr 26 2010 :  6:42:11 PM  Show Profile
We got the thunderstorms and severe weather today, from about 3am til 2:30pm.......what a long night and day! Wild!Sun came out though after that and all was well! Even saw an Aligator on the sidewalk coming out for a little sun after that soaking!

Living for today! aka: Paper Rose
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl

1143 Posts

Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts

Posted - Apr 28 2010 :  06:09:16 AM  Show Profile
Glad y'all made it through ok. We are supposed to have Round 2, possibly, of nasty weather this weekend. We shall see. Well, girls, only another month, and then at least we'll be out of the 'official' tornado season.

Of course, hurricane season starts in August, and then tornadoes come back in Oct/Nov, too, sooooo....lol.

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www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl

1168 Posts

Amy
Seabrook TX
USA
1168 Posts

Posted - Apr 28 2010 :  06:48:49 AM  Show Profile  Send MrsRooster a Yahoo! Message
Ok Amanda, you are scaring me!!!!

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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl

1143 Posts

Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts

Posted - Apr 30 2010 :  7:44:27 PM  Show Profile
Lol, we manage, Amy, we manage!!! Now you have a friend in E. Tex if you ever have to evacuate for a hurricane :0)

All right, gals, I'm thinking about all of you in Arkansas, Mo, and Illinois tonight! STAY SAFE!!!

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

FarmGirl #1390
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