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Weather Report:  How do you feel about tornadoes?  |
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prairie_princess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Elizabeth
Carpenter
WY
USA
613 Posts |
 Posted - May 22 2010 : 9:56:38 PM
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I live on the very edge of tornado alley... don't get much in the line of tornadoes here, just crazy weather. But it seems last year and this year have been different. It just keeps getting worse! We had some touch down near my town on the 18th. Luckily I do have a basement, but always have to rush to get it fixed up during spring (why do I forget to clean it before that? I wait until the day a tornado is near to clean it!). The sirens never went off and my weather radio didn't either (saw on the news there was a malfunction). I was a tad nervous, didn't know whether to go to the basement, my DH wasn't home... Rushing around to save the dog and chickens. What are some of you gals' tornado or severe weather stories? How do you feel about them? Do they scare you or are they just a normal occurrence you've gotten used to?
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- Guy Clark
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Windsong
True Blue Farmgirl
309 Posts
LaVonna
Decatur
Tx
309 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2010 : 11:12:55 PM
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I too live on the edge of Tornado Alley. Just the other end of it. there seems to be a line just north of me where things get worse. But for the most part I always think the bad stuff is born here but has to develop more as it heads north and east. A few weeks ago when tornadoes hit in Mississippi and Alabama the clouds were just boiling here earlier and the heat was so oppressive. There just was not enough energy in it at that time.
But I wanted to tell of a 20/20 show I saw some years back about tornadoes and the folks that survived them. They told of a family in Florida that when the news came on that a tornado warning was in effect a man prayed for his family and their safety. The tornado did not hit there but a nearby town where his brother lived. Their mom was visiting and sleeping in bed with a toddler. The tornado hit their house and sucked the baby away. there was a frantic search the next day by townspeople but they could not find the baby. After a bit a searcher heard crying and looked and looked- it was coming from a treetop. Firemen came and got up in the tree where a mattress was stuck in the limbs. In that mattress without even a scratch was the toddler. The mattress did not come from the toddlers home but he was protectively tucked into it like a taco.
They also covered another family that were in their home when one hit it. They hovered in the hallway and prayed as they held onto eachother. Seconds later they were all laying on the ground in the same position. Like dad was holding baby and had an arm around mom and mom was holding dad and another youngster. They were not even scratched and had no memory of how they were carried to their location on the ground.
In Dallas a daycare center was right in the path of one. The photos after showed a straight line with the daycare center right in the path. The daycare workers had the kids in the room where they were supposed to be and the workers prayed. The storm diverted right around the daycare center. It was not hit but the building next door was destroyed.
So, all I am trying to say is to remember to pray for those in harms way and if it is coming to your house- Pray.
Farmgirl Sister #758
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 09:43:53 AM
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I live smack dab in the middle of it and dont like it but I do not let it freak me out eaither. We live way out in the country where there are no sirens and the TV goes out long before any storms get here so we usually just have to trust our instinct. If it gets bad I head for the bathtub (we dont have a shelter). I usually dont worry about the animals because they will find a place to protect themselves and are really better off if they are not confined to a barn, a coop or a house. I take care of me and my hubby. Everything else is replacable.
Farmgirl Sister #17
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
895 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 2:08:30 PM
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I grew up in a tornado area. My grandparents had a storm cellar which tended to be used by the whole neighborhood. I remember the sirens going off and my Dad grabbing me and my sister and running like crazy to Grandma's house. Then I remember the men sitting on the steps and holding down the door while it rattled and jerked. It seemed like there were alot of them hanging onto that door. I now live on the Gulf coast and have sat through more Hurricanes than I can count. I do prefer the Hurricanes though because you have some idea that they are coming. Tornadoes you get very little warning. If I did still live in a tornado prone area I would have a cellar. I did see a report recently that the safest place is at the end of a bed or on the floor beside a sofa or dresser "not under it" because if the ceiling or something falls the furniture will create a wedge that will hold up whatever falls and leave a triangle of safety beside the object. Makes since to me.
Farmgirl Sister 572
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KanMogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Katherine
Rock
Kansas
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 6:40:52 PM
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I live right in the smack dab middle of tornado alley-Kansas and we have a basement. The last one I saw was in 2004. My husband got pictures of it. I do not like storms but I am more calm then when I was little.
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 6:53:58 PM
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We have had small tornadoes here where I live. I am always afraid when we get storms from Alabama heading this way. We had a tornado come right through the field next to us about 10 years ago. We had a basement but it was here before we could do anything. My husband was outside and got in his truck! I went to the bathroom. It did sound just like a train. Really loud. And I could hear the trees just being broken. I will never forget that sound. Like Steven King's The Lagoliers. Awful sound. Like crunching. Then it went to Chickamauga and a little girl in a trailor park was killed. It was so sad. I have tornado nightmares alot. But they say a tornado won't come down in this valley. I don't know about that.
Kris
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 7:49:00 PM
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I have great respect for them - just because you don't live in tornado alley doesn't mean you are immune. I live in north eastern WA and supposidly we don't have them but about 10 years ago we had 3 in our area and one came right behind my house and took out 5 acres of my timber. It actually exploded the trees and screwed them back into the ground. Now, I am a tree hugger by nature and you know it was bad when I had to have loggers come in and clean up the mess. Nice pasture now but my heart broke to loose my beautiful trees. Now high winds make me really jumpy. I sympathize big time with anyone who deals with them routinely.
Blessings, Sheri
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 8:00:58 PM
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Here in SW Louisiana, we don't get too many tornadoes. I have heard of a few, but not around where I live. Our weather scare is Hurricanes. At least we have two or three days to prepare for a hurricane. It is not fun to go through a hurricane at all.
I think a tornado would scare me witless. I've seen the stories on the Weather Channel and they get me sitting on the edge of my seat.
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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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - May 23 2010 : 8:04:08 PM
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I've never seen an actual tornado, but we've had some around here. I always head for the basement when the winds get really strong. Usually the power goes out too, so I consider that a warning. I've seen the aftermath of a tornado, and it was freaky. I saw a telephone pole dangling by the phone lines-it's bottom half had been sheared off. My cousin was in a tornado last year and it partially destroyed his house. I frequently have dreams about tornadoes, but I've gotten so used to them that they don't scare me. I have seen funnel clouds and seen the circling motion of clouds directly overhead. Now that was scary.
Cindy
"There is more to life than increasing its speed". Mahatma Gandhi
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
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Posted - May 24 2010 : 07:26:16 AM
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I don't live in Tornado Alley, but we have had a few rare small tornadoes in our area. They scare the "Bageebers" out of me.
Sherone
Women are angels. When someone breaks our wings, we just jump on our broomsticks and fly! We are flexible that way! |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9388 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9388 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 4:00:22 PM
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I do not like them Auntie Em! We just had one go through on the 14th of this month. Not a lot of major destruction but enough.
We do not normally get them here but this is the second one we have had. The first one was in 1995.
"All you need is faith, trust and......a little bit of pixie dust" ~Peter Pan |
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Cozynana
True Blue Farmgirl
1123 Posts
Kem
1123 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 4:31:14 PM
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| I live in tonado alley also. Man, they can be wicked. After living in this area for 52 years I still get spooky when the skies get the green/grey/black look. There is almost a feeling in the air before bad storm and tornados hit. I have seen probably 5-6 and wouldn't hurt my feelings if I never had the opportunity to see another. That said, we have not had much damage except a twister did destroy a irrigation pivot we had two years ago. That is minor compared to many other's stories. |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 4:35:57 PM
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I don't like them.
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 5:39:15 PM
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grew up with them in Southern Missouri, scary as hell, moved to California when I got married, and now have to deal with Earthquakes.
"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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Cozynana
True Blue Farmgirl
1123 Posts
Kem
1123 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 05:36:02 AM
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| To weird, we had a tornado sited in our area somewhere close. We live in the country and one was sited over our area. On the phone is an instant calling our son and friends. Creepy night, it felt like bad storms. Some people got hail, we seemed to escape. Thank you Lord!!!! |
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KanMogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Katherine
Rock
Kansas
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 5:11:41 PM
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Teresa, where did you grow up in Missouri?
I would rather wear out than rust out.----Richard Cumberland |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 7:07:57 PM
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Katherine, just outa Carthage
"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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KanMogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Katherine
Rock
Kansas
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 7:47:33 PM
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Teresa, I grew up around Collins, Osceola, Eldorado Springs, and Nevada, Missouri.
There is some nasty lightening to the southeast of me tonight.
I would rather wear out than rust out.----Richard Cumberland |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
1812 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2010 : 03:18:49 AM
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I grew up in Kansas, and my name is not Dorothy! We just got use to the warnings. But in 1976 moved to Missouri. DD was 6 and ready for Kindergarden and DS was 2. I'll never forget taking her out to get on her little bus for afternoon kindergarden. The look of the sky was unbelieveable. It was just a funny yellow/green. I had never seen it look that way and didn't know what it was a sign of. It seemed not to long after she was at school that the weather really kicked in. Sirens going off everywhere. At that time we only had one car and DH had it and I had a toddler at home with me. Took him to the basement and it wasn't long before I could see things fying in the air outside. News was saying that they took the children to shelter. I held up for my DS and did what I needed to do. Knowing that DD was in good hands. Our High School had been almost totally damaged. DD's school was hit pretty hard. The little room that she had class in was totally wiped out. The next day we went to see what the damage's were and in her little room ever so often you would find a little desk, with nothing moved on it. But then there was such damage to others. That day, many people believed and realized that the Lord was right there with all our children. For there was no live's taken or injury's. BIL brought DD home knowing I had no way to get her. DH worked in the city and when trying to get home, was stopped by police so he could prove that he lived here before they would let him into town. When he finally walked in our house is when I let the tears flow. I knew someone was there to help me. Today, they don't scare me, but they have my respect. I listen to hear what the weather folks are saying and take shelter when told. Watch the skie's, they tell you what is coming. I pray not to ever see that again.
Hugs, Brenda
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1143 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2010 : 9:09:34 PM
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Wow, Brenda was that the outbreak in April of '76? I wasn't even alive then, lol, but have read so much about it!
I have to admit, I am fascinated/thrilled by tornadoes. I'd love to see one form (from a safe distance, of course!). I have always been fascinated by the weather and by storms. They leave me feeling energized! I also frequently dream about tornadoes. Most 'dream interpretation guides' tell you that tornadoes mean a time of great change/upheaval. I don't know about that. I know that in my own dreams, I am never scared, but always lead others to safety, so it isn't a bad dream.
When I was about 5, I clearly remember a storm that caused a brownout, then a power outage, and that tore down trees, etc. all over our neighborhood. Not sure if it was a tornado, but I remember them saying a tornado passed over our house. It was just awesome.
I got to see an actual wall cloud in great detail last December. It was crazy, but I couldn't stop watching it!
Guess I'm weird in that way. Nature is just absolutely awesome to me.
FarmGirl #1390
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KanMogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Katherine
Rock
Kansas
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2010 : 4:35:01 PM
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My husband will grab his camera and take pictues when I am heading for shelter in the basement.
I would rather wear out than rust out.----Richard Cumberland |
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jclambert
True Blue Farmgirl
149 Posts
Judy
Stringtown
Oklahoma
USA
149 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2010 : 07:37:54 AM
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They are awe inspiring but still scare the bejesus out of me. We live in southeastern Oklahoma and have quite a few. Thankfully, we live in a hollow (holler if your from around here) and the hills shelter us a little.
Judy
"Speak your mind and ride a fast horse" |
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
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Posted - Jun 09 2010 : 06:26:30 AM
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New to Kansas and went thru my 1st warning a month or so ago here! didnt love it, scary! It is so odd the color of the sky and the stillness. Its been stormy all nite and this AM here. But no tornado activity yet!! Thankfully! Blessings, Linda
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prairie_princess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Elizabeth
Carpenter
WY
USA
613 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 3:11:44 PM
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That's so interesting that some of you have tornado dreams... I do too! I figure it's just because I'm thinking about them, they are always in the back of my mind.
"Only two things that money can't buy, that's true love and homegrown tomatoes."
- Guy Clark
"The man who has planted a garden feels he has done something for the good of the world."
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ruenietwoshoes
True Blue Farmgirl
90 Posts
Patricia
Thornton
West Virginia
USA
90 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2010 : 12:20:28 PM
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I have grown up and lived in West Virginia my whole life, and most people don't think about West Virginia getting tornados, but trust me we do! Well when I was really little like a baby so around 21-22 years ago there was a tornado that went through a bunch of fields and stuff about 45 minutes from me and it destroyed a barn and a farm house. Also back in the 1940's a tornado ran for 10-20 miles about 45 mins from me and destroyed a whole town and killed like 40 people. When I was about 5 years old there was a tornado that touched down around 7 miles from me and followed the path of U.S. route 50 and took trees down and stuff in it's path. About 6 years ago also there was another tornado and it touched down about 10 mins behind my house almost to the nearby town and it was horrible my dad could remember the sound of a fright train and a funnel spinning around behind our house with lighting coming out of it all different ways and it got so dark outside it was like night time came upon us so quickly. Just almost a week ago there was a town around an hour away who had really high wind gusts and some people reported a funnel touched down but national weather declared it a downburst. Trust me those are just as bad cause there are around 80 homes destroyed and looks just like a twister went through...I personally am not afraid of them...in fact I've always wanted to chase one... :)
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