I'm always paranoid about tornados and severe weather. The sirens just went off and we are in the basement. Tornado warning about 5 miles north and another 20 miles south. At least we have a basement. I'd never be comfortable living in an area that doesn't have them.
Wind is really picking up.
Ya that would freak me out, I'll take the snow and cold over tornadoes any day.
Stay safe! :fingerscrossed:
That's scary. :o Can only image how uncomfortable that must be. Stay safe my friend and let us know when it passes.
Back in 2011, 100mph straight line winds blew through. The wind was so loud we couldn't even hear the sirens. I woke up when I heard a big wind gust and saw a lot of lightening. I ran upstairs, grabbed the kid and got to the basement. That storm destroyed my 6' privacy fence and tore off a lot of shingles on the house. The ceiling a started leaking in about 5 places.
A town 10 miles away got hit pretty bad in that storm. 90% of the trees in town were split off half way up. 100mph winds for 20 minutes straight will do a lot of damage.
We are going back upstairs. It blew through really fast.
Scary stuff. Glad you have a basement. :banana:
Here in Alabama, its the norm, I had one to go through my sub-division several years back, it was about a 100 yards from my house. I lost a bird house my neighbors wasn't so lucky. Guess what, after that happened I built a storm pit. 10" poured concrete and re bar, will hold up to 20 people. Better to have one and not need it than to need one and not have it
Glad it blew through and you're ok.
Glad things turned out well Darren :waving:
Guess where I live..... http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/huntsville-ala-is-the-worst-city-in-america-for-tornado-damage
They are saying 70-90mph winds reported near here. It didn't get that bad at the house.
When you hear of a lot of fatalities, it's usually in an area of the country where the ground is too wet or too rocky to make a basement feasible. A tornado will strip a floor deck clean. Taking shelter in a bathtub won't do much for you in those situations.
My dad built the house I grew up in. The stoop was excavated and a concrete cap poured over it. We used it as a cellar. When bad weather hit, it was the perfect storm shelter.
Glad everything worked out for you.
A few years back I was visiting family in SW Michigan and had a tornado pass just 3 miles to the south of their place. Sirens were loud as heck and the wind was kicking like no tomorrow.
Oh yeah and the hail was insane too.
Glad you are all safe.
There was one time in Ft. Campbell Ky. where I was stationed 81'-83'.
We went into a Tornado warning early in the morning.
I was in formation for head count of the platoons.
I vividly remember the horizon.
The most evil looking I ever saw.
This greyish green massive blob of angry energy overhead looking like God's wrath was about to evoke upon us.
The air was nothing like I had felt before.
A Tornado touched down but it was 20 miles away that day.
When I first moved to Detroit, my very first night there, the wind picked up and the sirens went off. I turned on the TV to get a map of where the trouble was. Now, I'm from Virginia, and in Virginia most of the county boundaries are determined by rivers and creeks. Because of this, each county has a unique shape. In Michigan, on the other hand, the counties are all rectangles. I was looking at this map with red rectangles and orange rectangles and I thought "I'm gonna die because I can't tell which rectangle I'm in." :clueless:
Definitely scary shit! Basements are the place to be in that type of situation! Glad it blew through . . . :clapping:
Where else but Denver can you tie a record high temperature and have a blizzard warning all in the same day!
Quote from: 303 Mopar on March 24, 2017, 10:11:25 AM
Where else but Denver can you tie a record high temperature and have a blizzard warning all in the same day!
Central New York!!!
Schools already closing in some parts of Alabama , expecting bad storms tomorrow.
its weird weather season for Colorado. 60+ degrees Sunday, 58 degrees yesterday, woke up this AM to 8" of snow ....... tomorrow it will all be melted and back into the 50s :popcorn:
We will be under the threat of violent weather/tornadoes pretty much all day tomorrow.... :rebelflag" :o
Quote from: Oldschool on April 04, 2017, 01:46:57 PM
We will be under the threat of violent weather/tornadoes pretty much all day tomorrow.... :rebelflag" :o
That would just flat out freak me out! :o
Quote from: Brads70 on April 04, 2017, 01:49:26 PM
Quote from: Oldschool on April 04, 2017, 01:46:57 PM
We will be under the threat of violent weather/tornadoes pretty much all day tomorrow.... :rebelflag" :o
That would just flat out freak me out! :o
Yeah you should see one in person that will freak you out. :rebelflag"
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Quote from: Brads70 on April 04, 2017, 01:49:26 PM
Quote from: Oldschool on April 04, 2017, 01:46:57 PM
We will be under the threat of violent weather/tornadoes pretty much all day tomorrow.... :rebelflag" :o
That would just flat out freak me out! :o
Yeah you should see one in person that will freak you out. :rebelflag"
I was in Alabama and just missed one. Rain drops about 2-3 inches on the windshield, sky was green and windy. We were at some convenience store looking at a buy and sell ( I was hunting cars! :) ) When my Dad said uh its time to get the f..k out of here. We drove down the road some and tons of emergency vehicles, military etc went screaming by. We noticed a semi truck and trailer laying on its side about 100 yards in a field with no tires marks? We couldn't figure out how the heck that happened? ( Stupid northerners! LOL) We got to a hotel room later that night and turned on the TV and discovered the same convenience store/ gas station we were at was leveled . Lots of destruction all around that area too. It was not far from Cullman ( Hey I wonder how Moaral is doing?) Next day we drove to Georgia " hunting" . We ended up going back to Cullman and I bought a 55 Chevy Belair shell and towed it home.
Had a local tornado here in Barrie in 1985 , lots of damage . A guy I know who crewed on a local circle track car lost his son in that one. Found him impaled to a tree. He was never the same... :('
I REALLY don't like tornadoes! I'll take the snow any day! :thumbdown:
Round one of the day just blew through here. It was dark as night outside for about an hour with heavy rain and lots of lightning. Just plain old rain now, but they are saying that a couple more rounds to go before we are done. They say each round will be worse than the one before it because of the additional heat in the atmosphere. Lucky me.....
Quote from: Oldschool on April 05, 2017, 06:40:42 AM
Round one of the day just blew through here. It was dark as night outside for about an hour with heavy rain and lots of lightning. Just plain old rain now, but they are saying that a couple more rounds to go before we are done. They say each round will be worse than the one before it because of the additional heat in the atmosphere. Lucky me.....
:unbelievable: Stay safe!
That weather was here in Louisiana this weekend, so I know exactly what you are talking about. Stay safe!
Quote from: Oldschool on April 05, 2017, 06:40:42 AM
Round one of the day just blew through here. It was dark as night outside for about an hour with heavy rain and lots of lightning. Just plain old rain now, but they are saying that a couple more rounds to go before we are done. They say each round will be worse than the one before it because of the additional heat in the atmosphere. Lucky me.....
It's just starting to get real over here in Loganville. ⛈🌬🌪
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Quote from: Oldschool on April 05, 2017, 06:40:42 AM
Round one of the day just blew through here. It was dark as night outside for about an hour with heavy rain and lots of lightning. Just plain old rain now, but they are saying that a couple more rounds to go before we are done. They say each round will be worse than the one before it because of the additional heat in the atmosphere. Lucky me.....
It's just starting to get real over here in Loganville. ⛈🌬🌪
Y'all keep your heads down. It looks like another round is lining up in Alabama and heading our way..... :o
I am in Centre Alabama Northern part of the state), first wave not bad. But They are saying when it warms up that is when it has a chance of bad stuff.
Ever wonder what the underside of a fire truck looks like? :unbelievable: Not sure if this is weather related or not. Just happened outside my neighborhood. I love living in a small town where the sheriff keeps us all informed!
Quote from: Rev-It-Up on April 05, 2017, 08:32:35 AM
Ever wonder what the underside of a fire truck looks like? :unbelievable: Not sure if this is weather related or not. Just happened outside my neighborhood. I love living in a small town where the sheriff keeps us all informed!
I have seen the underside of fire trucks many times, just not while they were laying on their sides... :rofl: Whoops....
:unbelievable: And I thought about storm chasing after I retire,now you guys and gals got me :thinking: might not be the best idea I ever had
Quote from: Rev-It-Up on April 05, 2017, 08:32:35 AM
Ever wonder what the underside of a fire truck looks like? :unbelievable: Not sure if this is weather related or not. Just happened outside my neighborhood. I love living in a small town where the sheriff keeps us all informed!
ooops, hope no one was hurt.
We had a tornado about 2 miles from my office yesterday.
Quote from: ChallengerHK on April 07, 2017, 09:53:28 AM
We had a tornado about 2 miles from my office yesterday.
I was born and raised in Virginia and many many ,years ago you never hear of a Tornado in Virginia, but now it happens more than you want it too.
Not even a care in the world. :looney:
http://myfox8.com/2017/06/05/man-mows-lawn-with-tornado-behind-him-i-was-keeping-an-eye-on-it/
Quote from: Topcat on June 05, 2017, 06:51:32 AM
Not even a care in the world. :looney:
http://myfox8.com/2017/06/05/man-mows-lawn-with-tornado-behind-him-i-was-keeping-an-eye-on-it/
:rofl: Crazy Canucks!
Only a few miles from where I was living !
Nickle sized hail tonight. My truck was outside and got hit. Probably half a dozen dents in the roof, one in the hood and a few on the side of the box. I'll have a closer look when the lighting is better. :thumbdown:
Tornado warnings here for around 10pm....
Just got back from West Michigan and man there are a ton of thunderstorms
Been in both a tornado and earthquakes.
not at same time or state...lol.
I will take an earthquake over a tornado anytime...
Except 8th floor gets dicey.
:worship:
Been thru a lot of hurricanes in Florida , at least you get days of warning with them.
When I was in Okinawa I was in a CAT 4 Typhoon back in 90's that was scary as hell.
This time of year Denver gets some beautiful sunsets.
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I was talking to our grand daughter last night and our daughter sent this to us last night from TN...
Well if we are going to just due sunsets... Guam...
I guess everyone has seen where a Tornado went through portions of Birmingham,Al. major destruction, only 4 hurt, only casualty was a liquor store(ABC) :notsure:
How to know when you at risk of heat exhaustion
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Quote from: Timbbuc2 on June 23, 2017, 05:04:01 AM
I guess everyone has seen where a Tornado went through portions of Birmingham,Al. major destruction, only 4 hurt, only casualty was a liquor store(ABC) :notsure:
That's good to know no lives were taken. I was watching this on the weather channel before I was pulled away and forgot follow up on it.
Tropical depression #6 formed just west of Tampa in the gulf and will be crossing the state today and tomorrow. Gonna be wet. :rebelflag"
:o :rebelflag" Keeping an eye on these puppies, starting out to be a busy hurricane season.
We grow 'em big out here in CO!
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Quote from: 303 Mopar on June 19, 2018, 01:45:04 PM
We grow 'em big out here in CO!
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:o Wow that's crazy! I'll bet that keeps the body shops busy.... :'(
Same further north too , I have seen whole dealer inventories wiped out , roofs destroyed , total crop devastation etc , it is never good with golf ball or bigger hail
this week has been hell with the hail. 3 of my cars got hammered last night by those golf ball ice chunks :headbang: :headbang: the dealer i work for we are still evaluating the damage :(
Wow those are huge! Certainly mess some shit up! :o
This is big hail.....
And this is big hail damage....
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on June 19, 2018, 06:24:37 PM
And this is big hail damage....
That one looks like snow falling off a building?
Quote from: Brads70 on June 19, 2018, 06:38:53 PM
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on June 19, 2018, 06:24:37 PM
And this is big hail damage....
That one looks like snow falling off a building?
Could be, I grabbed both pictures off Google Images but it was listed as hail damage & I've seen hail after it's melted some look allot like snow....
Where I live there is no weather... But I've lived in Texas & Central Kansas amongst many other places so I've seen weather....
Near 100 degrees here today and these poor guys are stuck repaving my street. It has to be one of the least popular summer jobs.
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Be sure to " mark your territory" on that new pavement! :D :burnout:
Quote from: 303 Mopar on June 19, 2018, 01:45:04 PM
We grow 'em big out here in CO!
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My buddies business in fountain had 7 bobcat's destroyed. Every plastic part has holes in it. roof is full plastic. Busted out windows.
13 work trucks busted windshields and side windows. Massive body damage.
All their spreaders and lawn mowers were destroyed. Literally anything plastic or upholstery has holes in it.
The fountain police department had all their windows in their patrol cars busted out and lights all busted up. County sheriff's patrol cars were hit the same.
My brother in law had his windshields shattered as well as the main window in his home.
I had some fence post holes dug at my fathers house and they filled up 30" with hail.
Mulitple friends that I have in widefield, security and fountain have had damage to their cars and most were totaled.
Lots of damage down there!
My condolences , hail can be brutal
:iagree: Wow that sucks, can't say I've ever experienced anything like that.
It's HOT!!
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So my towns internet has been off for 4 days. There is a fire in La Veta, about 100 miles from my town that has a large forest fire burning. It knocked out 90% of the internet carriers and all cell phones except AT&T. some land lines were down also.
We now have internet again but it's very slow.
It was a pleasure to not have internet for a little while. Brings back fond memories.
Extreme weather.
Quote from: cuda hunter on July 03, 2018, 10:51:21 PM
So my towns internet has been off for 4 days. There is a fire in La Veta, about 100 miles from my town that has a large forest fire burning. It knocked out 90% of the internet carriers and all cell phones except AT&T. some land lines were down also.
We now have internet again but it's very slow.
It was a pleasure to not have internet for a little while. Brings back fond memories.
Extreme weather.
Wow, hope it gets under control and no where near you!
We have 9 fires in the state.
Not surprising due to the dry climate and the fact that we don't let natural fires burn themselves out. We stop every fire that burns. Then of course we have a ton of beetle kill trees all over the state. These things combined will cause this burn all year until the snows come again.
Not that big a deal really. unless it's my house that's burning of course. I build homes right smack dab in the middle of giant forests that all need burned. I've made a ton of money over time doing fire mitigation for my clients.
We just had a bad storm come through the Ohio Valley on Sunday night with severe 60 mile an hour winds and hale.
Lucky today , heavy rains & Hail forcast , it can get bad in AB , have not heard of any hail materializing thankfully
And this would be today in socal Corona area.
Upper 90s for temp and then throw in some wind.
Recipe for yet another fire.
Quote from: YellowThumper on July 19, 2018, 05:50:18 PM
And this would be today in socal Corona area.
Upper 90s for temp and then throw in some wind.
Recipe for yet another fire.
Yuck , that's not good
Quote from: Chryco Psycho on July 18, 2018, 10:18:31 PM
Lucky today , heavy rains & Hail forcast , it can get bad in AB , have not heard of any hail materializing thankfully
You are back in AB?
Just as I was about home from work yesterday, the tornado alert came on the radio. It was for a storm that was about 1 1/2 hours away from me. The alert was more ominous then I've ever heard before. Apparently it was a "Tornado Emergency" alert instead of the normal "Tornado Warning" that usually plays. An "Emergency" is issued when a tornado is headed for a heavily populated area. It certainly got my attention. So far it doesn't look like there were any fatalities. They are still searching homes. Last I heard was 17 injured.
Tornado's are so scary, Living in Alabama I do have a shelter. Built it myself. 12" thick concrete walls with r-bar, will hold up to 15 people.
:(' Tornadoes are the worst... :thumbdown:
Does anyone disagree our weather patterns are getting more severe?
Hurricanes, tornadoes, breaking heat records?
I'm glad this year was somewhat mild for Norcal but I think the next seven years are going to be hot and very dry.
Weather has always been cyclical... Sometimes it's mild for a few years & sometimes it gets pretty wild..... :alan2cents:
I don't know if I want to go through another 7 year drought with 100 degree weather is all.
:bricks:
Weather can be cyclical 1wildRT (Randy) is spot on here. Seems to run hot and cold, even our meteorologists are throwing darts at the weather dart board. Weather reports will surprise you daily. Here's ours in SoCal presently. Thanks, Al
Here's Modesto rainfall totals back to 1888.... Looks cyclical to me... Lets hope we don't see another rainfall total like 1913....
http://www.mid.org/weather/wthr-hist2.jsp
Holy moley 4" of rain for the year? I saw that a couple of times in the 20's - thats nuts.
How about 1983 when it dumped 23" of rain - seem to remember that.
There's a reason we use to build dams....
We have a bunch of forest fires going again. Pretty much normal for the season. It seems like they are more severe however I believe it is only because they don't respond to them as well as they used to. More university guys having meetings and less water bombers in the air.
Quote from: RUNCHARGER on July 21, 2018, 08:32:13 AM
We have a bunch of forest fires going again. Pretty much normal for the season. It seems like they are more severe however I believe it is only because they don't respond to them as well as they used to. More university guys having meetings and less water bombers in the air.
Yup... Sitting at a round table discussing "Maybe it should be left to burn? Fire fighting is dangerous, have they got an app for that?" Lets just put the damn fire out already.....
Then we have lots of bare ground & the rain comes along & we get landslides.... Imagine that...
We are at the end of an ice age. It's probably only going to get hotter over the next several thousand years.
After some ten's of thousands of years we will cool off again.
Where I live would have been under Glaciers 17000 years ago. Somewhere between there and 15000 years the glaciers broke way and humans first came wandering into this area. We have lots of documented archeological sites in the 12000 year range in our area. There are much fewer at 15000 years ago here. However there are many 15000 year sites just over our mountains. It took a couple thousand years before this area was opened for hunting.
These people would have dealt with packs of horse size Dire wolves and saber toothed tigers. Mammoths can be found in our area as they were here as well. 15000 years is a pretty short amount of time to loose most of the big mammals on the planet. The warming trend has killed lots of things.
Global warming is a sham. Water pollution is not.
:iagree: :twothumbsup:
Crazy Hail in Calgary yesterday :Thud:
Quote from: cuda hunter on July 22, 2018, 09:21:09 PM
We are at the end of an ice age. It's probably only going to get hotter over the next several thousand years.
After some ten's of thousands of years we will cool off again.
seems legit. the weather patterns seem to be changing weirdly all across the globe. I'm scared to witness that
The wife and I spent the weekend cleaning and reorganizing a storage room we have off the kitchen. One of our neighbors had a Chinese restaurant that he closed down and we bought a heavy duty rack for 100 bucks and 2 medium duty ones with wheels for 50 bucks each. We're using one of the medium duty ones for water and the other for food and food prep stuff. The big rack is for the real survival stuff like a 71 Cuda grille, shaker bits, dash pad and my 15x7 Rallye wheels. We pick up a new case of water everytime we hit Sams or Costco and new cases of food when we see something different or on sale. We also added 6 more solar panels and another 1040 amp hours to our solar setup
Everyone on the East Coast be safe, don't take any changes. This hurricane looks like it is going to be very dangerous. If the local officials say evacuate please do.
Anyone on the East coast of NC., SC., & GA. GET OUT NOW. Nothing is worth losing your life over. This storm will kill
Storm alert in AB too , 4-8" of heavy wet snow forecast for thursday , not as bad as a hurricane but still :burnout:
Cold here in Denver, many ski resorts are already open, ugh
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"Burning down the house"
:headbang:
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Cold here in Denver, many ski resorts are already open, ugh
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:yes:
Quote from: HP_Cuda on November 10, 2018, 06:29:20 PM
"Burning down the house"
:headbang:
Yup,
Why move here?
Highest gas
F'd up Gov
Housing costs
Earthquakes
Massive fires
Shootings
Illegal invasion
On and On.
A few more fires, a few Earthquakes, and add in a downward economy, and then maybe we can get rid of some of this excess population.
In Kalifornia there are also mud slides and flooding...especially if the levy fails on the Sacramento river.
I live 1/3 mile from the gateway to the Delta. The Paradise wild fire is 130 miles north of my house. The smoke from the Paradise wild fire woke me up at 6 am. At 7am took the dog for a walk. What I thought was a tomato red moon was the sun. Decided to go to Goodguys car show 45 miles south in Pleasanton, thinkin I'd be far from the hazy polluted sky. Same stinky smokey sky at Goodguys. My eyes were watering, my head felt like it was going to explode. Some spectators and participants were wearing masks. By the time I got home I was wheezing too. Radio warnings to stay indoors. On a happy note enjoyed Goodguys, ran into some friends, and got some rare parts in the swap meet area for the 68 AMX.
Yes: Our summer was a bust. We had two months of sunny weather (I am told) but we didn't see it through the constant smoke from forest fires. Our west coast is starting to suck just like yours and for the same reasons.
A decent buck and his ladies were mingling around my 'hood on this snowy morning
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Glad I am not there !!
After shoveling for 2 hrs and taking Advil, this is so true...
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Isn't that the truth.
We've gotten about 12" in the last few days. It's melted down a lot but it sucks! Big ice bergs at every corner.
I'd be happy to see a foot or 2 of snow. Business has dropped off for me. :Stirring: :D
We got a heavy wet snow here shortly after Thanksgiving, and I was afraid that was a precursor to a bad winter. But then the whole month of December into January we only had a few dustings and mostly mild weather until yesterday. Yesterday we got a couple inches by me, but I shouldn't complain. Central IL and especially down by St Louis got hammered!
Next weekend it's supposed to get very cold, maybe winter came late and the next couple months will be bad.
I hope not, I'm scheduled to get a hernia surgery mid February and won't be able to lift much for the next month afterwards. No shoveling for me then, if we get snow during that period I'm in trouble!
Nothing here on the ground in Georgetown Ontario CANADA :canada: :banana:
Quote from: anlauto on January 13, 2019, 01:34:47 PM
Nothing here on the ground in Georgetown Ontario CANADA :canada: :banana:
An 1 1/4 hours drive north of you we have about 4-6 inches on the ground. Hoping for a couple feet! I could use the work .
Quote from: Brads70 on January 13, 2019, 01:38:56 PM
Quote from: anlauto on January 13, 2019, 01:34:47 PM
Nothing here on the ground in Georgetown Ontario CANADA :canada: :banana:
An 1 1/4 hours drive north of you we have about 4-6 inches on the ground. Hoping for a couple feet! I could use the work .
Really ? The way the sun is shining here today I'm surprised the tulips aren't blooming....You can keep ALL the snow up your way please !
60 degree and dry here in the UK. Nothing to complain about.
Mainland Europe is in a hole lot of crap though.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6586625/Three-German-skiers-die-avalanche-Austria-fourth-missing-heavy-snow-batters-Europe.html
:wrenching: Me and the wife are looking at storm shelters at Home Depot for the new home, been through Hurricanes and have seen Tornado scenes on the weather channel and don't want to chance it! :bricks:
Check out this massive avalanche in Provo UTah that just happened.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900051381/crews-making-progress-on-massive-snowpiles-after-avalanche-blocks-utah-highway.html
12-24" starting today into tomorrow, hate this crap :verymad:
Quote from: Brads70 on January 13, 2019, 01:38:56 PM
we have about 4-6 inches on the ground. Hoping for a couple feet! I could use the work .
Quote from: torredcuda on January 19, 2019, 04:14:24 AM
12-24" starting today into tomorrow, hate this crap :verymad:
Some people want it, some hate it...lol
For the past five days, 120 miles east of the SF Bay Delta, got four to six feet of snow depending on the elevation. Some places have ten foot snow drifts. But down here the past five days, it rained pitch forks. Yesterday and today, was/is an exception here. Sunny and 63 degree highs. Talk about extremes. You have a choice of water skiing or snow boarding.
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Quote from: Brads70 on January 13, 2019, 01:38:56 PM
we have about 4-6 inches on the ground. Hoping for a couple feet! I could use the work .
Quote from: torredcuda on January 19, 2019, 04:14:24 AM
12-24" starting today into tomorrow, hate this crap :verymad:
Some people want it, some hate it...lol
Ya, plow guys love it, skiers and snowmobilers too. I am all skin and bones so I hate the cold and with my bad back can`t snowboard anymore and never had a snowmobile but wouldn`t be able to ride that for too long without it being uncomfortable so I`m stuck in the house bored with aching joints.
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Ya, plow guys love it, skiers and snowmobilers too. I am all skin and bones so I hate the cold and with my bad back can`t snowboard anymore and never had a snowmobile but wouldn`t be able to ride that for too long without it being uncomfortable so I`m stuck in the house bored with aching joints.
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Exactly why I moved to Panama
I`m ready to move south in the next few years but problem is trying to convince the wife, her friends and family lives close by and she would have trouble moving away from them
Quote from: torredcuda on January 20, 2019, 04:59:12 AM
I`m ready to move south in the next few years but problem is trying to convince the wife, her friends and family lives close by and she would have trouble moving away from them
Same thing here! :pullinghair:
I told her flights are cheap.
Is that so she can fly down to see you? :dunno: :))
I have opposite issue with mine when I suggest moving back to Wisconsin when leaving California.
Last night was the first really cold night here. 19 degrees this morning. No snow yet. A lot of rain the past month or two though.
Blizzard conditions here in Denver today, and the kids have a snow day from school. :Thud:
Yesterday is was-20C to -25C school buses were cancelled . I guess they had trouble starting?
-20*f this morning hear in my neck of the woods. ( no ear muffs emoji )
Quote from: JS29 on January 22, 2019, 06:35:47 AM
-20*f this morning hear in my neck of the woods. ( no ear muffs emoji )
burrrr!
Don't let this happen to you.
Quote from: blown motor on January 20, 2019, 02:45:24 PM
Is that so she can fly down to see you? :dunno: :))
Believe it or not we actually considered this! Unfortunately we can`t afford two homes and of coursed there`s the job issue.
Was 0 degrees Monday and Tuesday, mid fifties Thursday and back to some what normal 30`s for the weekend.
Down to 60 here. Got out my heavy coat. :stop:
:-X
Got up to 65 degrees today. Got another Challenger. Did a photo shoot before it clouds over again.
All the cold weather is because it's all coming from Canada.
They planned it. :vipermanhiding:
It's a revenge to us since they haven't won the Stanley Cup in ages. :haha:
So true...
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I am so glad I moved south !
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-27/life-threatening-arctic-blast-freeze-nearly-200-million-polar-vortex-slams-midwest
Quote from: Chryco Psycho on January 27, 2019, 04:13:50 PM
I am so glad I moved south !
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-27/life-threatening-arctic-blast-freeze-nearly-200-million-polar-vortex-slams-midwest
What??? Why?? :haha:
https://dailyhive.com/toronto/coldest-place-world-ontario-january-28-2019?fbclid=IwAR3IvZB3oDf_UndsihayFeJ4Qow0euTsSk_aj1g7D3uS3pphPB_CS56Fx3M
Montreal to Palm Springs/SoCal for me! #carshowseason365
Winter weather advisory in effect tonight into tomorrow. Schools already closed in several counties including mine.
Quote from: 71-440 on January 28, 2019, 05:51:45 PM
Winter weather advisory in effect tonight into tomorrow. Schools already closed in several counties including mine.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/atlanta-ga/30303/weather-warnings/348181
Seriously "UP TO" .... 1 1/2" of snow? :rofl: I guess if your not used to it?
:iagree:
Business should be picking up Brad.
Quote from: Brads70 on January 28, 2019, 05:56:24 PM
Quote from: 71-440 on January 28, 2019, 05:51:45 PM
Winter weather advisory in effect tonight into tomorrow. Schools already closed in several counties including mine.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/atlanta-ga/30303/weather-warnings/348181
Seriously "UP TO" .... 1 1/2" of snow? :rofl: I guess if your not used to it?
Don't laugh. They panic here when it rains! Being from NY when I moved here twenty years ago I laughed too. Now I'm used to the incompetence. :Thud:
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Quote from: Brads70 on January 28, 2019, 05:56:24 PM
Quote from: 71-440 on January 28, 2019, 05:51:45 PM
Winter weather advisory in effect tonight into tomorrow. Schools already closed in several counties including mine.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/atlanta-ga/30303/weather-warnings/348181
Seriously "UP TO" .... 1 1/2" of snow? :rofl: I guess if your not used to it?
Don't laugh. They panic here when it rains! Being from NY when I moved here twenty years ago I laughed too. Now I'm used to the incompetence. :Thud:
Nice cover reply.....LOl.
Wisconsin to SoCal here and enjoy all the people who bitch it is sooo cold...
There's part of me that cringes at adding to Buffalo's reputation for rough winters, but the next couple of days look to be extreme even for here. High of 0 F, windchills in the -15 to -20 F range. It's a good reminder about why we cherish the beautiful summers here.
The nanny state has arrived here in New York state!!! Weekend before last we got a foot of snow, every thing closed and Governor Cumo was telling everyone to stay off the road. my liberal niece and nephew were crying about my being out driving in it. I have driven a tow truck for 35 years and I am the guy people call when they can't make it home! :haha:
Michigan weather is probably close to Buffalo NY . . I see tomorrow the high is -2 . . And the low is -15.
Brrrrrr . .
Looks a wee bit frosty here too till Saturday, with windchill -28C ...... There goes all the knots on the blue spruces! :)
We have a little over 2 feet of snow now here in West Michigan, and a huge pileup on I-96 this afternoon is still being tended to...
Lots of Javelin parts are falling from the sky...... :banana:
Well the big winter storm was a no show. Rain in the morning and the sun came out this afternoon. Made it to 37F. Tonight low 18F.
Last year we got hit with 10 inches of heavy wet snow. I had no electricity for 3 days. Luckily I have a generator and other emergency gear.
I don't know how you guys up north deal with that extreme cold. When I was younger the cold didn't bother me to much but now no way.
Stay warm my friends!
When you grow up with it it's no big deal. You just roll with it. Last week my daughter as winter camping in Quebec. She was really looking forward to sleeping outside. It's all about being prepared for the conditions and acting accordingly.
For some people , no amount of being prepared made any difference in my case , sick 6+ months / year & miserable
Quote from: Brads70 on January 29, 2019, 04:50:03 PM
Lots of Javelin parts are falling from the sky...... :banana:
LOL there is a positive in everything.
65 in Denver yesterday and predicting a blizzard today, well maybe. Schools and businesses announced closures yesterday.
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Well for once they were right. A foot of snow, 80 mph winds, 0 visibility, loss power off and on all day, airport closed, highways closed, basically a mess. Blizzard, bomb cyclone, snowpocalyose, whatever you want to call it everything is shut down. Most things are still closed this morning, including schools and major highways. Today is dig out day.
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Nothing I miss about that , stay safe :bigthumb:
Don't miss that crap at all.
Stay Safe and be careful digging out. I lost my father when he was digging out after a storm.
JS27
Yuck, good money making weather for me if it was here..... but I'm not gonna lie, glad it's not!
It's not the snowfall amounts so much but those wind speeds! :o
Clear skies here in Salida. Beautiful as usual. Thank goodness I don't have to dig snow out of my already dug house hole.
I have to go down to Colorado Springs and replace my mom and dads shingles on part of their roof. It blew right off last night. New roofing as well. They just had it replaced due to a hail storm last summer down there.
The front range SUCKS !!
I live in Castle Rock, just south of Denver. I-25 is still closed to the south of us, all the way to Colorado Springs, so I have the day off again. They were still pulling people out of their stranded vehicles till 1 or 2 in the morning and bringing them to the Douglas County Fairgrounds about a mile from my house. We drove around a bit this morning and saw dozens and dozens of semi's parked around town and around the local exits just waiting. Lots of vehicles and semi's at the fairgrounds. We watched as a bus or two at a time started bringing people onto and down the closed interstate back to their vehicles. Must be quite a process to get the vehicles cleared out of the way, get the drivers back to their cars so they can move them, then the plows clear some more highway, then bring more drivers to move the cars, then more plowing, all of this for 20 miles or more.
Hats off to all the Police, Fireman, CDOT and County personnel and the local churches who stepped up last night and today to help these people.
Quote from: PatO on March 14, 2019, 12:42:25 PM
Hats off to all the Police, Fireman, CDOT and County personnel and the local churches who stepped up last night and today to help these people.
Amen to that! American's helping American's. Community is how this great project is supposed to be.
Quote from: PatO on March 14, 2019, 12:42:25 PM
Hats off to all the Police, Fireman, CDOT and County personnel and the local churches who stepped up last night and today to help these people.
Just south of me the Elizabeth FD had a snowcat going around and borrowing peoples snowmobiles rescuing stranded motorists.
Looks like a good dump of snow. Nice to see others helping each other. Here we had a couple of feet of snow on the ground and it got pretty warm everything was icy fun to walk. Then we got high winds and lots of hard rain. Now there is lots of water around as the ground is still frozen but it sure beat the snow down over the last 24 hours. The lawn is starting to appear in spots. Wont be long now till its gone...
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Finally had one nice day here in Denver, let the battle with allergies begin!
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Lol yes...
I see on facebook my family in NC, SC complaining about the pollen..... it does get a yellow film on everything, I'd hate to own a black vehicle there.
Expecting bad weather tonight in Alabama until 3 am :o
Quote from: Timbbuc2 on April 13, 2019, 05:57:38 PM
Expecting bad weather tonight in Alabama until 3 am :o
"T" word.... that would freak me out! Be safe!
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Quote from: Timbbuc2 on April 13, 2019, 05:57:38 PM
Expecting bad weather tonight in Alabama until 3 am :o
"T" word.... that would freak me out! Be safe!
I was in Albertsville Al. this week and they had a F1 this past Monday. I have seen damage before on TV, but my first time to see it in person. That freaked me out, trees snapped like toothpicks, and the path off the Tornado just cleaned everything almost to the ground.
Took a mini vacation last week. Started out on Wednesday in heavy rain. Once I got into Minnesota, I watched as the temps started dropping. Soon I was driving through freezing rain, then sleet and then snow. After 2.5 hours of driving 35 mph, I drove out of it and got to the hotel. Luckily the Minnesota DOT did a great job of cleaning it all up and my drive back on Friday was normal.
I thought we were done with this!
Quote from: blown motor on April 27, 2019, 05:30:27 AM
I thought we were done with this!
I hear ya..... my lawn is covered..... :pullinghair:
Winter Storm Warning here today.... starting at 10 AM..... :verymad:
Quote from: BIGSHCLUNK on April 27, 2019, 05:48:16 AM
Winter Storm Warning here today.... starting at 10 AM..... :verymad:
Same here south of you in the flatlands. The WPC club has a show near me usually the 3rd Sunday in April, but this year due to Easter they scheduled it tomorrow. Last weekend the weather was perfect. I got my convertible out of hibernation so I could attend. Well now it's supposed to snow 4-8" freaking inches so it undoubtedly won't happen. Dammit dammit dammit!!! :steamingmad:
I cut the grass this morning early before it started to sprinkle. First time of the year, the grass was getting high and thick so it desperately needed it and with the weather forecast, it was sort of now or never. Later today I'll be shoveling snow. How many people can say they cut their grass and shoveled snow off their driveway the same day?
On the other hand, how many people would want to have that distinction? :haha:
Just looked out the window after I finished posting, and it's snowing. 2 hours ago I was cutting the grass, now it's snowing. :stop: :pullinghair: :help: :headbang:
Brad, radar looks like the party has started by you already. :bricks: Nothing here yet but looks like its really getting close :Thud:
This weekend is Jefferson out west of you Chris, one of the biggest swap meets around. Yesterday was nice but today and tomorrow will be total busts! :crying:
In leu of Neil chiming in. Here is our misery for the week in SoCal.
Sometimes you guys can be so nice and sometimes you're so cruel! :haha:
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i would click the like button but there's nothing to like about that.
My deck ...
77 Degrees and sunny today. :vipermanhiding:
Quote from: BIGSHCLUNK on April 27, 2019, 06:16:04 PM
My deck ...
If it gives you any comfort..... mine was about the same this morning, melted away by noon though.
Quote from: 71-440 on April 27, 2019, 06:18:38 PM
77 Degrees and sunny today. :vipermanhiding:
:P
:D
It is a severe weather day here too
No sun this AM just cloud 8)
Quote from: Chryco Psycho on April 28, 2019, 06:07:47 AM
It is a severe weather day here too
No sun this AM just cloud 8)
Just so you don't feel left out.... :P :)
Nope !!
Just greatful every single day !!
Today's garage temp...
Hmm same temp here today , 33*
oh yeah but that is Celcius :thinking:
Got a taste of some carma last night for my perfect weather comment.
Washed 3 of my cars yesterday and it rained last night. :bricks:
BBQ my steak dinner tonight in a slight snow storm. Winter seems to be having a tough time screwing off! :thumbdown: :)
82 degrees and Sunny today....Just sayin'...
Tomorrows forecast 88 and sunny...
Quote from: Brads70 on April 29, 2019, 05:31:23 PM
BBQ my steak dinner tonight in a slight snow storm. Winter seems to be having a tough time screwing off! :thumbdown: :)
I will bbq in the rain. Covered of course
8-10" of snow here in Denver, mountains got 2 feet. New record for latest date of measurable snow. Trees and bushes, gardens and flowers all lost. Also, last day of school for my high schooler.
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Globule Warming? :headbang:
Quote from: JS29 on May 21, 2019, 07:29:20 AM
Globule Warming? :headbang:
When "they" figured "Global Warming" didn't really make sense whatsoever, "they" changed it to "Climate Change" ;) :looney: ...yea that makes more sense :crazytalk:
Quote from: anlauto on May 21, 2019, 07:35:00 AM
Quote from: JS29 on May 21, 2019, 07:29:20 AM
Globule Warming? :headbang:
When "they" figured "Global Warming" didn't really make sense whatsoever, "they" changed it to "Climate Change" ;) :looney: ...yea that makes more sense :crazytalk:
LOL exactly why the change in verbiage.
Jist like the change to "core math" when it is just theory, it cannot be proven incorrect.
That snow is crazy, and so is the weather in Central Plains... we had frost here in West Michigan last night, right in the middle of asparagus season and Cherry blossoms...
:'(
:rebelflag"
Is that Australia :australia: ? :rubeyes: :haha:
Quote from: anlauto on May 21, 2019, 12:02:10 PM
Is that Australia :australia: ? :rubeyes: :haha:
Exactly what I was thinking... :rofl:
Quote from: anlauto on May 21, 2019, 12:02:10 PM
Is that Australia :australia: ? :rubeyes: :haha:
Nope South Alabama..... ya know how backwards we is.......
Quote from: Bullitt- on May 21, 2019, 02:43:46 PM
Quote from: anlauto on May 21, 2019, 12:02:10 PM
Is that Australia :australia: ? :rubeyes: :haha:
Nope South Alabama..... ya know how backwards we is.......
As viewed from Australia.. :alan2cents:
THE SKY IS FALLING THE SKY IS FALLING!
The sky fell last night in the Tulsa area. Tornados and flooding.
For the third year in a row we turned on the TV to see a map with a tornado very near me in-laws house. Tonight it appears to have skipped right over their house, no damage to their farm. yes we live in "tornado alley" but it usually doesn't happen that often in the same place. :drunk:
I agree. Tornados can be a real crap shoot.
Quote from: Marty on May 21, 2019, 07:58:43 PM
I agree. Tornados can be a real crap shoot.
Your chances on experiencing devastation and/or loss from Tornado's vs. Earthquakes here.
Earthquakes anyday of the week for me.
Lived through at least a dozen medium to major ones and counting.
Quote from: Topcat on May 21, 2019, 09:22:23 PM
Quote from: Marty on May 21, 2019, 07:58:43 PM
I agree. Tornados can be a real crap shoot.
Your chances on experiencing devastation and/or loss from Tornado's vs. Earthquakes here.
Earthquakes anyday of the week for me.
Lived through at least a dozen medium to major ones and counting.
I have been in both. Shear randomness of tornadoes is unnerving. House I was in lost lawn furniture. Nextdoor trees were gone and windows blown out. 3rd out was about the same. 4th house was gone entirely.
In ca for many years and yes many major quakes.
Given choice. Earthquakes any day of week over tornado.
Oh yea... there was a flying and screaming cow to hear. Something to never forget.
I see your point, 100%.
Oklahoma was having some earthquakes there for a while. Nothing really bad though. Just some vibration.Did some damage down by Oklahoma City area about a year or two ago. They suddenly stopped. It's heart-stopping watching the Weather Radar and that massive red area goes over your town and you hope that hook doesn't develop. We live on pins and needles every Spring.
Dealing with the nasty Skiatook flood right now. Worse in decades.
No Tornadoes here yet. But hot as hell.... Mid 90's by the weekend. Today hit 90.
meanwhile in Wyoming today & further North in Calgary too
Ok, last time I took the time to do this was the week I got banned from Moparts... Lets see if I can avoid that fate this time.. :rofl:
Total deaths in the USA from 1960 to Dec 31 2018 due to Tornadoes... 5172
Total deaths in the USA from 1960 to Dec 31 2018 due to Earthquakes... 360
I think it's safe to say I'd rather be in an Earthquake... Though I'd rather not be in another as large as I was in back in 64....
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on May 22, 2019, 08:18:49 PM
Ok, last time I took the time to do this was the week I got banned from Moparts... Lets see if I can avoid that fate this time.. :rofl:
Total deaths in the USA from 1960 to Dec 31 2018 due to Tornadoes... 5172
Total deaths in the USA from 1960 to Dec 31 2018 due to Earthquakes... 360
I think it's safe to say I'd rather be in an Earthquake... Though I'd rather not be in another as large as I was in back in 64....
Just now we had a band of Tornados blast through central Oklahoma. Sirens going off all night.
You won't get an argument from me for the moment.
Quote from: Marty on May 22, 2019, 09:33:52 PM
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on May 22, 2019, 08:18:49 PM
Ok, last time I took the time to do this was the week I got banned from Moparts... Lets see if I can avoid that fate this time.. :rofl:
Total deaths in the USA from 1960 to Dec 31 2018 due to Tornadoes... 5172
Total deaths in the USA from 1960 to Dec 31 2018 due to Earthquakes... 360
I think it's safe to say I'd rather be in an Earthquake... Though I'd rather not be in another as large as I was in back in 64....
Just now we had a band of Tornados blast through central Oklahoma. Sirens going off all night.
You won't get an argument from me for the moment.
Stay Safe!! If I lived back there I'd be underground....
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on May 22, 2019, 08:18:49 PM
Ok, last time I took the time to do this was the week I got banned from Moparts... Lets see if I can avoid that fate this time.. :rofl:
Total deaths in the USA from 1960 to Dec 31 2018 due to Tornadoes... 5172
Total deaths in the USA from 1960 to Dec 31 2018 due to Earthquakes... 360
I think it's safe to say I'd rather be in an Earthquake... Though I'd rather not be in another as large as I was in back in 64....
BAN!
Cool stats.
My family moved to Ca from Wi just in time for the 70 quake. Still remember my father (Wi native) running around house like a chicken with head cut off.
I was driving near the 87 Whittier Narrows quake. My first thought was that I had a flat tire. Then I see everyone else pulling over to check their cars out also. Kind of humorous to watch.
I was in Houston the first week of may. Up in Ontario we often complain about the cold. Certainly wasn't cold in Houston, but while there there was hail, loads of rain, lightning, three tornadoes and the some of the highways were flooded. Traffic stopped completely on the Katy fwy.
Seems no mater where you are they have some kind of screwy weather to deal with.
Agreed , nowhere is perfect
It really is not bad here tho , no weather in 8 years so far , summer & same temp everyday , no hurricanes , no earthquakes centered close by , really very good :twothumbsup:
So in one week we've had snow, sun, wind, rain, hail, tornados and now an earthquake (as it's snowing by the way).
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Wow I am sure glad I don't live there !!
2.7? I doubt anybody felt it..
Another great day in Wisconsin..... If you enjoy wearing your Carhart that is......... :headbang:
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Hail storm and then a funnel that was a little too close...
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Yikes , now I feel bad complaining about how cold it is here.....
The Rockies are beautiful to look at But H3ll to live near
Snowing in the mountains and crappy in town on the first weekend of summer. Global warming my azz.
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I hope you get a couple of days of summer this year !
Still cold and rainy here in the PNW, er I mean New England, we get maybe a day of sun once a week or less it seems. Of course in a week or so it`ll be 95 with 98% humidity for a while then it`ll be fall.
The earth is melting :o :o :o :o :o ......oh wait a minute......no it's not......The earth is freezing :o :o :o :o :o
Global climate change is being calculated by using the "new math".
:rofl: :iagree:
In Denver yesterday the temp dropped from 78 to 38 in two hours, followed by an ice storm topped with 3-4" of the first snow of the year.
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Yikes its coming fast, down to almost 32 here at night 60 something during the day. :('
Amazing how good the weather was when I was there in Nov really
High today of 90° tomorrow night get up to 60°. In Texas that makes us pretty ripe for a big storm [hail]
Racecars are tucked in.
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I would take some snow about now for SoCal.
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I would take some snow about now for SoCal.
100,000 people evacuated. Holy Cow!
Some people don't believe how fast the weather in Denver changes.....
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Well,
There are numerous major fires and more on the way due to high winds and drugged out people the gov caters to...
Multiple millions now without power.
Just another day in Ca. where the choice to spend 10x more on post issue strikes over preemptive strikes.
And our govenor just confirmed that they cannot confirm the fire was started by "unhoused Angelinos"
- rant end-
Quote from: 303 Mopar on October 26, 2019, 06:13:57 AM
Some people don't believe how fast the weather in Denver changes.....
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Living beside the Rockies for a lot of my life I completely understand , I have seen the season change while sitting at a stop light , literally 2 minutes !
we got 18" this morning in about 3 hours in Salida. It compressed to half that depth in a few hours. Roads are really slick. I saw one car had went over a 90' cliff and into the Arkansas river. Typical days drive.
one hour southwest we only got about 4" in Westcliffe/Silvercliffe. Picture is of the Sangre De Cristo's on the way home from work.
Very bad storm this afternoon. I was at work when it hit. 100mph winds for at least a half hour. 95% of the trees in the town where I work are topped or have fallen. Looks like a war zone. Took a long time to find my way out of town. Everywhere I turned the road was blocked. Lots of big trees on houses. Work has significant damage. Roofs partially blown off buildings, overhead doors blown off. A block wall was pushed in 6 inches. A 2x12 piece of lumber was blown through a building. Luckily no damage at home. Still no power right now. My daily driver somehow escaped without a scratch. Other coworkers vehicles didn't fair as well. I counted 8 semis flipped on the way home.
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HOLY CRAP
Glad to here that at least you're okay. I had to Google it and found a site with a slideshow.
https://kwwl.com/2020/08/10/slideshow-severe-weather-damage-in-eastern-iowa-and-surrounding-areas/
Crazy , Glad you are OK Burdar :bigthumb:
Power came back on at my house yesterday morning at around 9. Still no power in Marion where I work. All the surrounding small towns had huge lines for gas. Everyone from the hard hit areas had to drive there to fill up.
They are calling this a "derecho". I had never heard the term before. Basically it's an inland hurricane.
WOW--Mid 90's here everyday--usual late afternoon thunder storm but nothing bad yet. It is coming up to the busy seasons for Hurricanes though..
Stay Safe everybody.
JS27
I was visiting Ft Wayne Ind during that storm the other day and 3 miles away from us a woman was killed when her mobile home flipped over from the wind.
She died holding onto her 4 yo grandson who survived.
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She died holding onto her 4 yo grandson who survived.
A true hero, RIP ma'am. Sorry for going off topic but I felt compelled to comment.
:iagree:Well said, She is a Hero. :andyangel:
SoCal Oc.
Light rain this morning. 100deg + for the day and now multiple fires in the hills. 2020 part 2 here we come...
Quote from: YellowThumper on August 13, 2020, 06:49:15 PM
SoCal Oc.
Light rain this morning. 100deg + for the day and now multiple fires in the hills. 2020 part 2 here we come...
Looks hot everywhere. No escape. :o
https://www.windy.com/-Temperature-temp?temp,36.197,-96.569,4,m:eFTacTe
Pic of expanding fire cloud intermingled with the white ones we get with high humidity.
Fyi the fire was caused by a homeless camper setting fire to a homeless camper who refused to move... :bricks:
Wind gusts up to 141 kph (87.6 mph) in my city. Neighbor said she didn't see any damage to my car. I said, it's an old car even if there was some damage I'd just let it go.
Quote from: Jay Bee on November 16, 2020, 06:32:24 AM
Wind gusts up to 141 kph (87.6 mph) in my city. Neighbor said she didn't see any damage to my car. I said, it's an old car even if there was some damage I'd just let it go.
Glad its nothing serious.
Same here. This is my back yard!
No damage!
Last pic is just a few doors down. Took out the fence and back yard rink.
No damage here, but we lost power for 5 hours last night...
Definitely had some strong wind here is Michigan the last couple days . . power out, trees down, sure damage here and there. I saw some video of Lake Michigan and it was very angry! But in the upcoming forecast . . this Friday shows 60* and sun! Last day for my cars I think . . . :dunno:
We had this in SoCal Oc 2 weeks ago.
Coupled with 50+ mph winds it was a fun time...
Severe Weather?
Yeah another severe drought heading our way = Severe Fires. :bricks:
Yes, but a rainy season equals more fuel growth. You cannot win! The day I disassembled my car and made it immobile, CDF planes and copters started flying around. Even after the first good rain, they are now extending our fire season thru December! My asbestos underwear may be itchy, but I'll have the last laugh :woohoo:h.
Saw images and video of the nor'easter that hit the New England area yesterday - WOW!
Quote from: Jay Bee on December 07, 2020, 07:49:51 AM
Saw images and video of the nor'easter that hit the New England area yesterday - WOW!
It wasn't all that bad. Did have my neighbor's tree fall into my yard....just missed hitting my truck and camry.
Quote from: Cuda_mark on December 07, 2020, 09:27:28 AM
It wasn't all that bad.
I guess the media likes to sensationalize it and air the worse of the worst; mass accumulation areas, car accidents, power outages, etc. Glad your vehicles dodged a bullet.
Charger Pancaked in Windiana. This is the dealership we got our 22 Challenger from. Their huge American Flag Pole came down in today's windstorm. Pancaked a Charger (a service customers vehicle). Can you image getting that call??? :o
https://www.21alivenews.com/2022/12/23/wind-topples-iconic-glenbrook-dodge-flagpole/
https://www.wane.com/top-stories/glenbrook-flag-pole-snaps-piece-lands-on-car/
My day yesterday - Power out early this morning from rain and 60+mph winds, go to plug in the generator and find out the plug I have doesn`t fit, can`t find anyone with the correct cord in stock, slip on ice and fall getting an extension cord from the decorations out in front of the house, wife walks in the door around 1pm - power comes on 5 minutes later, go to get her Jeep inspected and the shop screwed up my appointment and had to re-schedule, wife leaves to pick up pizza around 5pm and not 2 minutes after she left power go outs again. :pullinghair: It went from 50 degrees yesterday to single digits last night but power is still on this morning. The media makes a huge deal over "extreme weather" and "climate change" but science needs accurate data and how much do we really have, maybe 100 years on a planet 4.5 billion years old?
"At first glance, there appears to have been an increase in tornadoes since these records began, but that is not the full story. It was not until the early to mid-1990s that an extensive Doppler radar network was established in the United States for the detection of tornadoes. Until then, records relied on eyewitnesses to report tornado sightings, which means that if no one saw a tornado, it would not appear on weather records. This makes it hard for researchers to spot any long-term trends because the data is skewed by an increased detection of small tornadoes and tornadoes in sparsely populated areas after Doppler radar networks were introduced."
You're not alone. This morning my daughter says some liquid is coming out of the wall switch. WTF?!?! The short story, I think the hot water heater vent pipe in the attic either had condensation that dripped off into the wall or the high winds back drafted the vent pipe with the same effect. I've lived in this house 15 years and never had such an issue. The cold temperatures and high winds have been relentless.
For the engineers out there. You can see how large the base of the flag pole is. From the dealership website, "This flag measures 50 feet by 80 feet. The flagpole is 43 inches in diameter. The pole weighs 35,600 pounds! The base contains 400,000 lbs of concrete. The flag is made of nylon and weighs 80 pounds. The flag can last anywhere from 2 days to 2 months before it has to be changed. We believe this to be one of the largest continuously flying flags in the United States. It was erected in 2001." Luckily no one was hurt / killed.
Quote from: PLY474 on December 24, 2022, 09:03:53 AM
You're not alone. This morning my daughter says some liquid is coming out of the wall switch. WTF?!?! The short story, I think the hot water heater vent pipe in the attic either had condensation that dripped off into the wall or the high winds back drafted the vent pipe with the same effect. I've lived in this house 15 years and never had such an issue. The cold temperatures and high winds have been relentless.
I didn`t even mention the roof leak I already had, noticed a wet spot in the bathroom ceiling around the exhaust fan a couple weeks ago. I need to call someone to come fix it as it`s 2 1/2 stories up and even if I had a ladder long enough I ain`t doing it!
Wind damage to the roof? Call insurance. You might get the whole roof replaced.
Some crazy drifting down near Chatham, ON. You can barely see the cars on the road.
My driveway Saturday morning and then this morning.
Sister's place, Welland ON (south end). Garage door opening before & after Saturday Dec. 24
Quote from: PLY474 on December 24, 2022, 09:09:16 AM
For the engineers out there. You can see how large the base of the flag pole is. From the dealership website, "This flag measures 50 feet by 80 feet. The flagpole is 43 inches in diameter. The pole weighs 35,600 pounds! The base contains 400,000 lbs of concrete. The flag is made of nylon and weighs 80 pounds. The flag can last anywhere from 2 days to 2 months before it has to be changed. We believe this to be one of the largest continuously flying flags in the United States. It was erected in 2001." Luckily no one was hurt / killed.
Why does it only last 2 days to 2 months ? :huh:
Just took this picture out our front window here in Georgetown ON Canada.....Looks like the grass in the front yard is almost covered....I might have to shovel our front steps/sidewalk, or just wait until it melts on Thursday/Friday.....
My neighbor used his leaf blower to clean his front walk... :dunno:
That's what it looks like in Rochester NY also. And we're only a small hour from Buffalo.
Quote from: anlauto on December 25, 2022, 07:55:18 AM
Just took this picture out our front window here in Georgetown ON Canada.....Looks like the grass in the front yard is almost covered....I might have to shovel our front steps/sidewalk, or just wait until it melts on Thursday/Friday.....
My neighbor used his leaf blower to clean his front walk... :dunno:
Similar here, we got maybe 2" after all the media hype... ::) sun has been shining all day so far...
As a followup to the Dodge flag pole breaking, this link is a video of the deflection prior to breaking. You can hear the metal stressing. (Harry Baals is a former mayor. Yes, really.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/fortwayne/comments/zu11nw/holy_harry_baals_is_that_flag_pole_gonna_snap/
A week after the blizzard, it's 50 degrees outside and the snow is disappearing. :huh:
Quote from: PLY474 on December 28, 2022, 06:33:32 AM
As a followup to the Dodge flag pole breaking, this link is a video of the deflection prior to breaking. You can hear the metal stressing. (Harry Baals is a former mayor. Yes, really.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/fortwayne/comments/zu11nw/holy_harry_baals_is_that_flag_pole_gonna_snap/
Very interesting article. I do wonder what the parents were thinking when they named their child Harry Baals. Reminds me of the song a Boy named Sue, LOL.
Quote from: 700 AKN on December 24, 2022, 11:49:17 PM
Some crazy drifting down near Chatham, ON. You can barely see the cars on the road.
This helps me understand why you canadians tuck your cars away for winter.
I mean, we get cold and snow here in New Jersey but.... omg!
I can occasionally take my car out in the winter but only when theres no salt left on the roads.
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You should try northern AB , Chatham is Way south !
We got 22" of snow here in Minnesota within 32 hours.
This is a 22" Weber grill.. The grill is 39.5"(100.33cm) tall at the lids handle...
Tornado sirens going off here in eastern Iowa. Crazy!
So far other than a severe wind/rain storm it has been an extremely mild winter so far, temperatures in the 30's, 40's and above 50 a couple times. That has now changed - 10-12" and still snowing. Not that severe but my back is not feeling so good as it's heavy, wet stuff. How many days till spring?
Trees and power lines down everywhere. Lost power Monday around 4:30pm and estimate for restoring it is today (Wednesday) around 10pm. Thankfully we have a generator so at least heat, well pump and some lights are working.
The Challenger dodged a bullet on the 31st. Tornados blew threw the area. This one was just south of my town. No damage here. The same system damaged my aunts shop where the Challenger was being stored. The metal ceiling stayed intact even after the entire south side of the roof was blown off and both overhead doors blew in. The car is dirty but there is no damage that I can see.
Wow thats crazy!
Wow. Close call!
Wendy and I just drove back from the Phoenix area with the 5th wheel. A few days before we left, on the news, we were seeing tornado reports, high winds etc. We waited for two calm days to tool across Oklahoma and Kansas. From the perspective of a Northern Ontario Canadian, it's strange having to watch the wind before you drive. I thought once we were south of the snow there would be nothing to worry about....wrong....I'd rather deal with snow than wind. Maybe it's what you get used to?
Glad Your car made out ok. Hopefully none hurt in the area?