Tornadoes

[editionshield]

57 deaths in 1989 San Francisco earthquake.

266 deaths from the various tornado storms the past couple of weeks.

Just worth acknowledging the severity. That death-toll number has gotten alarmingly high at this point.

[TENHORN]

We had 2.5 days of weather interest here in the southeast. My area was under a tornado watch or warning for most of that time. Huge amount of death and destruction in Ala. yesterday. That was one big tornado. We had 16 people killed in Tn. Ala. had 131 this morning with more to come.

The weather people do a great job of warning us. Most are now really beginning to listen. Still, if that booger hits your home, you had better be in a really safe spot. We were very lucky which only means that others were unlucky. We got 7.17 inches of rain and most of the damage around us was trees and limbs down. Still glad that I have a basement home as that gives us some protection.

[scout3dave]

Keep your head down Ten, that was just horrible. Those were Wizard of Oz size tornados going through populated areas. My wife's bank is headquartered in B'ham, haven't heard if her colleagues were affected but I am sure many were in one way or another.

But if you could send us some of that rain we would appreciate it! We are about to dry up and blow away.

[TOK2000]

Originally Posted by scout3dave

Keep your head down Ten, that was just horrible. Those were Wizard of Oz size tornados going through populated areas. My wife's bank is headquartered in B'ham, haven't heard if her colleagues were affected but I am sure many were in one way or another.

But if you could send us some of that rain we would appreciate it! We are about to dry up and blow away.

On the positive side my drive is rolling another 20-30 yds on the fairway!!

When I hit it in the fairway that is!

[TexasPalladin]

Gonna have to replace most of my roof and the entire N side of my house siding.
Had handball sized hail twice last night. Couple of Whirly Girls passed us by about a mile. Both my dogs decided to camp out in my lap. GF was in tears this morning after looking at the house and I told her to take a breath and be thankful.....we can replace stuff, but not people. My thoughts and sympathy are for all the poor souls that died and all of the people who have lost everything.
Went through my closet and and garage and put together a bunch of clothes and house wares to give to the Red Cross Disaster Relief effort tomorrow.




Semper Fi

[PFD]

Tuscaloosa took a terrible beating. The video of the tornado on the ground there is incredible.

[editionshield]

My brother & his wife are in Tuscaloosa (he teaches at UofA). They and their house are OK, apparently; just happened to not live in one of the neighborhoods that was in the path of that thing.

Apparently Bama canceled next week's finals.

Palladin, glad to hear you're OK, though sorry to hear about the damage. (Was that in TX, or elsewhere?)

The NC ones of a week or two ago came very near us but ended up veering elsewhere.

Keep thinking that this can't go on, and then along comes another batch that's even worse than the one before. And May, typically, is a heavier tornado month than April.....

[TexasPalladin]

Just outside of Knoxville, TN Edition.
Think it was straightline winds and hail that did most of the damage around here. Used to see a lot of it in the Panhandle.
Thanks for your thoughts....and I am glad your family is ok....GF has two cousins down around B'ham who have lost everything, but in the true southern tradition they flipped the bird and said they are just happy they are alive.




Semper Fi

[editionshield]

This from my bro in Tuscaloosa. Nothing too detailed here but just thought it was worth passing along a report from someone in-town there:

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There is substantial damage in town. The University appears to be mostly OK, although is still without power - the huge tornado passed just south of the campus and cut a large track of devastation West to East across Tuscaloosa just south of downtown area through lots of neighborhoods causing major damage. University and schools are closed today as cleanup and rescue work continues.
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[TENHORN]

Glad to hear that you are OK, TP. Houses can indeed be repaired. Terrible devastation in Ala. that will require a lot of work just to remove the debris let alone the rebuilding. Lots of shattered lives and people who need help. Much more important imo than overseas help. Americans should take care of Americans. I will join you in donating to help with the relief efforts in Ala. and other places. Death toll in Tenn. is now up to 33, bad but not nearly so bad as Ala.

[Duke Silver]

Glad to hear you're OK, Palladin.

[NeverAgain]

On the flip side, New Mexico is a tinderbox waiting to explode.

No rain in forever and winds up to 70MPH off and on for the last month.

[T-Horn]

Last I heard, St. Louis had no casualties when the tornadoes rolled through up here. I think it has a hell of a lot to do with houses being built with basements and people being smart enough to actually go down to them when the sh*t's about to hit the fan.