Video of the storm that hit us! 😀 Even cooler… they’re going down the street that goes to my apartment.
Video of the storm that hit us! 😀 Even cooler… they’re going down the street that goes to my apartment.
13 thoughts on “06/14/2009 (12 Comments)”
MephitMark
I actually watched that storm develop and basically blow up on the local PBS station that has continuous weather coverage. That storm went off almost like a nuclear bomb from the satellite view. No other storm in the entire state of Texas, just that one.
I have been a Skywarn volunteer for the Nationa Weather Service for over twenty years now, and have a good idea what, when and where about severe weather. I was very concerned about you and your family. I am relieved all of you are alright.
Tiff
Yeah, it’s actually the FIRST time I’ve seen a storm pop up when we didn’t have any sort of Thunderstorm watch for the day. We weren’t expecting any such thing so we were lucky and nobody was hurt in the city either.
Victor Voracious
Ironically, that’s the kind of weather we get in South Florida. Sunny day sunny day sunny day BIG BAD THUNDERSTORM!! Sunny day…
skoll
especialy recently…meh thats florida for you
Stray
Victor I know exactly what your talking about, Lived in Mobile, Alabama for a while… Winter was the worst… too cold in the mornings not to have long sleeves, even for me and I was Born in Denver, Colorado and all I wear is a thin hoodie over a t-shirt when it snows…. like every 3-4 years… anyways too cold in the mornings to not have long sleeves and too hot for long sleeves in afternoon, then too wet to not have an umbrella, then its back to sunny and repeat the next day; everyday. Any other season just remove the too cold at 7am part and there ya go…
Good to hear that no one was hurt though Tiff!
Geek
Ugh, weather. Weather has not been fun for me recently. In fact, I was supposedto be climbing Mt. Washington yesterday and today–and actually climbing, with a backpack, staying overnight(twice), and WALKING to the top. No autoroad or Cog Railway for me. Anyway, got to the campsite, set up camp and that, hiked up to the snow…there’s actually still snow in Tuckerman’s Ravine, and some psyco skiers/boarders (no offense to anyone, I think it’s actually kinda neat, just overly dangerous) still go down, we’re talking STRAIGHT DOWN for like a couple hundred yards or so…. That night, everything was good. Next morning, yesterday, was miserable. It was raining, and like thirty degrees. Completely socked in. So we went down. If you’ve never hiked down a wet slippery rock trail in the rain with a fourty-pound soaking wet pack on your back under a clammy plastic poncho for three hours, BE HAPPY. Trust me, it’s bad. Unless you like slipping on big rocks and falling with a big weight on yer back…then you’re good. Not fun. Not as fun as a blackout at a prestegious high school, but more fun then a hurricane. I’m guessing. Never been in a hurricane.
Jopoho
That makes me feel exrtraordinarily guilty for celebrating that storm (I work as a lifeguard, and any time lighting pops up we get to close the pool but keep getting paid until the moment that it is simply impossible to re-open the pool. Although, trying to herd very panic-striken people into a very small space is not my idea of “fun”).
Shadowcatcher
Cute tornado, it reminds me very much of one I dreamed chasing me when I was a four year old.
Victor Voracious
As yes, the obligatory tornado chase dream. Get those every now and then. Tends to invoke one’s primal need to drive reeealy fast.
Shadowcatcher
Heh, had one last night. Nastiest multiple vortex I’ve ever seen.
EdorFaus
Victor: drive really fast, yes… but some people actually drive *towards* them, if you can believe that… (storm chasers. crazy bunch if you ask me, but at least they can help us learn more about them…)
Dr.O
“Yeah, it’s actually the FIRST time I’ve seen a storm pop up when we didn’t have any sort of Thunderstorm watch for the day.”
Sounds like Chuck Norris to me.
“We weren’t expecting any such thing so we were lucky and nobody was hurt in the city either.” Houses can be rebuilt, lives cannot.
ren9999
errr thers no video 🙁
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