So, this tornado went down my street today. No, for real...

[flvegan]

The radio folks called it a tornado, but tv weather is calling it a "superburst" or something. All kinds of damage in my neighborhood. I'm okay, all 12 of our rescues (dogs) are okay, the house is okay. Power is back on (obviously). I didn't even know until around 4pm today. I was going to the gym, and heard it on the radio, so I raced home. Weird friggin weather.

Here's the story:
http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBNJ5X2B6E.html

[MissMarple]

1. You'all are becoming a regular disaster alley.

But I'm sure it's NOT as result of any global warming, that is just fundie propaganda. ;)

Glad you're OK.

[no name no slogan]

2. I've been in two tornados in my life

The first one was when I was two, and a large tree fell on me, fracturing my skull and giving me a concussion.

The second one was when I was ten, and I slept right through it. I fell asleep in the basement, where I was hiding, home alone, when a tornado warning was issued.

To this day tornados scare me sh!tless. I'm glad to hear you and your rescues are okay.

(sending good karma your way)
O8)

[Dr.Phool]

3. Where'd this happen?

I live in Holiday, and all we had was a lot of rain.

[flvegan]

7. My neighborhood in Tampa.

They're calling it a "microburst" where the weather just kind of makes a big PUSH through. The destruction is in a path about a 1/2 mile wide by 2 miles long.

I/we are very lucky.

[xmas74]

4. In 2003

my county had 38 recorded touchdowns in a week (it was in May). Lots of damage but no real injuries. Most were just F1's.

On our Trick or Treat day of this year (Oct. 29) we had a tornado touchdown right outside of town during the trick or treat time. Had to take cover w/ hundreds of crying kids in a church basement. Then we had to cancel our Kerry rally scheduled for the next day-damage to the county fairgrounds site (where it was going to be held).

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Funny, they like to call tornado's "straight winds" here, even when you

see them with your own lying eyes. ;)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. We had a supercell rip up our neighborhood about 10 years ago

We were so incredibly lucky, because we lost huge limbs from the main trunk of a silver maple...over a foot in diameter...but the ones that were precariously hanging over the roof remained. A couple of neighbors had trees cave their roofs in, power lines were down all over the place. We had no electricity for 3 days. But nobody was injured, fortunately.

Sorry to hear about your nightmare!