Here we go again...screwy weather. Tornado warnings...loss of electricity

[greenbriar]

We lost power for 3 hours the tornado sirens went off two seperate times


still in a watch and could happen again

I hate Kansas in the spring

I HATE tornados





http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=ict&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no

[NeedleCast]

1. Screwy Weather?

Thunderstorms and tornadoes are screwy weather for Kansas in spring?

[greenbriar]

3. for me...I hate tornados and my DU peeps know it and talk me through it

if it were up to me, I would live in the basement during the spring, but I have a daughter who needs me to stay calm, so I post on DU and you all keep me sane

[NeedleCast]

7. Yikes, well, best wishes then

I used to freak out about heavy weather too, so I feel ya. I'm from Central Texas originally, so I've seen my share.

[Deja Q]

12. Dorothy was shocked by the tornado in 1939...

:shrug:

[ccharles000]

2. stay safe

[Debi]

4. Yep, here in Iowa too

tornado touched down around Manchester already - now warnings in Black Hawk and in Dubuque Counties.

Stay safe. :hug:

[greenbriar]

6. you too

I hate this


a sherrif's vehicle had windows blown out by winds

[Debi]

9. Damn.....

tornado warning gone for us - now just severe thunderstorms and flash flooding (3" of rain today)

[Tashca]

15. Pinicon Ridge park was devastated

I don't know if you know the park? It's in northern Linn county. Just saw the news clip. Sounds like the campers all got out just in time and came back to find camper parts all over the place. No one was hurt fortunately. This is going to be a long night......

There is a tremendous amount of energy in the air right now

[greenbriar]

5. right now we have 50-80 mile hour winds and HEAVY rainfall

but that is better than tornados

[janx]

8. You live in Kansas!

It's tornado season! :hi:

I used to live in Missouri.

[greenbriar]

10. yes I know

and I HATE it

but now that we have our electricity back it is not so scary


we lost power about 3 then the tornado sirens went off two times

now we have power and the warnings are gone, but we have straight line winds 50-80

but we are not out of the weather or woods at all

tornado watch until 3 AM and looks like more will pop up all night

[Donnachaidh]

11. we had some crazy weather in Georgia a couple of nights ago

Golf ball sized hail. It looked like we had a funnel starting in the sky directly above our patio. Rain (as my Mum used to say) "like a cow pissing on a flat rock" for an hour, then hail again, then winds, then more weird clouds, hail - lather rinse repeat.

It ain't just Kansas having crazy weather...

[glinda]

13. We couldn't hear the sirens when they tested and last year we were hit by

straight line winds off a tornado spotted near us. I hate tornados also! That is why I like winter.

[uppityperson]

14. Good luck to you and yours, stay calm, mom

having grown up in ND and been in a F5 as a toddler, I am with you.

[greenbriar]

16. thanks I am

it has calmed down for now

but it is not over

[MuseRider]

17. Hi I was worried about you since

you all caught quite a bit already.

It is not here yet but boy oh boy is it bearing down. It is almost black outside. Still it is out a ways, maybe 30-60 minutes away.

We had to go to the basement yesterday, well I stood out in the rain and watched.

Stay safe Greenbriar.

[greenbriar]

21. I wondered yesterday about you

we are in calmer weather right now, but we are not out of the woods.

Stay safe and keep your eyes open, this could be a NASTY night


we have power right now but are likely to lose it again...sigh...

[MuseRider]

22. That big bow echo

that gave you those winds is almost here. Oops, there was just a tornado warning issued and it is not far and headed for us...time to gather the cats and dogs. We have about 20 minutes.

[greenbriar]

24. KEep safe...the thunder is starting up again

this could be a LONG night

[annabanana]

18. Aw jeez, mid-Country dears.... hunker down & stay safe there...

I'd hate to discover any of you in my Long Island backyard in the morning...

[MuseRider]

23. : -) n/t

[greenbriar]

26. Muse ... you okay?

see the warning

[Kansas Wyatt]

19. I've lived in Kansas my whole life and have never seen a tornado.

The closest I ever came to one, was back in the 70s when I was a kid, and I was at the mall in Emporia. We were going to stay for a movie, but my sisters had to get back home to another town for some school or church function. The tornado hit the mall and theater about an hour after we left.

Other than that, I've never even been close to one.

[greenbriar]

20. You are lucky

I have seen my fair share

don't care to see anymore

[applegrove]

25. We had "Kansas" weather, what with roofs and awnings blowing off and

telephone polls leaning over, in Ontario last night. Was really creepy.

[Born_A_Truman]

27. Stay safe...

I have a brother in SW Missouri and another brother in Huntsville, AL and so I keep an eye on the weather for tornados. I would love to retire back there but not without a basement and a weather radio and backup generator.

[greenbriar]

28. Check...we have all three

and also stock piles of emergency food and water

[greenbriar]

29. great...another storm coming with possible rotation

and HAIL