posted on May 7, 2005 04:26:53 PM new
No. Only been in a hurricane here. And we so lucked out because we live near a hospital and were one of the few blocks that still had electrity because of something about the electric grid they switch to, that we were also on the same one.
But a big old fat oak tree branch ripped right off the tree from the wind out side my living room, though. Mercifully it didnt hit the window on its way down. I thought it was kind of exciting at the time. The wind was so powerful. (But the ensuing damage it did to the entire state was not exciting for months later.)
posted on May 7, 2005 04:30:58 PM new
Two. When I was around five, a tornado tore through where I was living. I watched out the window as it lifted our car off the ground. Luckily, it didn't come through the house. Back then we didn't have a basement, TV or warning system.
The other one was on July 4, 1969. I was staying with my grandparents who had a home on the Lake Erie shore. That one was a doozy. Trees were down everywhere. The city park was right down the street and I remember going down there with my grandparents and helping people who were injured. Since it was the 4th of July, the park was full. I also remember going outside and watching the lake churn. It was an awsome site.
posted on May 7, 2005 04:42:16 PM new
That's a new "twist"(er) , Cheryl, a tornado's effect on a huge lake. I always see the pictures on flat plains or a tiny whirlwind on a small lake but Lake Erie must've been a sight!
posted on May 7, 2005 08:23:55 PM new
Cheryl-I saw one of those in the sea of Japan in 1966.They call them "waterspouts" which is actually a tornado at sea.I gotta tell this thing was huge.The cloud itself was mushroomed shape and looked an A-bomb went off.I could see the water being sucked straight up out of the ocean into the cloud like it was slow motion and coming back down again on the outside.It was awesome to watch.
I saw an F-5 tornado someone caught on videtape that was shown on tv.I also remember that they had 5 F-5's in ONE day in Oklahoma about a year and half ago.I dont know if they were shown in the program crow saw,but when they can range up to two miles wide and 250-300 miles per hour-that must be an awesome sight.
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posted on May 7, 2005 09:48:10 PM new
Years ago during season whenever they would call tornado warnings or watches in the afternoon we used to go up to the roof of the bar (They had sand pits in the back and volleyball "leagues" during the week) to watch the funnel clouds and make bets on which ones would touch down. They are pretty fascinating. I remember after seeing Twister how much fun I thought it would be to be out to OK during the season and shoot twisters. Then I realized it would mean actually having to spend time in Oklahoma.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
Water spouts are frighteningly awesome. We were at Cedar Point a couple of years ago when a severe thunderstorm came roaring in. Not only was the place flooding (for those who don't know it, Cedar Point sits on a Peninsula surrounded on three sides by shallow Lake Erie), but it was surrounded by water spouts. It was very dark out for mid-afternoon. People were running out of the park. We just stood under some shelter and watched the water pouts. When storms come in off that lake, they come in with a vengeance.
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