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I'm going offline, folks. There's a storm like I've never seen outside, the tree's almost doubled over, the sky is green, the windowpanes are rattling and the tornado sirens are going off like bombs were dropping. I'm terrified. I'm going downstairs and get into the downstairs bathroom.
Pray for us...if prayers you can spare. Hopefully I will be back soon. Sazerac |
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Prayers done Sazerac.
Safe returns. Don't think the worst of it, but don't let it get to you - it might not be what you are expecting. Again, give us the updates as soon as possible. We're on edge here. Wah ------------------ http://www.gis.net/~yos/lichwah.gif http://www.btinternet.com/~GWah2/mygreetings01.gif http://www.btinternet.com/~GWah2/myname001.gif http://www.btinternet.com/~GWah2/finalarch.gif |
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I'm praying for you Saz. We can't lose you. You are inspiration to all of us.
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Keeping all my fingers and toes crossed and praying for Saz...
Tornadoes sound so scary...I can't imagine how scary would be like to live in a country where you actually have them ... but then again, you would probably be scared living in a country that is almost entirely below sealevel and depends on dams and other forms of water management to keep from drowning http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif ------------------ Melusine, High Queen of Fluffies, Archbabe of the Order of the Holy Flame and the Laughing Hyenas, & Official Entertainer Elf of the BG2 Bar http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/mel1.gif Your voice is ambrosia |
Hope all is well. We only get piddly little showers here so I've no idea what it's like. Infact the scariest weather at the minute in Britain is probably sunshine.
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Anyone got news on Denton from USA? Anyone from USA got live reports on the weather over there (news perhaps)? Anyone near Denton? This is so confusing at the moment. (I better do a net search on world weather) ------------------ http://www.gis.net/~yos/lichwah.gif http://www.btinternet.com/~GWah2/mygreetings01.gif http://www.btinternet.com/~GWah2/myname001.gif http://www.btinternet.com/~GWah2/finalarch.gif |
I'm in austin
I'll keep y'all posted http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/uhoh2.gif BE CAREFUL SAZ & FAMILY !!! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/screama.gif ------------------ http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...s/rudedawg.jpg http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/rdawg.gif |
I'm prayin for you Saz. Hope you get through this okay. I'm lookin for you to post tomorrow!
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Well, I don't go in for praying, but I'm with you and wishing hard for you and your family's safety. May your god be with you.
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*mammawlin praying for Sazerac* God bless and keep you safe my friends.
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That sure sounds very scary: I can only echo Melusine on that I am sure glad to live in a region of the world where phenomena like that happen rarely if ever ...
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Thank you so much for your kind concerns. There are some power lines down, and two funnels touched down in Denton, but miraculously, no one was hurt. We were without power for about 45 minutes, then it came back on. Everything is calm now. The tornados passed quickly through, and miraculously, we didn't flood. I haven't been that scared since I was a child, though! The sky right now is the most gorgeous color of GOLD that I've ever seen. If only I had a proper camera! Anyway, thank you once again for your prayers and your concerns. They DID help. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif Hugs, a very happy http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/saz.gif |
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Now I can go to sleep too. Goodnight everyone. (4am in the morning) ------------------ http://www.gis.net/~yos/lichwah.gif http://www.btinternet.com/~GWah2/mygreetings01.gif http://www.btinternet.com/~GWah2/myname001.gif http://www.btinternet.com/~GWah2/finalarch.gif |
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Thank goodness! So I din't need to go looking for this, then? http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif
Conditions and Forecast for Denton, Texas Updated: 08:46 PM CDT on June 14, 2001 Observed at Denton, Texas Temperature 70° F Humidity 94% Dewpoint 68° F Wind SW at 10 mph Pressure 29.77 in Conditions Light Rain Visibility 10 miles Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN): 8000 ft Mostly Cloudy (BKN): 10000 ft Hourly Precipitation 0.400 in Sunrise 6:16 AM (CDT) Sunset 8:40 PM (CDT) Moon Rise 2:05 AM (CDT) Moon Set 1:54 PM (CDT) Moon Phase Short Term Forecast as of 7:48 pm CDT on June 14, 2001 Now A line of strong to severe thunderstorms extended from Paris... to McKinney...to Fort Worth...to Eastland at 800 pm. The line was moving east at 15 mph. All of these storms are capable of producing large hail...damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph...deadly lightning and heavy rainfall up to one inch an hour. The storms should reach a Sulphur Springs...Dallas...Glen Rose line by 830 pm and a Terrell...Cleburne...Comanche line by 9 pm. Forecast as of 4:00 pm CDT on June 14, 2001 Air pollution watch level Orange Friday... Tonight Thunderstorms likely. Some storms severe with heavy rainfall. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph and gusty. Chance of rain 70 percent. Friday Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. clear. Lows in the lower 70s and highs in the mid 90s. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Weather Statement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statement as of 3:31 pm CDT on June 14, 2001 There is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms tonight for that part of North Texas north of a Comanche...Corsicana...Canton line. For the rest of North Texas...there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms tonight. A cold front...positioned from north central Oklahoma to the Texas Panhandle...will move southeast and into the extreme northwest sections of North Texas this evening. Scattered thunderstorms were forming along a Duncan Oklahoma...to Abilene line at mid afternoon. The line will move steady across North Texas this evening and tonight. The atmosphere is very unstable...but capped by a warm layer around 5000 feet at mid afternoon. The cap should weaken this evening with the approach of an upper level disturbance from the northwest. Also...upper level winds will become more favorable for intense thunderstorms as the evening progresses. Large hail... damaging wind and isolated tornadoes are possible. Emergency managers and storm spotters should prepare for possible activation before 8 pm west of a Bonham...to Lampasas line. Activation across the remainder of North Texas may be requested between 8 pm and midnight. 75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Severe Weather Statement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statement as of 7:49 pm CDT on June 14, 2001 ...A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Continues For Denton And Collin Counties Until 815 Pm Cdt... At 749 pm CDT National Weather Service Doppler radar detected a severe thunderstorm over McKinney...moving northeast at 20 mph. A wind gust of 57 mph was recored at Denton...and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds near Krum. Heavy rain and winds in excess of 65 mph are likely with this storm. Lat...Lon 3340 9741 3301 9737 3301 9631 3334 9633 3340 9660 Nnnn Copyright © 1998 The Weather Underground, Inc. ------------------ http://www.ranchoweb.com/images/bg2guy/bitchingcopy.gif http://www.ranchoweb.com/images/bg2guy/fljotsdale.gif http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...s/EEhearts.gif [This message has been edited by Fljotsdale (edited 06-14-2001).] |
Saz, You are OK! Coolness! Thank the Lord!! Well, I think that was pretty scary for all of us, we were worried about you.
Thanks to RudeDawg for answering my concerns about Moni. Also, thanks to Fljotsdale for the great weather report! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif Mammawlin |
Glad you are ok Saz.
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Glad you are ok Saz. Those storms are pretty scary.
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Scary? You want scary weather?
Rudedawg, Saz, Moni and anyone else that lives in Texas/USA may know of the HUGE Jarrel,TX tornado,,,a F5, a MILE wide, no kiddin'. I lived 5 miles from it could see clear as day from my back porch, I was scared out of my wits. Happened about 4 years ago, I still shake when i think of it. And about a month ago the sky was green north east of my house, it was windy as all get it, I saw storm chasers park not a mile from my house to see the tornado. Well it never touched but it was scary as all get it out. Came real close to touch. Now that was scary weather. But it happens often here in texas. ------------------ http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...ranger_001.gif Hunter, Scout, Warrior, Woodsmen, Archer [This message has been edited by Grand-Ranger (edited 06-14-2001).] |
Thank you, Fljotsdale, for being so kind to take the time to do that! The place mentioned named "Krum" is where one of those twisters set down. Apparently it dissapated pretty quickly.
Now I'm really curious (now that I'm no longer scared). Based on what Melusine and Staralfur said, does Europe not get tornados? This part of the world is INFESTED with them, especially around this time of year. Tornados are one of the most terrifying things I can think of...mainly because they seem to have a mind of their own. My worst nightmares are being destroyed by a tornado. I'll see the black funnel on the horizon, and I'll start to run, but it's faster than I, and wherever I turn, it turns, tracking me, inexorably, to destroy me in the end. It never happens, of course, and I wake up screaming before it finishes. I've always wondered if tornados really are a form of Air Elementals... They certainly seem to have the sentience for it. http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/saz.gif |
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Saz
Glad to see you're ok, thank God! ------------------ "Butt-kicking for goodness!" - Minsc "Cities always teem with evil and decay. Let's give it a good shake and SEE WHAT FALLS OUT!!" - Minsc http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/wildlep...n/images/w.gif |
Welcome Back Sazerac!
I am glad you are safe! I was pretty scared for you, having grown up in an area that saw tornados go through every spring (we lived in a valley and were always safe but surrounding communities i.e. Akron, OH have seen devastation) I know what terrors they can be! Signing off myself now as I hear thunder and see lightning flashing out my window. No serious storms predicted here, just your basic survivable thunderstorms but I wouldn't want me or this PC to get zapped! Goodnight, Sweet Dreams & I Love You! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...s/EEhearts.gif Monique ------------------ http://members.aol.com/lasttrueprincess/images/ltp4.gif |
Glad everything is okay Saz.
I've never seen a tornado but we did have a hurricane in the 'Great Storm' of 1987. 18 people killed and 15 million trees uprooted. The town of Sevenoaks in Kent lost six of of it's centuries old oak trees and became known as oneoaks. ------------------ http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif Save Chip - Don't let Sarah win! Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas |
Well Im glad ya are ok Saz but you havent experienced the real bad weather yet. What you say can be worse than tornadoes?http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...s/confused.gif
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Well we do have bad storms occasionally (that will uproot trees, ruin houses and perhaps kill an occasional person who gets hit by rooftiles flying around), and the big thing in Holland is of course that we can be flooded by the sea or other waters (there was a major flood in 1953 that took many lives and destroyed many houses). But real tornados such as the ones you have where you live... no. Nothing like it here. *phew!*
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Glad everything's OK there Saz, I missed all the drama while at work by the looks of it. Tornado's are pretty much an American phenom, but other areas get some similar freak storms. The place I live in is nicknamed Tornado Alley within the local district, but only because we have had 3 mini versions in 12 or 13 years (ie very rare, and we are considered the trouble location).
I nearly got caught out on the golf course in the last one (about 1995) - the sky was looking none too good, so rather than wait behind the guys I was following I played backwards down another hole towards the green keepers' shed. When I got to my ball the hail started, and I ran for cover. 400 meters back, where I had been standing, the trees became matchsticks, and it tore apart 5 houses. 400 meters on the other side I was worried about the hail on my new car - needn't have worried, there was not a drop of rain or hail over there. That one had me worried, and it's a baby compared to what you guys get thrown at you. I better consider carefully if they offer me a secondment to the Pt Comfort plant in Texas http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif. lad to hear you're OK mate - talk to you on the weekend hopefully. ------------------ http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/davros1.gif |
Get this-- I live in Central Florida, it's called "The Lightning Capitol of the World" AAAAAAACK! I remember leaving Target with Donna one day, and I Ducked she did too, then a lightning bolt hit a mile or so east.. I FELT the air sizzle.. totally heart stopping.. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...s/rolleyes.gif
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In Tucson AZ, storms have a way of getting caught in the surrounding mountains and bouncing from one side of the valley to the other until they are all rained out. Sometimes there are more than one.
Standing out in my driveway watching an awesome downpour soak the downtown area one late afternoon, a flash behind me that shook the ground caught me by complete suprise. All the hair on my whole body felt like it was standing on end. I turned around and my neighbors (small) mullberry tree...not even twenty feet away from where I was standing was split, blackened, and smoking. From then on, my storm watching emcompassed the whole valley, no matter where the heaviest rains were! Moni ------------------ http://members.aol.com/lasttrueprincess/images/ltp4.gif |
Do we get tornadoes in Europe?
YES! Certainly in the south of England, but they mostly happen out to sea. The coastal areas sometimes get hit. A seaside resort, Selsey Bill, was wrecked by a tornado a few years ago - a swathe through part of the town was absolutely flattened. Also in other coastal areas there has been tornado damage from time to time. But further inland, as mentioned earlier, was the hurricane we had in 87. People still talk about that (heck, weather is the main topic of casual conversation in England). I remember it well, the devastation where I lived was frightening. I woke up in the middle of the night to a huge noise, like an explosion, as a tree outside my window blew apart. Roofs were blown off houses, sheds and cars were whisked off the ground - it went on for several hours. Houses in England don't usually have basements, so we huddled in the kitchen. People died that night. My friend down the road had no power for 3 weeks afterwards. 2 days off school/work while everyone who had a tractor or jeep went to help tow massive trees off the roads. I was in one of the worst hit areas. ------------------ http://www.gldb.com/wayno/epona2.gif Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. Epona of The Laughing Hyenas |
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