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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: RoadKingLarry on May 30, 2013, 09:49:35 PM
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On the ground now just a mile or so from my wife's sisters place. South east side of Tulsa, Broken Arrow area
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Yeah I know, looks like I just might get to go play after all.
Lot of new homes in that area.
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Looks to be tracking just to the north of of the in-laws. Just the other side of higway 51 at Oneata.
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Missed my sister in law's place but she watched it go by out her back door :facepalm:.
Hopefully no serious damage to the Bluebell icecream plant.
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Looking like it hit just right there. Watching KOTV Channel 6 and the have the bird up over the area. Looks to be no more than an EF1.
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Bluebell plant in OK? Thought it was in Brenham, TX.
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Bluebell plant in OK? Thought it was in Brenham, TX.
Brenham is the original. I think they have three plants now.
Brad
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And we are getting ready for another round tonight.
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Prayers for citizens of Oklahoma City and suburbs tonight. =(
http://livewire.koco.com/Event/Live_Wire_Storms_expected_across_Oklahoma
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OKC is getting hammered right now as I post this.
Also heard St Louis has just had one. Right now they are all around Tulsa right now.
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Under a tornado warning right now. I'm to the SE edge of the warned area and the storm is tracking slightly to the north of my place. Nothing on the ground but the weather weanies are getting all orgasmic over the RADAR. Rural area, not too densely populated but a couple.
Just announced a tornado on the ground north and west of me about 6 miles.
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Current track if it holds together will take it less than a mile from me
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Tracked off to the north. Dropped several small funnels but that cell is weakening.
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Rumint is up that units are being called now for duty. I have not yet got the call but time will tell.
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Bill, I want to thank you and the others (of various gun board communities) for giving me the two days I needed to fly in, interview, and fly out again without having any real weather to worry about. We'll overlook the heavy weather that delayed us getting into Denver; that's really not your area.
The tornado hiatus was much appreciated.
Now, if this thing materializes, we're going to have to work a bit on keeping them at arm's length from the south Tulsa area.
Anyway, thanks. :angel:
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I had my Cherokee wife doing an anti-rain dance just for your benefit.
For South Tulsa area stay away from the SE part of Broken Arrow and Oneta, That area was hit yesterday. They seem to get all the nasty storms. Never hear much of Bixby getting smacked around.
Depending on your 'commute tolerance" there are a number of decent bedroom communities that offer lower real estate prices.
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And round 2 for the night.
This one doesn't look to be tornadic, just a severe thunderstorm cell. Heavy enough rain that we've lost the sat feed.
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Looks like we got lucky again here.
Dad came up here from visiting a friend in OK yesterday.
I was at a customers house a little NE of here this afternoon and watched a nasty looking wall cloud go by but it didn't do anything until after it was past. The rest of the storms have went just a few miles north or south of us.
I've watched a few go through the KC area when I lived there and drove through one several years back. That's as close as I want to be.
Sometimes I'm glad I'm in this little hole that seems to get passed over by the worst storms.
jim
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The Weather Channel storm chaser team got whacked:
http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-central/tornado-hunt-team-takes-direct-hit-tornado-20130531
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BLok1GACQAE-KaE.jpg)
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I saw an early low res photo and wondered why there was a news story about an IMCA modified car during tornado coverage. Then I found out that used to be a Yukon. :facepalm:
Glad everyone that was in it is alright.
jim
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The Weather Channel storm chaser team got whacked:
http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-central/tornado-hunt-team-takes-direct-hit-tornado-20130531
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BLok1GACQAE-KaE.jpg)
So, that was a successful hunt?
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I'm glad they gave the local emergency folks something to do. I'm sure they were bored last night.
Morons.
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So, that was a successful hunt?
For the tornado, yes. :rofl: :lol: :angel:
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I saw an early low res photo and wondered why there was a news story about an IMCA modified car during tornado coverage. Then I found out that used to be a Yukon. :facepalm:
Glad everyone that was in it is alright.
jim
Named for Yukon, OK no doubt :lol:
I used to know some folks from there. They summered in Colorado. I am sure that they are long gone now. IIRC, he was a retired Conoco exec =|
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I saw an early low res photo and wondered why there was a news story about an IMCA modified car during tornado coverage. Then I found out that used to be a Yukon. :facepalm:
Glad everyone that was in it is alright.
jim
That was my first thought also Jim when I saw the first pic on Facebook.
Unit got called in last night, looking for 100 volunteers. Went in and prepped vehicles with fuel, water and MRE's. Finished up around 02-0300 this morning. Told us around 07-0730 to stand down and was heading home by 0800.
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I'm glad they gave the local emergency folks something to do. I'm sure they were bored last night.
Morons.
I disagree with the morons part. Good storm chasers provide data and information on storms, confirm damage and report funnels and touchdowns. They are very much a part of the process.
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I dunno, if you choose to dance with the devil... =|
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I dunno, if you choose to dance with the devil... =|
Science and exploration comes with risk sometimes.
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I was watching some live feed of this thing last night, and it seems the tornado that got most of the cars made an unexpected, and unanticipated U shaped detour to the south for about 3 miles, and then back north to the original track. Caught a lot of people by surprise, even the storm chasers.
bob
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Science and exploration comes with risk sometimes.
Dude, I used to fly 4-engine and 8-engine jets into nuclear debris clouds.
Even we knew when it was too much for us, though. Then we got the hell out of Dodge...
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I was watching some live feed of this thing last night, and it seems the tornado that got most of the cars made an unexpected, and unanticipated U shaped detour to the south for about 3 miles, and then back north to the original track. Caught a lot of people by surprise, even the storm chasers.
bob
The tornado chasers were chased by the tornado =|
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Dude, I used to fly 4-engine and 8-engine jets into nuclear debris clouds.
Even we knew when it was too much for us, though. Then we got the hell out of Dodge...
the chasers say they were trying to get out of dodge and the tornado followed them.
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Why does everyone want to get out of Dodge? Some of my best deployments in P3s were in Dodge (Diego Garcia). ;) :laugh:
Of course, that was when we still lived in tents and hooches by the water. Once the military caught up with the place, it was time to get out of Dodge.
bob
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the chasers say they were trying to get out of dodge and the tornado followed them.
if it was a yukon then it was not a dodge, it was a gmc :lol:
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Three well known researchers/chasers were among the dead. (http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/02/us/midwest-weather/index.html)
You really have to keep your head on a swivel out there. Always be ready for the "right movers" as we called them back when I chased for SKYWARN and the NWS.
There are too many idiots just chasing for the thrill and have no business being out there.
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Dude, I used to fly 4-engine and 8-engine jets into nuclear debris clouds.
Even we knew when it was too much for us, though. Then we got the hell out of Dodge...
My father spent part of WW2 stationed at Bryan Army Air Station in Bryan, Texas. His best friend there, according to my mother, was "JB" Jones-Burdick, whose primary activity was flying airplanes into hurricanes in the days before we had things like Doppler weather radar and satellite imagery to tell us how big the storms are and what the wind speeds are.
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While the TWC guys survived, there were three that didn't: http://news.yahoo.com/trio-storm-chasers-died-fridays-oklahoma-tornadoes-155023762.html (http://news.yahoo.com/trio-storm-chasers-died-fridays-oklahoma-tornadoes-155023762.html)
While some of what they do is science, quite a bit is just adrenaline junky stuff. Especially most of what they put on TV.
edited to add: RM beat me to it. :P
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Our turn in South Cackalacky! Have one somewhere in my AO now, phone went crazy and sirens going off. Heh, I didnt even know we had them.
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Joy!
Per the news weenies little cone graph my house is about smack in the middle. How nice.
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Joy!
Per the news weenies little cone graph my house is about smack in the middle. How nice.
Been a while. Update?
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There's this house on some woman and all these little weird dudes running around singing about some road.....Nah we're in the clear now.
Had the weather station on and last mention he made of a confirmed sighting was about 2/3 of a mile west and a little south of my apartment, with the storm tracking east and a little north.
The rotation stopped and the warning was canceled about five minutes before it would have been passing over my house, and the spot that had had the rotation passed right over me with the strongest spot just a hair north. So it mighta been a little breezy at case del lupe had I not scared it off.
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if it was a yukon then it was not a dodge, it was a gmc :lol:
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So there was a tornado in my AO, but I didn't know till later. I was in the basement eating chili. We had some very high winds; some trees came down on houses. A very large branch landed about 18" from my house, but without touching it. We've been without power for about 3 days, but it's supposed to come back on tonight.
I have some mildly interesting stories from the experience, mostly involving a little girl, who asked me if black people can be cowgirls.
Yes, really.
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While some of what they do is science, quite a bit is just adrenaline junky stuff. Especially most of what they put on TV.
That's where "morons" comes from.
I used to live in Oklahoma City. Every jackass with a 4x4 thinks he's a tornaduh hunter. If you're from OU or NOAA (or even the local news), I still think you're an idiot, but I recognize your contribution. If you're carrying a camera for any reason other than research or early warning, you're just sucking up rescue services.
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Our turn in South Cackalacky! Have one somewhere in my AO now, phone went crazy and sirens going off. Heh, I didnt even know we had them.
All 50 (57 if you're president) states get tornadoes.
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All 50 (57 if you're president) states get tornadoes.
They are awfully rare in Alaska and Hawaii -- and weak when they do get them. Oddly, (I think it's odd) they are rarer in Alaska than Hawaii.
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All 50 (57 if you're president) states get tornadoes.
Oh we get the tornadoes on occasion, usually 0s or weak F1s. Strong winds the people misidentify as a tornado is more common though.
Was referring to the sirens. Suppose it might have just been the fire engines, though it didn't sound like they normally do.