Storm Season 2016 (twisters and other scary stuff)

[SteeleDragon78]

primarily you get into a low position in the lowest spot close to you. cover your head and neck and close your eyes. the idea is to show as small a target to flying debris as possible. but if you are from OK or KS you are usually out on the back porch with the video camera or in the shelter shaking your head at the crazies on the porch.

[AdamAnt316]

Like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsyvOYcWgcg

Well, that's enough for me... *books passage on the next moon shuttle*

Aaaaaanyway, several years back, I envisioned the possibility of a "pyrocane". Imagine, if you will, if a hurricane were to hit the Gulf of Mexico during a big oil spill, sucking lots of oily water up into the cyclone, and were it to somehow have been ignited by the lightning generally present in said stormclouds.........Copyright 2016 Optigan Productions Ltd.™

I expect SyFy to start sending me royalty checks any day now........
-Adam

[wolfie]

Considering that a lot of refineries are in the Gulf Coast states, a hurricane hitting one would get you the fuel-air mixture, and refineries generally have stuff that's a LOT more volatile than the crude from a leaking well.

[AdamAnt316]

Considering that a lot of refineries are in the Gulf Coast states, a hurricane hitting one would get you the fuel-air mixture, and refineries generally have stuff that's a LOT more volatile than the crude from a leaking well.

Yeah, that'd work too. The general idea here is that the hurricane somehow ends up being lit on fire.
-Adam
Master of Disaster

[SteeleDragon78]

batten down the hatches and tie down the livestock, gonna be a rough night!

[Sapphire Silk]

I grew up on the north end of tornado alley and have never seen a live tornado. Would like to keep it that way. 3.5 miles was my closest. Happened a few years ago.

Stay safe.

I had one in Minot ND form over my car as I was headed to the air base. I gunned it and got to shelter in time. Four twisters hit the flight line and did a lot of damage.

[SteeleDragon78]

looks like we had several touch down tonite, one confirmed EF-3, 115 straight line winds flipped a semi on the turnpike near Norman. time for mother nature to take a Valium and relax....

[SteeleDragon78]

Some impressive photos of today's ugly weather, looks like this year is gonna be a rough one.

[Sunshine]

Yeah...driving home from fort worth was....interesting to say the least. I hate driving in rain...

[morgana]

Golf ball sized hail here last night, but the three tornadoes that touched down in the area were 17, 6, and 1.5 miles away. Rough night, but no tragedy.

[SteeleDragon78]

Rough couple of days, hope everyone still has roofs and no hail damage.

[mjr]

Saw a tornado once, on a road trip through Nebraska. Not being from the flatlands, I had, and still have, absolutely no idea what to do when you see a tornado rumble past while you're in a car. I assume ditches are involved.

Even though I strongly remember a distinct funnel, I still disbelieved the evidence of mine own eyes until I got to a motel and tuned in to the local weather report. They confirmed that yep, t'were a tornader, Dorothy. Not to say Maine doesn't get them, but the conditions are not favorable.

We're not "supposed" to get earthquakes, either, but apparently the plates around here didn't get that memo...

You DON'T do this in a tornado...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHBZylcxIvw

If you're in a car, I do believe that the National Weather Service recommends trying to find a ditch and laying in the ditch. This mainly keeps you from flying debris. Doesn't offer a lot of protection, though.

I live in Texas, and I don't know where I'd put it, but I've seriously been considering trying to get a ternader shelter at my house. They have some that can withstand up to an EF5 (strongest) tornado.

[Sunshine]

Mjr....most tornado shelters are like root cellars, built into the ground. Depending on where you are how hard and time consuming that would be.

[mjr]

Mjr....most tornado shelters are like root cellars, built into the ground. Depending on where you are how hard and time consuming that would be.

Believe me...as someone who grew up in Texas, I've seen plenty of the "in ground" ones.

There are companies now, however, who make them to be built inside your house (or just outside it), and they're above ground.

They almost look like small closets, depending on the company.

Here's an example: http://familysafeshelters.com/

Or something like this: http://stormdorms.com/

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Irv-ville is a mess right now. Pretty sure a tree fell on a house down the street. Power lines down all over. Wonder if I'll be able to get to wortk tomorrow.