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Diana

Diana

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This is my home page and this is what I saw when I updated it a few minutes ago. Looks like it would be good to stay inside for a few days. :eek:
 

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I was downstairs watching a movie when the shrill of my weather radio went off.

Code: 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
854 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  GOOCHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  WEST CENTRAL HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LOUISA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTH CENTRAL POWHATAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 849 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF
  GOOCHLAND...OR NEAR CARTERSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 22 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GOOCHLAND BY 910 PM EDT...
  GUM SPRING BY 920 PM EDT...
  OILVILLE BY 925 PM EDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA`S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WAKEFIELD AT...1...800...7 3 7...8 6 2 4.

LAT...LON 3770 7810 3772 7810 3789 7783 3768 7765
      3767 7765 3756 7802 3765 7809 3766 7808
      3768 7812
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 236DEG 19KT 3766 7799

The storm is still about 6 miles from here based on the last radar return (now 8 minutes old). Nasty rotation in this one...

Cheers,

-Andrew
in the "safe" part of the house, with a radio, flashlight, laptop, and cats.
 
astanley said:
I was downstairs watching a movie when the shrill of my weather radio went off.


The storm is still about 6 miles from here based on the last radar return (now 8 minutes old). Nasty rotation in this one...

Cheers,

-Andrew
in the "safe" part of the house, with a radio, flashlight, laptop, and cats.
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Wow, hunker down! Let us know when it has passed!

Sure has been a crazy year for weather!
 
140-150 degrees! I never knew it could get that hot :eek:
 
Dang! Well, at least the winds will abate to 85 - 90 mph!



Still gonna be toasty, though! :eek:
 
etsisk said:
Dang! Well, at least the winds will abate to 85 - 90 mph!

Still gonna be toasty, though! :eek:
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LOL... I wonder if maybe they might be off just a bit on those temps...
 
Diana said:
Wow, hunker down! Let us know when it has passed!

Sure has been a crazy year for weather!
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Rotation missed me by about 5 miles according to the radar. Constant lightning for a solid 45 minutes, now just occasional flashes. Pretty amazing.

Thanks for the positive thoughts -- seeing "Tornado Warning" on the wx radio (thanks Scott -- I love my Reecom) gives me the heebie jeebies.

Cheers,

-Andrew
 
astanley said:
Rotation missed me by about 5 miles according to the radar. Constant lightning for a solid 45 minutes, now just occasional flashes. Pretty amazing.

Thanks for the positive thoughts -- seeing "Tornado Warning" on the wx radio (thanks Scott -- I love my Reecom) gives me the heebie jeebies.

Cheers,

-Andrew
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I'm glad you're safe! :)
 
astanley said:
Thanks for the positive thoughts -- seeing "Tornado Warning" on the wx radio (thanks Scott -- I love my Reecom) gives me the heebie jeebies.
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Meh... Just go to the basement and wait for the house to get sucked away. If it's not, you win!

I've seen three tornados and the aftermath of some others (including the Barneveld F5) but this year was the first year I *heard* tornados. (Yes, two of them!) :hairraise:
 
astanley said:
... seeing "Tornado Warning" on the wx radio (thanks Scott -- I love my Reecom) gives me the heebie jeebies.
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I know what you mean, Andrew! I was driving from KMKE to Fond du Lac in early June, and it got progressively darker due to approaching black clouds. Finally I kicked on the radio and was greeted with nonstop tornado warning coverage - tornado on the ground in (forgot it already) county! I had no idea what county I was in, so I called ahead to our host for the evening to ask. "Right where you are!" OK, cue the heebie jeebies! End of story... we never saw a funnel cloud. got the car washed, though!

-Skip
 
Diana said:
This is my home page and this is what I saw when I updated it a few minutes ago. Looks like it would be good to stay inside for a few days. :eek:
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At least it doesn't include those ugly clouds we saw....
 
wsuffa said:
At least it doesn't include those ugly clouds we saw....
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:D I ran across your pictures of the storm clouds the other day...those were great pictures! I'm using your picture of the Citabria in my presentation if that's OK with you...I love that one!!!
 
Diana said:
:D I ran across your pictures of the storm clouds the other day...those were great pictures! I'm using your picture of the Citabria in my presentation if that's OK with you...I love that one!!!
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Of course! It was a great pix.
 
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!! TAKE COVER DIANA!!

Have to say that I have never seen that before, haha!!

Best,
 
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