Author Topic: Very close to a tornado... (Read 168 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** June 13, 2007, 01:58:32 PM »

During my recent trip to the North Central part of Minnesota last week, we encountered a severe T-storm while fishing, and is subsequently chased us off the lake.

There were tornado watches out during this time (according to our WX weather radio) Most of the tornado watches were 80 miles SE of our location.

When we got off the lake, this particular funnel cloud you see in the video (when I zoom in) was slowly rotating, so I ran to the camper to get my mini DV camera. When I came back, the rotation had stopped, but you can clearly see the partial funnel it created. It was pretty exciting for a few moments.

This is one element of the Midwest I really miss from growing up in Minn, the T-storms and violent weather. In WA state, we rarely get lightening, and once every 50 years we might get a small tornado that tears up a tree or two.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfVDoCJiBkM

texasmom · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2007, 02:09:17 PM »

Rip, I was yelling "get back in the car!" at you when I watched that.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2007, 02:36:01 PM »

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Originally posted by texasmom
Rip, I was yelling "get back in the car!" at you when I watched that.

We were east of it. Tornados typical travel SW to NE so we were out of danger even if it had formed all the way.

Wolfala · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2007, 05:45:14 PM »

I think this dude's got you beat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NGntjnkDHA

I miss those storms too. Going to school in central illinois, we had them all the time during the summer. Always seemed to happen in the middle of the night when you are hooking up with some chick.

Life is funny that way.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2007, 06:07:02 PM »

Coulda been worse

Coulda been one of these lunatics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybAmNpOLl2I&mode=related&search=

"oh my god. The house is gone!"

Worst Ive ever personally experienced is when my wife, my son and one of my sons friends both about 11 at the time were in a canoe on the upper Delaware river and a sudden but VERY strong and windy storm front passed through the mountains that were on either side of the river.
the river was about 250 yards wide at that point and we were making for and nearing the left shore when it overtook us.

Not in a matter of seconds but rather moments it moved all 4 of us in my 17 foot coleman canoe total weight I'll guess at about 400 pounds across the water from about 30 yards off the left shore to about 20 yards to the right shore where we flipped in about 2 feet of water. The only time I've ever flipped that canoe.
It was like Someone with a giant hand just went "no, I want you HERE" and just slid us over as easy as you would slide a peice of paper across a smooth table top