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Tornadoes in South Texas
« on: March 19, 2012, 10:41:23 PM »
They took this near the Triple C steakhouse in Devine.



Thankfully the storms split up before they got to me
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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2012, 10:53:14 PM »
Good to see you're alright :salute

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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2012, 10:56:37 PM »
Thanks man, y'all getting much rain in G-Town?
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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2012, 10:57:53 PM »
I'm actually at college in Corpus Christi. 1plus would know.

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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2012, 11:26:40 PM »
This year is going to be a very tornadic year.

Im expecting to see at least one tornado up here in Western Pennsylvania near me. Im actually expecting 1985 to happen all over again. The fact that we have tree with leaves already coming and its only middle March, is very bad especially since most of our snow normally came in March-April the last few years. Tomorrow its projected to break the all time record for hotest day at over 80 degrees.

If you dont know anything about the 1985 tornado outbreak, 43 tornados (ranging from F0 to F5, 21 being F3 or higher) touched down in Eastern Ohio, PA, New York and Ontario Canada killing almost 100 people. It was the 3rd most costly outbreak in US history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_United_States_%E2%80%93_Canadian_tornado_outbreak If you look on the map, there is an F2 and F3 tornado at the very bottom. Officially it was two tornados, but it was the same cell that formed them. Right as it touched down as the F3, is only 1 mile up the road from me. It proceed to come to my house and passed to the south by about 1000 yards.

My Dad was the fire chief of the local fire department and ended up having to do all the paperwork and everything else for the entire path of the tornado. He still really cant talk about it.
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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2012, 11:35:53 PM »
Noting but rain here in DFW, of course we need all we can get. :pray
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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2012, 12:21:50 AM »
 So far this month, the US has set over 1,700 daily high temperature records, and over 500 here in Canada.Strange weather, we had 2 tornado alerts here last week, Monday and Thursday; this winter the lakes didn't freeze, i didn't see ice floating on Detroit River, my new snow blower is still in garaje in box since december.
The Jet Stream looks weird looping all the way to Mexico  and a long front storm/tornado and heavy rain from Canada to Mexico;
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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2012, 12:23:33 AM »
God we really are going to die this year...  :confused:
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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2012, 05:31:14 AM »
This year is going to be a very tornadic year.

Im expecting to see at least one tornado up here in Western Pennsylvania near me. Im actually expecting 1985 to happen all over again. The fact that we have tree with leaves already coming and its only middle March, is very bad especially since most of our snow normally came in March-April the last few years. Tomorrow its projected to break the all time record for hotest day at over 80 degrees.

If you dont know anything about the 1985 tornado outbreak, 43 tornados (ranging from F0 to F5, 21 being F3 or higher) touched down in Eastern Ohio, PA, New York and Ontario Canada killing almost 100 people. It was the 3rd most costly outbreak in US history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_United_States_%E2%80%93_Canadian_tornado_outbreak If you look on the map, there is an F2 and F3 tornado at the very bottom. Officially it was two tornados, but it was the same cell that formed them. Right as it touched down as the F3, is only 1 mile up the road from me. It proceed to come to my house and passed to the south by about 1000 yards.

My Dad was the fire chief of the local fire department and ended up having to do all the paperwork and everything else for the entire path of the tornado. He still really cant talk about it.

I remember this like it was yesterday.........really scary stuff

The company I work for is saying the same thing, its gonna be a busy year.
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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2012, 05:38:07 AM »
They took this near the Triple C steakhouse in Devine.

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Thankfully the storms split up before they got to me

When I read the title of the thread and saw that you posted it I expected to see such picture from the air. Glad I was wrong.
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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2012, 04:51:31 PM »
Tupac, you ever seen the movie Final Destination? Just sayin, might want to watch your back dude.  :aok


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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2012, 06:56:42 PM »
Rained like hell in Round Rock...loud and wet....

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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2012, 08:28:35 PM »
Accidents all over the roads right now. It has been raining like crazy
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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2012, 10:17:37 PM »
Noting but rain here in DFW, of course we need all we can get. :pray

Did you notice that the front just kind of stopped overnight before moving on?  Not that I'm complaining.  The weeds that the drought last year left in lieu of grass will be really green for a month or two.

Rained like hell in Round Rock...loud and wet....

Kind of like a drunk hot hooker  :confused:

Nahh dude that was just my ex.  She stopped by Round Rock?  No surprise there. 
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Re: Tornadoes in South Texas
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2012, 12:39:59 AM »
In San Angelo, it rained HARD for about 4 minutes with about 45 seconds of pea sized hail, and that was it for the day.  Of course it had to be when I was at the drive thru at Arby's with my window down.  :bhead

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