Modern American Weather

it's been storming pretty much constantly the past few weeks now where I live. ohio

i check the weather every day, which is unusual. i've never had to do that so often.

tonight there is another tornado watch, so i'll be worrying about that while i try to focus on other things. it was kind of exciting for a few days but I'm getting tired of paying attention to it.

storms at night and in the morning are basically a given. there will be thunder during the night, more or less.

it's hard for me to sleep with the knowledge that storms are bearing down on the region.

I'm pretty sure there have been a lot of tornados in the west. so their storms keep hitting us after the tornados have whittled away.

floods

it's scary and somewhat humbling to think that if the weather wants to get bad it will get bad, and there is really no control or avoiding it.

does anybody have insider scientific knowledge on the real effects of global warming? is the weather going to get worse, actually? or is that a kind of myth?

anyhow, this thread is for all that and a dimesack

so yeah, this thread

is a lot of fun

we are creating the storms with our fears and anxiety

any scientific reason will do.

OH YES, one important question:

Tornados. How do they work?

I need to know if a tornado can form without there being a 'severe storm' first.

It doesn't look like lightning or even heavy rain are going on but the clouds are scary as hell and the wind is very fast.

I am only worried if there are tornados.

  On 4/28/2011 at 7:33 AM, hahathhat said:

we are creating the storms with our fears and anxiety

any scientific reason will do.

yeah, i must say. i'm scared at least 50% of the time that I'm awake

get the hell out of there man!

How tornadoes form.

I live in Texas and its pretty windy over here too. Like lots of heavy wind. No rain, although they said we were going to have thunder storms.

I think we had some delayed flights due to the weather in Ohio. I work at a restaurant at a hotel so they give people vouchers when their flights get delayed and I serve them.

a couple tornados touched down here in north jersey today. it's like end of days or something. very bizarre.

Not american but up here in Ottawa we got 100km/h winds today. It blew down trees, tore shingles off of some peoples' roofs, and even tore the siding off of a few houses or so I hear. Anybody else feel that shit?

this is pretty sick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ohIVzIZLuQ

  On 4/28/2011 at 7:31 AM, vamos scorcho said:

it's been storming pretty much constantly the past few weeks now where I live. ohio

 

i check the weather every day, which is unusual. i've never had to do that so often.

 

tonight there is another tornado watch, so i'll be worrying about that while i try to focus on other things. it was kind of exciting for a few days but I'm getting tired of paying attention to it.

 

storms at night and in the morning are basically a given. there will be thunder during the night, more or less.

 

it's hard for me to sleep with the knowledge that storms are bearing down on the region.

 

I'm pretty sure there have been a lot of tornados in the west. so their storms keep hitting us after the tornados have whittled away.

 

 

 

floods

 

 

it's scary and somewhat humbling to think that if the weather wants to get bad it will get bad, and there is really no control or avoiding it.

 

 

 

 

 

does anybody have insider scientific knowledge on the real effects of global warming? is the weather going to get worse, actually? or is that a kind of myth?

 

anyhow, this thread is for all that and a dimesack

 

so yeah, this thread

is a lot of fun

I grew up in Columbus, OH. You've just described April weather to me. It rains all the time and it's mostly cold.

May and June are beautiful, but it gets hot as fucking balls in July.

Floods on a biblical scale are annual, and tornado warnings are common. The hot and cold fronts collide in the Spring.

There was a tornado that ripped through my backyard once. Sounds like a freight train.

Columbus summers are what made me decide I hate it there. waking up every day in that climate ...

but yeah. we had a tornado here in cinci back in 99. went over my house, or near by.

Jules that tornado video is absolutely awe inspiring. that may be the greatest footage I've seen of a tornado. so close.

  On 4/29/2011 at 4:13 AM, thehauntingsoul said:

Not american but up here in Ottawa we got 100km/h winds today. It blew down trees, tore shingles off of some peoples' roofs, and even tore the siding off of a few houses or so I hear. Anybody else feel that shit?

Yeah, I totally felt it, bro. This thread is about american weather so I won't get involved in this matter.

  On 4/29/2011 at 4:13 AM, thehauntingsoul said:

Not american but up here in Ottawa we got 100km/h winds today. It blew down trees, tore shingles off of some peoples' roofs, and even tore the siding off of a few houses or so I hear. Anybody else feel that shit?

it almost threw me into a pickup truck while i was going through an intersection on my bike today. then a few seconds later, all these tree branches started flying into the street, and i had to cut across a bunch of lanes to avoid getting hit. plus the traffic lights were out. fun times.

i heard on the news today that tornadoes have decreased in other cuontrie around the world

but dont trust the news farther than you cant throw it, theyve been lying to me always

HAARP.

Also, as usual, nothing of significance in Michigan other than a hefty storm to fall asleep to.

People complain about the weather here in California and I always think about how back home the weather can KILL YOU.

It's only an annoyance at best out here.

  On 4/29/2011 at 4:23 AM, jules said:

this is pretty sick

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ohIVzIZLuQ

Holy shit!!!... Having been in a tornado before and having had to outrun one before in a car, I gotta say that vid is amazing, that tornado is HUGE, I wonder if the camera guy realizes how fucking lucky he is to be alive with how close he got, especially since the windsheild cracked. There have been tornadoes smaller than that that have been known to drive debris as small as a piece of hay trough a brick wall. He was damn close to getting his shit absolutely rocked by that tornado and it wouldn't have taken a very large piece of debris to make those car windows shatter and become a shower of high speed glass.

Why are american houses made from timber if they're prone to tornadoes. I dont think theres any urban irish houses made from timber.

  On 4/29/2011 at 10:22 AM, Eggs said:

everything fine here in washington state.

yeah was a bit of wind yesterday, almost blew my spliff right out of me hands!

that was a bit insensitive, tornados are certainly cool but thousands were devastated by this

I can't complain now that I'm in LA. I was sunning by the pool earlier today.

Is there anyone still alive in alabama :( I wish I could help somehow.

Florida has been surprisingly quiet so far weather-wise. I think the midwest has gotten most of the storms, tornados, wind, and flooding we usually get this time of year.

  On 4/29/2011 at 4:58 PM, patternoverlap said:

Florida has been surprisingly quiet so far weather-wise. I think the midwest has gotten most of the storms, tornados, wind, and flooding we usually get this time of year.

Just wait for Hurricane season. We all get our turn.

  On 4/29/2011 at 10:00 AM, Gbiscuit said:

HAARP.

http://www.ricedoutyugo.com/view.php?post=1001

Massively terrifying storms driving through OH last night. Miles of visibility every time lightening struck. When there was no lightning nothing could be seen. The highway was flooding.

I was praying for my life the whole way back.