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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 8, 2006 9:03:12 GMT -5
That's exactly what I thought... someone got hit on the head and an awning blew away, but the media always make it sound like Plymouth Rock landed on us.
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Post by Jiren on Dec 8, 2006 9:08:19 GMT -5
I bet it was no worse than the Hurricane we had Years ago
(The one Michael Fish said Wouldn't happen *UKers only*)
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Dec 8, 2006 9:14:01 GMT -5
We had a tornado around 200 miles from here once.
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Post by Psy on Dec 8, 2006 9:19:00 GMT -5
Fortunately London tagged in Kendrick, but then the Tornado tagged in El Generico and the shit really hit the fan.
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Post by #Classic Hi-Definition X on Dec 8, 2006 9:52:41 GMT -5
I live in Oklahoma....we get the most tornadoes........... Actually I think Texas has the most. Oklahoma's not that far behind though. Florida's up there too, but I think most are in the form of waterspouts. What the hug?! What the hug!? how on EARTH does that happen? From Wikipedia: Most tornadoes follow a recognizable life cycle. The cycle begins when a strong thunderstorm develops a rotating mesocyclone a few miles up in the atmosphere, becoming a supercell. As rainfall in the storm increases, it drags with it an area of quickly descending air known as the rear flank downdraft (RFD). This downdraft accelerates as it approaches the ground, and drags the rotating mesocyclone towards the ground with it. As the mesocyclone approaches the ground, a visible condensation funnel appears to descend from the base of the storm, often from a rotating wall cloud. As the funnel descends, the RFD also reaches the ground, creating a gust front that can cause damage a good distance from the tornado. Usually, the funnel cloud begins causing damage on the ground (becoming a tornado) within minutes of the RFD reaching the ground. Initially, the tornado has a good source of warm, moist inflow to power it, so it grows until it reaches the mature stage. During its mature stage, which can last anywhere from a few minutes to more than an hour, a tornado often causes the most damage, and can in rare instances be more than one mile across. Meanwhile, the RFD, now an area of cool surface winds, begins to wrap around the tornado, cutting off the inflow of warm air which feeds the tornado. As the RFD completely wraps around and chokes off the tornado's air supply, the tornado begins to weaken, becoming thin and rope-like. This is the dissipating stage, and the tornado often fizzles within minutes. During the dissipating stage, the shape of the tornado becomes highly influenced by the direction of surface winds, and can be blown into fantastic patterns. As the tornado enters the dissipating stage, its associated mesocyclone often weakens as well, as the rear flank downdraft cuts off the inflow powering it. In particularly intense supercells, tornadoes can develop cyclically. As the first mesocyclone and associated tornado dissipate, the storm's inflow is concentrated into a new area closer to the center of the storm. If a new mesocyclone develops, the cycle may start again, producing a new tornado. Occasionally, the old, or occluded mesocyclone, and the new mesocyclone produce a tornado at the same time. Though this is a widely-accepted theory for how most tornadoes form, live, and die, it does not explain the formation of smaller tornadoes, such as landspouts, long-lived tornadoes, or tornadoes with multiple vortices. These each have different mechanisms which influence their development—however, most tornadoes follow a pattern similar to this one.  |
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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 8, 2006 9:54:15 GMT -5
I live in Oklahoma....we get the most tornadoes........... Actually I think Texas has the most. Oklahoma's not that far behind though. Florida's up there too, but I think most are in the form of waterspouts.  Form of a waterspouts! |
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Post by #Classic Hi-Definition X on Dec 8, 2006 9:58:13 GMT -5
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Post by Spyke the Pacers Fan on Dec 8, 2006 9:59:40 GMT -5
Looks nervously at copies of THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and AN INCONVIENIENT TRUTH. Ummmmm......but the Republicans said those were FICTION!!!!! Don't get me started on Day after Tomorrow. Super powerful snow storm that wipes out the Northern frickin' Hemisphere and Dennis Quaid and his buddies waltz right through it from DC to New York with no problems? At the same time, Gyllenhaal and her girlfriend with the perpetually about to kill her infection make cute? Ends with astronauts going "Oh, how pretty the Earth looks!" and not "How are we getting down now?" Well I wouldn't exactly say "no problems" considering one of his crew members DIED, lol. |
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Post by dorf on Dec 8, 2006 10:00:00 GMT -5
I live in Oklahoma....we get the most tornadoes........... Actually I think Texas has the most. Oklahoma's not that far behind though. Florida's up there too, but I think most are in the form of waterspouts. From Wikipedia: Most tornadoes follow a recognizable life cycle. The cycle begins when a strong thunderstorm develops a rotating mesocyclone a few miles up in the atmosphere, becoming a supercell. As rainfall in the storm increases, it drags with it an area of quickly descending air known as the rear flank downdraft (RFD). This downdraft accelerates as it approaches the ground, and drags the rotating mesocyclone towards the ground with it. As the mesocyclone approaches the ground, a visible condensation funnel appears to descend from the base of the storm, often from a rotating wall cloud. As the funnel descends, the RFD also reaches the ground, creating a gust front that can cause damage a good distance from the tornado. Usually, the funnel cloud begins causing damage on the ground (becoming a tornado) within minutes of the RFD reaching the ground. Initially, the tornado has a good source of warm, moist inflow to power it, so it grows until it reaches the mature stage. During its mature stage, which can last anywhere from a few minutes to more than an hour, a tornado often causes the most damage, and can in rare instances be more than one mile across. Meanwhile, the RFD, now an area of cool surface winds, begins to wrap around the tornado, cutting off the inflow of warm air which feeds the tornado. As the RFD completely wraps around and chokes off the tornado's air supply, the tornado begins to weaken, becoming thin and rope-like. This is the dissipating stage, and the tornado often fizzles within minutes. During the dissipating stage, the shape of the tornado becomes highly influenced by the direction of surface winds, and can be blown into fantastic patterns. As the tornado enters the dissipating stage, its associated mesocyclone often weakens as well, as the rear flank downdraft cuts off the inflow powering it. In particularly intense supercells, tornadoes can develop cyclically. As the first mesocyclone and associated tornado dissipate, the storm's inflow is concentrated into a new area closer to the center of the storm. If a new mesocyclone develops, the cycle may start again, producing a new tornado. Occasionally, the old, or occluded mesocyclone, and the new mesocyclone produce a tornado at the same time. Though this is a widely-accepted theory for how most tornadoes form, live, and die, it does not explain the formation of smaller tornadoes, such as landspouts, long-lived tornadoes, or tornadoes with multiple vortices. These each have different mechanisms which influence their development—however, most tornadoes follow a pattern similar to this one. Oklahoma has more tornadoes than Texas per square mile. Texas may have more tornadoes annually, but not as sporadic as Oklahoma. Florida is number three with the waterspouts and no winter. |
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Dec 8, 2006 10:02:50 GMT -5
I live in Kansas...had so many close calls it's not even funny. I should be used to it by now, my town almost gets hit by a tornado at least 5 times a year...usually more. Fortunately my town is in a valley...so usually tornadoes skip over us. We've had a bit of damage before...but usually the towns around us get hit with stuff, or just places out in the country.
Just this past summer, a place where I go from time to time...this forest path place, it used to be a town but now it's just kinda an abandoned place...it got hit really hard by a tornado...went out there after it had passed, and there were all kinds of trees and stuff everywhere, it was pretty bad.
Anyway, I hope all the London crappers are okay...never heard of a London tornado before. I'm not sure if that's crazy or not...but it certainly sounds it.
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Post by BD Punk AKA SUSPENDED! on Dec 8, 2006 10:59:33 GMT -5
Was it a Texas Tornado?
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Post by Michael Coello on Dec 8, 2006 11:38:24 GMT -5
DAMN MATT HARDY! HE SLAPPED IT THE WRONG WAY!
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Dec 8, 2006 13:14:31 GMT -5
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