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Last night got me thinking...when will our luck run out in the ville?
Posted on 5/21/13 at 7:59 am
Posted on 5/21/13 at 7:59 am
Everyone gets worked up about the weather, but it always blows over Fayetteville with the elevation changes.
Are Fayettevillians getting too comfortable with this normal sequence?
I was so confident we would not get hit last night, I opened my garage door and watched the storms come in from the West. Is this a bad practice?
Thoughts?
Are Fayettevillians getting too comfortable with this normal sequence?
I was so confident we would not get hit last night, I opened my garage door and watched the storms come in from the West. Is this a bad practice?
Thoughts?
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Posted on 5/21/13 at 8:11 am to Hawgeye
I don't think so. These storms tend to hit the same places and paths. It's just how it is.
That being said, I'm one of those people that heard a "noise" in my high rise last year or maybe it was the year before and I thought it was the cleaning people vacuuming b/c I wasn't worried at all about any twisters. Sure enough it was the tornado siren I found out later.
That being said, I'm one of those people that heard a "noise" in my high rise last year or maybe it was the year before and I thought it was the cleaning people vacuuming b/c I wasn't worried at all about any twisters. Sure enough it was the tornado siren I found out later.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 8:12 am to Hawgeye
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I was so confident we would not get hit last night, I opened my garage door and watched the storms come in from the West.
I'm willing to bet most of the state of oklahoma was sitting on their porch yesterday watching. I've only actually hunkered down for storms about 3 times in my entire life. I've lived in oklahoma my entire life, if a tornado drops down on you it don't matter what you do for the most part the hiding just gives people a feeling of more control.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 8:14 am to oklahogjr
Yea. The bad boys like what hit Moore and Tuscaloosa, can't be hidden from.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 8:42 am to Hawgeye
That's the thing about tornadoes, there are patterns but depending on conditions they can drop anywhere, anytime, and buildings just 20 feet from each other can either be demolished or untouched.
The best thing is to be aware, acutely aware, have a NOAA weather radio with fresh batteries every couple of months, and to pay attention and be ready to either drive out of harm's way or have adequate shelter. If you're a homeowner or have assets to protect Tornado/disaster insurance is a must have.
The New Years Eve tornado that hit Cincinatti and killed a couple of my Gramma's friends damaged on of my sister's besties place. I had driven through there only 2 hours before it hit at 6am and there was a second one that went to the south. I grabbed a chainsaw, put my boots on and hit the highway to help if I could but the cops turned me away. No one expects a tornado at 6am on New Years Day, disaster readiness is one of those very real things you need to have some sort of plan for, and teach your kids what to do, where to go, who to call, etc.
It's a little different here with all of the trees and hills you can't see them like you can in Central and Western Oklahoma, but if you have enough warning with today's technology of live streaming of the tornado and the 24-7 cable news coverage and smartphone apps, you can actually hit the road and know exactly what's happening and where to avoid. I'd try to go in a diagonal away from the storm's track, sort of flank it around the back.
Last spring, there were 3 on the ground in OKC at the same time and I saw one touch down just south of NW expressway from my desk. I purposely picked that cubicle because it was on the wall facing the west and I could look out of the windows and see them coming, which is exactly what happened. I saw it before anyone else and before sirens went off.
There was that one, one to the south by Wiley Post airport, and another further east, when it's like that you just keep an eye on the news and be ready to make a move or hit the hidey hole.
Also if you see the storm chase vehicles, go the other way, they usually go towards the worst areas. I got caught out once when one was coming into Stillwater/Cushing and 3 storm chasers zoomed past me and the power lines were whipping up and down like a radio wave pattern, I thought "Oh frick, I'm in the wrong spot today"
The best thing is to be aware, acutely aware, have a NOAA weather radio with fresh batteries every couple of months, and to pay attention and be ready to either drive out of harm's way or have adequate shelter. If you're a homeowner or have assets to protect Tornado/disaster insurance is a must have.
The New Years Eve tornado that hit Cincinatti and killed a couple of my Gramma's friends damaged on of my sister's besties place. I had driven through there only 2 hours before it hit at 6am and there was a second one that went to the south. I grabbed a chainsaw, put my boots on and hit the highway to help if I could but the cops turned me away. No one expects a tornado at 6am on New Years Day, disaster readiness is one of those very real things you need to have some sort of plan for, and teach your kids what to do, where to go, who to call, etc.
It's a little different here with all of the trees and hills you can't see them like you can in Central and Western Oklahoma, but if you have enough warning with today's technology of live streaming of the tornado and the 24-7 cable news coverage and smartphone apps, you can actually hit the road and know exactly what's happening and where to avoid. I'd try to go in a diagonal away from the storm's track, sort of flank it around the back.
Last spring, there were 3 on the ground in OKC at the same time and I saw one touch down just south of NW expressway from my desk. I purposely picked that cubicle because it was on the wall facing the west and I could look out of the windows and see them coming, which is exactly what happened. I saw it before anyone else and before sirens went off.
There was that one, one to the south by Wiley Post airport, and another further east, when it's like that you just keep an eye on the news and be ready to make a move or hit the hidey hole.
Also if you see the storm chase vehicles, go the other way, they usually go towards the worst areas. I got caught out once when one was coming into Stillwater/Cushing and 3 storm chasers zoomed past me and the power lines were whipping up and down like a radio wave pattern, I thought "Oh frick, I'm in the wrong spot today"
Posted on 5/21/13 at 8:53 am to Hawgeye
Thoughts and prayers for the people of Moore. There will be a lot of rough times ahead for all affected.
I still see some scars left around here from the April '11 tornados.
Everyone that can should donate to the Red Cross, local churchs, food banks, etc.
God Bless all 1st responders and volunteers on the ground.
I still see some scars left around here from the April '11 tornados.
Everyone that can should donate to the Red Cross, local churchs, food banks, etc.
God Bless all 1st responders and volunteers on the ground.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 9:37 am to Hawgeye
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Yea. The bad boys like what hit Moore and Tuscaloosa, can't be hidden from.
After the last big one hit moore I remember being younger and riding through the area and thinking to myself yea hiding in a bathtub with a mattress isn't going to do shite. Entire city blocks were basically reduced to rubble and pavement.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 9:45 am to oklahogjr
I just can't see a giant tornado like these being able to form immediately west of Fayetteville. I guess the worst-case scenario would be one somehow forming out Wedington where its nice and flat, and rolling through that part of town, then out through the Garland/Leverett Ave apartment area, the UA Farm, and off to the Joyce area.
That's the only way I can imagine a significant storm rolling through.
A massive F-4 or F-5 isn't going to form or survive coming over Mount Kessler, or from the Hawgeye area. Its just too rugged for those to form and build steam. Smaller storms, yes. But nothing that does widespread, massive damage.
I for one believe in the "Fayetteville Fizzle". The elevation change that bumps up the air-masses as they arrive just 30-40 miles west of Fayetteville affect other weather events, like snow, etc.
Topography definitely plays a part in why Oklahoma always has these massive tornadoes, and Arkansas doesn't. We have the right moisture/temperature conditions, but we don't have huge areas of flat terrain for these things to form and grow.
That's the only way I can imagine a significant storm rolling through.
A massive F-4 or F-5 isn't going to form or survive coming over Mount Kessler, or from the Hawgeye area. Its just too rugged for those to form and build steam. Smaller storms, yes. But nothing that does widespread, massive damage.
I for one believe in the "Fayetteville Fizzle". The elevation change that bumps up the air-masses as they arrive just 30-40 miles west of Fayetteville affect other weather events, like snow, etc.
Topography definitely plays a part in why Oklahoma always has these massive tornadoes, and Arkansas doesn't. We have the right moisture/temperature conditions, but we don't have huge areas of flat terrain for these things to form and grow.
This post was edited on 5/21/13 at 9:47 am
Posted on 5/21/13 at 10:57 am to Hawgeye
I tend to be that way as well. Growing up in Jacksonville/Sherwood, We would always get the warnings and watches, but they'd never materialize anywhere near us. I can remember there being two tornadoes on the ground at the same times headed straight for Gravel Ridge, but when they got close they split up and forked around us. That's the only moment I ever thought I was truly gonna get hit, and even then it didn't happen.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 11:35 am to Drewbie
We had twin F4's back in '81, with one of them coming over the top of the house. Horrible, horrible night.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 11:45 am to LAHawk
Posted on 5/21/13 at 11:49 am to Miz Piggy
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LR just got put back in the moderate risk area for tonight.
Damn, I was hoping that it would blow on through. For one thing farmers are not able to get their crops in with this continuous weather. Otherwise I think these storms have done their damage and need to move along.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 11:59 am to Pigimus Prime
We're supposed to go to our Goddaughter's graduation at Verizon Arena tonight. I guess it will be safe enough, but I hate to be away from home when storms are predicted.
AND...the McClellan graduation is also at VZW directly before hers, and they just had a shooting outside their practice!
AND...the McClellan graduation is also at VZW directly before hers, and they just had a shooting outside their practice!
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:06 pm to Miz Piggy
hope no one was hurt. crazy!
We are right in the zone for all this mess today. I have an interview at 1 downtown, too. Probably better off. I work on the 8th floor of a building with glass walls. I hate being at work when this crap hits.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:42 pm to hoginthesw
Now they're saying it was Parkview students - the graduation we'll actually be attending. Story right now is a guy shot a girl and then shot himself.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:48 pm to Miz Piggy
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Story right now is a guy shot a girl and then shot himself.
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