Shit I live in Indiana. If I start posting our tornado watches, yall gonna be sick of seeing me REAL QUICK lol.

It's so bad that when I hear the sirens go off for a warning, and I grab a lawn chair and a beer!

SCNDLS said:

sextonseven said:

We already had a tornado here in NYC two weeks ago!

2012 must be coming early.

Really??? Living here in "Tornado Alley" I don't think of NYC as a place that would have a tornado. Is this common?

No, not at all. A couple weeks ago when one went through Brooklyn and Queens they said it was only like the tenth or eleventh time since they started keeping records in the 1950s. It was very unusual to have not just one, but two tornadoes and a macroburst that day.

I grew up in Iowa and we had tornadoes go through the grove in the back of our farm. I was like, "That didn't seem like tornado weather, the sky wasn't the right color, the air wasn't still enough" (about the NYC ones). I guess city tornadoes are different than country ones.

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Genesia said:

JerseyKRS said:

they most certainly indicate favorable conditions for an imminent threat. Technically, a warning isn't put into effect until one is spotted.

Why shit on this, G?

Y'know what...you're right. Next time there's a weather watch where I live...or a levee about to break with widespread flooding (as happened in Portage a couple days ago), I'll be alllllll over it.

And everyone who doesn't live here (which is pretty much everyone) will get to hear about it, too. Because I know they're all interested.

Oh - and I know what a tornado watch is for. My first career was in weather. Which is why I think it's ridiculous to post something like this on a global message board.

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Are you having a bad day? Cuz you're being an asshole. Get over it girl!

SCNDLS said:

orger said:

and globally

nobody gives a fuck about

your acting

This was so good it MUST be fattening.

SCNDLS said:

orger said:

and globally

nobody gives a fuck about

your acting

This was so good it MUST be fattening.

HAHAHAHA!!!!

SCNDLS said:

sextonseven said:

We already had a tornado here in NYC two weeks ago!

2012 must be coming early.

Really??? Living here in "Tornado Alley" I don't think of NYC as a place that would have a tornado. Is this common?

I've never known tornadoes to be common here, but apparently they are occurring more frequently: http://www.nydailynews.co...s_say.html

jone70 said:

SCNDLS said:

Really??? Living here in "Tornado Alley" I don't think of NYC as a place that would have a tornado. Is this common?

No, not at all. A couple weeks ago when one went through Brooklyn and Queens they said it was only like the tenth or eleventh time since they started keeping records in the 1950s. It was very unusual to have not just one, but two tornadoes and a macroburst that day.

I grew up in Iowa and we had tornadoes go through the grove in the back of our farm, I was like, "That didn't seem like tornado weather, the sky wasn't the right color, the air wasn't still enough." (about the NYC ones). I guess city tornadoes are different than country ones.

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A macroburst!?! Ya'll muthafuckas better move before 12/21/12 cuz the apocalypse is coming to getcha!

SCNDLS said:

jone70 said:

No, not at all. A couple weeks ago when one went through Brooklyn and Queens they said it was only like the tenth or eleventh time since they started keeping records in the 1950s. It was very unusual to have not just one, but two tornadoes and a macroburst that day.

I grew up in Iowa and we had tornadoes go through the grove in the back of our farm, I was like, "That didn't seem like tornado weather, the sky wasn't the right color, the air wasn't still enough." (about the NYC ones). I guess city tornadoes are different than country ones.

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A macroburst!?! Ya'll muthafuckas better move before 12/21/12 cuz the apocalypse is coming to getcha!

Yeah, somewhere in Queens. One tornado in Brooklyn, one in Queens, and the macroburst all on the same day. I live in Manhattan was all ", it wasn't that bad." There was also a macroburst 1-2 years ago on the UWS (near where I lived at the time) that destroyed a ton of trees in Riverside and Central Parks.

jone70 said:

SCNDLS said:

A macroburst!?! Ya'll muthafuckas better move before 12/21/12 cuz the apocalypse is coming to getcha!

Yeah, somewhere in Queens. One tornado in Brooklyn, one in Queens, and the macroburst all on the same day. I live in Manhattan was all ", it wasn't that bad." There was also a macroburst 1-2 years ago on the UWS (near where I lived at the time) that destroyed a ton of trees in Riverside and Central Parks.

I was at the office in Manhattan when it happened and thought it was just raining really hard. Then I got home to Queens that evening and saw all the damage.

sextonseven said:

jone70 said:

Yeah, somewhere in Queens. One tornado in Brooklyn, one in Queens, and the macroburst all on the same day. I live in Manhattan was all ", it wasn't that bad." There was also a macroburst 1-2 years ago on the UWS (near where I lived at the time) that destroyed a ton of trees in Riverside and Central Parks.

I was at the office in Manhattan when it happened and thought it was just raining really hard. Then I got home to Queens that evening and saw all the damage.

Me too. The sky got so dark -- which is why I didn't think tornado weather. In my experience, whenever I've seen tornadoes the sky is a yellowish-green color (like an old bruise) and the air is perfectly still.

jone70 said:

sextonseven said:

I was at the office in Manhattan when it happened and thought it was just raining really hard. Then I got home to Queens that evening and saw all the damage.

Me too. The sky got so dark -- which is why I didn't think tornado weather. In my experience, whenever I've seen tornadoes the sky is a yellowish-green color (like an old bruise) and the air is perfectly still.

I've only experienced that once. Back in '96 (or so) I was at my folks' place (central Nassau on Long Island) and suddenly the sky turned that yellowish-green-black color and it started pouring, then hail came down.

Turns out a small tornado touched down a few towns away.

PurpleJedi said:

jone70 said:

Me too. The sky got so dark -- which is why I didn't think tornado weather. In my experience, whenever I've seen tornadoes the sky is a yellowish-green color (like an old bruise) and the air is perfectly still.

I've only experienced that once. Back in '96 (or so) I was at my folks' place (central Nassau on Long Island) and suddenly the sky turned that yellowish-green-black color and it started pouring, then hail came down.

Turns out a small tornado touched down a few towns away.

I remember that, in '96. I remember running home from a friend's house when the hail started falling from the sky.

Not again

shorttrini said:

PurpleJedi said:

I've only experienced that once. Back in '96 (or so) I was at my folks' place (central Nassau on Long Island) and suddenly the sky turned that yellowish-green-black color and it started pouring, then hail came down.

Turns out a small tornado touched down a few towns away.

I remember that, in '96. I remember running home from a friend's house when the hail started falling from the sky.

It touched down in Lynbrook if I remember correctly.

Up until that day, I had always thought of tornados as being a "midwest" thing.

jone70 said:

I grew up in Iowa and we had tornadoes

In Iowa, we had tornado drills twice a year during school. I always hated them.

PurpleJedi said:

Damn. Lots of hating going on here.

If I come across a thread titled "Tornado watch for Paris" or "Tsunami warning for Venice" and I couldn't care less about it, then I simply WON'T CLICK ON IT.

But Shorttrini, THANK YOU. I live/work in Nassau County and I had no clue that it was a consideration (the morning weather made no mention of anyhting of the sort).

...going to weather.com now...

Neither did I until I arrived into work later this morning, and my co-workers were like "What? You mean you came in?" "I said yes, why? That's when they mentioned there is a tornado watch for all the boroughs of NYC. So I just found out about it around 11:45am. Thanks Shortrini for alerting others. NYC already had one about a 1 1/2 weeks ago, and it did a lof of damage in Brooklyn, and I believe someone was killed when a tree fell on their car. So far it's not too bad, and I'm hoping I get home before it hits, if it does.

shorttrini said:

The point of my post was to warn those others, that might live in the areas that were on the list. It might not have effected everyone, but you never know.

Hey, I appreciate it. The last one we had here, about 1/2 weeks ago. I only learned about it, after I was coming out of the subway, and had just missed it. So thanks for alerting others here who may live in the area.

SCNDLS said:

sextonseven said:

We already had a tornado here in NYC two weeks ago!

2012 must be coming early.

Really??? Living here in "Tornado Alley" I don't think of NYC as a place that would have a tornado. Is this common?

Actually no. I honestly don't remember the last time one hit here. When I heard of the one last week, I was like "Tornado..in NYC? WTF we're getting tornadoes now?". The one we had, less than 2 weeks ago apparently started when I was on subway, coming home from Manhattan to Queens. By the time I came out the subway, it was over.

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jone70 said:

orger said:

and globally

nobody gives a fuck about

your acting

Ohhhh shittttt.

Thanks for the head's up shorttrini, I'm in NYC and didn't know the weather was supposed to be that crazy today. (I always remember the difference between "watch" and "warning" by remembering the "r" in warning means run for shelter. )

I was thinking the SAME thing and was gonna post the popcorn eater, but you beat me to it!

Oh, Geneeeesia

Efan said:

jone70 said:

I grew up in Iowa and we had tornadoes

In Iowa, we had tornado drills twice a year during school. I always hated them.

Here in Nebraska too... Like getting under my desk was gonna save my ass...

tinaz said:

Efan said:

In Iowa, we had tornado drills twice a year during school. I always hated them.

Here in Nebraska too... Like getting under my desk was gonna save my ass...

Yes, we had them, too. We had to go to the lower hallway (interior) and crouch down with our hands covering our heads.

Thanks for the heads up! I live in Staten Island, and don't seem to be on the list, but just a few weeks ago, several touched down here...

=0P

shorttrini said:

The point of my post was to warn those others, that might live in the areas that were on the list. It might not have effected everyone, but you never know.

I am glad you posted this...I find it interesting that this area would even have tornados.

SCNDLS said:

sextonseven said:

We already had a tornado here in NYC two weeks ago!

2012 must be coming early.

Really??? Living here in "Tornado Alley" I don't think of NYC as a place that would have a tornado. Is this common?

That's exactly what I was thinking....I am use to tornado warnings living in the OKC area.

jone70 said:

tinaz said:

Here in Nebraska too... Like getting under my desk was gonna save my ass...

Yes, we had them, too. We had to go to the lower hallway (interior) and crouch down with our hands covering our heads.

With your spines curved up. I always thought the ceiling would cave in and break our backs.

BklynBabe said:

I'm more scurred of the PMS tornado that ran through this thread....

BklynBabe said:

I'm more scurred of the PMS tornado that ran through this thread....

BklynBabe said:

I'm more scurred of the PMS tornado that ran through this thread....

BklynBabe said:

I'm more scurred of the PMS tornado that ran through this thread....

That's my girl!