O/T USA & Canada Freeze.

[Woking88]

That's a heck of a lot of damage, Tundra. Fortunately we don't get them like that in Surrey!

[Robus]

Getting to be that time of year again.

[TundraWolf]

Is it my imagination or did Nebraska not receive a visit from a series of tornadoes this past week, Robus?

Norfolk, Nebraska, rare twin funnel clouds, yesterday I believe:

[Robus]

Is it my imagination or did Nebraska not receive a visit from a series of tornadoes this past week, Robus?

Norfolk, Nebraska, rare twin funnel clouds, yesterday I believe:

Pretty frightening. Here's a Youtube video of those tornadoes taken by storm chasers. - view external link

[TundraWolf]

Great footage, Robus, only glad that we don't have them out here, we're only an earthquake zone!

My brother-in-law is a "Prairie Boy" and said that as tornadoes only travel in a pretty much straight line they are easy to avoid in open areas, that's if you are in a car, not in a house!

[Robus]

You can get away from one in a car--if you can see it and don't get stuck in traffic or blinded by rain which can fall in sheets around the edge of those storms. Problem is when they come at night or embedded in thunderstorms so that you can't see them until they are on top of you.

About five years ago one passed a few miles south of us and went on to do damage in Indiana. That tornado was on the ground for a long time, half hour or more. We had about fif**** minutes warning it was heading our way.

I told my wife, if you want to pack the dogs into the car and get out of here we can do that, but we must be GONE in five minutes.

Problem is, my wife cannot do anything on that short notice. A few minutes later, she was still considering it. "Do you really think we should go..?" "Nope, too late now."

So we headed for the basement.