Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Severe Storm Warning


check this out, locations in the warning below are about 20 miles from me. Looking out the door I can see the 'supercell' cloud that can produce tornadoes, an evil looking thing towering over the horizon, a big boiling block of white cloud like a flattened mushroom cloud, flashing with internal lightening, looking like something out of the end of the world.


A local just came out and said "Man look at that cloud! That's a hell of a supercell, right there!"

Here's the storm warning:

.. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 900 PM CDT
for northern Garvin and southwestern McClain counties...

At 829 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar detected a
severe thunderstorm 5 miles west of Maysville... moving east at 15
mph. Another severe storm was located 8 miles northeast of Payne.

Hail up to the size two inches and winds of 65 mph are likely.

Severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes with no advance warning.
Move immediately to a storm shelter... basement or sturdy building if
a tornado is sighted.

5 comments:

Mantadaz said...

tornado might be good thing, might pick you up and drop you off,- 1000's of miles saved :) Also might make for a great tail wind.

Kelv said...

hah hadn't thought of that, next time i see one i'm heading straight for it

Unknown said...

It makes exciting reading, reminds me of "Dick Barton, Special Agent" from my childhood :) and waiting for the next thrilling episode.... :)

Not sure about heading for the tornado though, you could end up on the Yellow-Brick Road!

Anonymous said...

kelvin.constantly updating your route on the wall map.suggest you pedal hard and fast through tornado alley.looking forward to photographs of the rockies.would like to fly out and'r.v'the mountains.when we all meet up in toronto i will buy you a large steak in the keg mansion.perhaps you could cut down on the scare stories.good luck.'parents'

Kelv said...

well done parental units. Yes you would love to RV the mountains, and you guys already look just like american tourists anyway so y'all will fit right in.

They're not scare stories by the way, they are this is what's happening stories.

It's really cool actually, I'm seeing so many new things, just what this trip is for