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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts) Sun May 6, 2012, 07:18 PM May 2012

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Just got a tornado warning.

The new warnings are intense. "Severe property damage and loss of life is possible." Wow.

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Just got a tornado warning. (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan May 2012 OP

were are you? oldhippydude May 2012 #1

KC area proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #4

yep...changed the verbiage ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #2

In St. Paul, MN, they now blow the sirens for MineralMan May 2012 #16

Stay safe malaise May 2012 #3

Thanks. We'll be fine. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #6

Had a pretty close call back in April myself. AverageJoe90 May 2012 #5

Stay safe there, MadHound May 2012 #7

Please be safe! Poll_Blind May 2012 #8

Hope you have a safe place to go ! Marrah_G May 2012 #9

stay safe nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #10

And you people wonder why Roy Williams left taterguy May 2012 #11

Don't push your luck proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #14

Hunker down and hold on! Generic Other May 2012 #12

Stay Safe Please... WillyT May 2012 #13

Hunker down. MineralMan May 2012 #15

I have quarter to half-dollar size hail balls stored in my freezer now. nt patrice May 2012 #17

Another pretty good size cell with much larger purple areas in it coming up from patrice May 2012 #18

oldhippydude

(2,514 posts)

1. were are you?

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:20 PM

May 2012

i have a friend in Hutch...

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)

4. KC area

Reply to oldhippydude (Reply #1)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:24 PM

May 2012

A tornado was spotted about 20 miles south of where I am.

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

2. yep...changed the verbiage

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:20 PM

May 2012

not sure if I agree with it or not. the warnings already are not heeded in some situations due to their frequency (just about any rotating storm generates an alert). this might lead to 'the boy who cried wolf' syndrome...which I can only see as leading to more loss of life.

sP

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)

16. In St. Paul, MN, they now blow the sirens for

Reply to ProdigalJunkMail (Reply #2)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:49 PM

May 2012

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. I think that is a mistake. I have my weather radio, and can watch the current radar. I use that as a guide, rather than the sirens.

malaise

(268,717 posts)

3. Stay safe

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:21 PM

May 2012

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)

6. Thanks. We'll be fine.

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:27 PM

May 2012

We're out back barbecuing. Tornado is moving east about 20 miles south.

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)

5. Had a pretty close call back in April myself.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:27 PM

May 2012

Stay safe, fellow DUer. Unfortunately, storm season here in D/FW isn't going to end for another 4-5 weeks so we're not out of the woods yet.

MadHound

(34,179 posts)

7. Stay safe there,

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:29 PM

May 2012

It will probably be rolling my way in a few hours. Ninety degree temps, hot and humid with a front coming through, never a good combination.

Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts)

8. Please be safe!

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:31 PM

May 2012

PB

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

9. Hope you have a safe place to go !

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:32 PM

May 2012

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

10. stay safe

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:33 PM

May 2012

taterguy

(29,582 posts)

11. And you people wonder why Roy Williams left

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:34 PM

May 2012

When was the last time a tornado touched down in Chapel Hill?

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)

14. Don't push your luck

Reply to taterguy (Reply #11)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:46 PM

May 2012

We went for about 30 years without one here.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

12. Hunker down and hold on!

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:39 PM

May 2012

Stay safe.

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

13. Stay Safe Please...

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:44 PM

May 2012

Be careful...

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)

15. Hunker down.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 07:47 PM

May 2012

Until the all clear.

patrice

(47,992 posts)

17. I have quarter to half-dollar size hail balls stored in my freezer now. nt

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 09:34 PM

May 2012

patrice

(47,992 posts)

18. Another pretty good size cell with much larger purple areas in it coming up from

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 09:56 PM

May 2012

Waverly etc.

Maybe it'll pass south of K.C.

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