crop damage in Neb., among other things

[donsu]

this from RSOE HAVARIA


Severe storms carrying hail and heavy rain damaged at least 100 homes in a central Nebraska county Friday night, and no injuries were immediately reported, officials said. A tornado touched down seven miles south of Sutherland at 7:18 p.m., and funnel clouds were sighted in western Lincoln County, said Angela Oder, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in North Platte. Home damage was primarily to roofs and windows, fire officials said. Crop damage also was reported. The storms started building about 4:30 p.m., Oder said, with the first reports of hail coming in 15 minutes later. Hail as big as 3 inches was reported in some areas. "It was a little more widespread and severe than originally thought," she said. The storms moved south through McCook and Goodland, Kan., Friday evening, Oder said. Tornado warnings were posted in some areas.
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more crops damaged - higher food prices

[beevul]

1. It has to be seen...

You really have to see it to get a handle on just how bad it is. We were hit by just the edge of one cell, but no more than a mile away theres fields that are just destroyed. When you see broken corn stalks on near fully mature corn, and keep in mind that it was hail and not wind that did it, it really puts it in perspective.

Earlier this year northern Kansas got hit and lost alot of wheat. Now this damage to the corn wil lead to just what you said. Higher food prices.

[donsu]

3. seeing crop damage makes me want to cry

nowadays a 'rainstorm' can ruin or kill you

[liberal renegade]

2. all this and it was only a 30% chance of rain........

[havocmom]

4. One small Montana town was lucky recently. Hail broke EVERY west facing window in town.

Broke 3/4 of the skylights in the school and the windshield of every car/truck that was not under a garage roof. They were lucky. The hail didn't take out all the wheat fields in the area.

Yeah, it hits us in our belly and too many people don't realize how bad it can get.

We have had WAY too many tornado warnings for our part of the country. People are sweating bullets here about weather.

Weather & fuel prices will make food much more expensive. Takes diesel to grow the stuff and get it to market and diesel had been right pricey. Throw in the damage by more frequent and more devastating storms and folks in the cities are gonna be in for some hard lessons about where their food comes from.

Those mega-huge multi-national food corporations in control of your belly are gonna make the Oil Sheiks look like kittens. Support your local farmers as much as possible. Buy from Farmers' Markets if there are any in your area. Buy from food co-ops which support local farming. Grow as much as you can yourself. Bad times are coming.

[MuseRider]

5. That is exactly right havocmom.

The flooding has been very hard on the eastern part of Kansas and the tornadoes and the winter snows and ice on western Kansas. Nebraska as well and there are two major providers not to mention the others. Raise big gardens if you have the room and share share share. Start now so that if/when things get as bad as we suspect they might you already have your community set up.

[donsu]

6. true, damaged food crops is SERIOUS

and they are being damaged in every country the world over.

fixing all that glass must have hurt or emptied a lot of pockets.