Stay safe Middle Americans.
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I saw that. I am on the very northern part so hoping it isnt too bad here. Hearing there were Blizzards in the Dakota's on backside. Could be a very violent front. Looks like you could be in for the worst of it. Stay safe my friend! I live very close to where the infamous Palm Sunday double tornado photograph was taken, if you have ever seen that? Seems as though due to geography the storms have usually missed me to north and south by a bit. Going by 170 year old house still standing.
That was literally a mile from my house in Elkhart growing up. That was taken on 33 correct? It was freaking green out that day and all the neighbors were out looking at the boiling sky. When debris started falling my mom hustled my brother and I to the bathtub and covered us in pillows. That was close man.
Yes, the blizzards in the northern plains will be rough on any calves already born. Beef prices are already high.
Some things the government certainly controls in terms of prices, but stuff like this and the Texas ice storms a couple years ago will soon be forgotten. But there will be an impact.
Yes, Arab pest control sign in foreground! It is close to where the Meier store is . I wasn't there or alive for that matter when it happened.
Lots of post WWII houses hastily built on slabs and a trailer park. Somehow the drive in movie theater survived. First and maybe only photo ever taken of a double tornado. The guy that developed the F scale, visited and did research used to develop the scale.
Nope that was my parents first house in a small subdivision on Miller drive. I was almost 5 at the time and still remember that day. Eeeerie.
Crazy a RR track in the middle and the tornadoes following the roads that are on either side
Yes that was 33. Damn man those were F4's - F-5's a mile wide each.
I had always just assumed homes in the midwest had basements. The horrible Joplin tornado was so devastating because most of the homes didn't have basements. I was surprised to read that.
Astonishing. I also do not recall ever seeing this photo before (which I find a little odd).
I remember driving by Xenia, Ohio shortly after the 1974 tornado (F5, half mile wide). Will never forget seeing two store homes that looked like someone had cleanly cut then in half. Second floor bedrooms looked intact, but severed in two.
Ironically, I need to drive up that way this afternoon for a hearing.
I remember driving by Xenia, Ohio shortly after the 1974 tornado (F5, half mile wide). Will never forget seeing two store homes that looked like someone had cleanly cut then in half. Second floor bedrooms looked intact, but severed in two.
Ironically, I need to drive up that way this afternoon for a hearing.
That was really close to the Elkhart railroad yard which was huge and still one of the largest around. Thats why so many Italians lived in Elkhart back in the day. Yes growing up in Elkhart there was a mom and pop Italian restaurant on every street corner and I'm spoiled to this day from that. When I roll in to see family in Elkhart my first stop is still my favorite pizza joint. There are several around still and I'll tell this board right here and now Chicago and New York have NOTHING on Elkhart as far as pizza goes. WORD.
I was curious as to why homes in Missouri might not have basements, so I Googled it. Found the article below which I thought was enlightening...until I got to this gem:
Missouri also endures upwards of 30 hurricanes a year, many of which are capable of destroying even the sturdiest homes. A basement is an ideal place to seek refuge in one of these disasters.
Who knew!
A Guide to Basements in Missouri - Gildehaus Construction LLC
In some parts of the country, basements are considered a necessary part of the house, as common as bathrooms and front porches. However, as you go further south, basement...
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Xenia was another much talked about incident as family knew people in the general area and likely Xenia made it a bit more memorable at least for me than had it hit a town with a less memorable name.
Worst is tracking a little south based on thatHow's it looking out there today?
Volcano is the best. Actually the Robert Young yards are 2nd largest but on the other side of town from where this photo is fromThat was really close to the Elkhart railroad yard which was huge and still one of the largest around. Thats why so many Italians lived in Elkhart back in the day. Yes growing up in Elkhart there was a mom and pop Italian restaurant on every street corner and I'm spoiled to this day from that. When I roll in to see family in Elkhart my first stop is still my favorite pizza joint. There are several around still and I'll tell this board right here and now Chicago and New York have NOTHING on Elkhart as far as pizza goes. WORD.
Perhaps one of the most memorable for me was one that touched down a few miles from my house on August 16, 1977. I think it tore the roof off of a metal building, and that was about it. What makes it memorable for me is that they interrupted coverage of the tornado to announce that Elvis Presley had died.
My only sighting of a tornado was the same day as Xenia. I believe that series of storms covered virtually the entire Midwest. I remember my mom and dad had WIBC on all day, with weather updates. At some point in time, the song "Me and you and a Dog Named Boo" played and to this day, if I ever hear that song (not very much obviously) I think of that day. The tornado I saw was on the south end of Greenwood, and I was about 10. For a 10 year old, seeing a tornado was terrifying.
I think it was more cost and because of the area and quick housing. It is a huge RR artery with 3 tracks and has been troubles forever going through. It almost seemed like the storm tracked the RR with a funnel on each side. My High school was just missed on the back side. Tornadoes know where trailer parks are which it hadnt hit when that picture was taken yet. It is an interesting article if what I posted opened.I was curious as to why homes in Missouri might not have basements, so I Googled it. Found the article below which I thought was enlightening...until I got to this gem:
Missouri also endures upwards of 30 hurricanes a year, many of which are capable of destroying even the sturdiest homes. A basement is an ideal place to seek refuge in one of these disasters.
Who knew!
A Guide to Basements in Missouri - Gildehaus Construction LLC
In some parts of the country, basements are considered a necessary part of the house, as common as bathrooms and front porches. However, as you go further south, basement...connect2local.com
That Joplin tornado was awful I remember that one.
When I was first working on my current place, one afternoon it came up and I hit my basement and it got so green outside, I was watching through a basement window opening(since gone) and it was so green poured, I was standing in water watching the electric radio I was listening to hoping it didnt fall. Went outside after it passed and had taken a couple old sheds down which was almost a favor. I will never for get the green and the sound.
YUP Volcano all day man. I used to work there for Fritz Campanello. Theres a few others Michaels, Bruno's, Davinci's, Columbo's. Volcano though IMO is the best.
Columbo's has closed I think. Had Brunos but mostly Volcano and great sandwiches for good prices.
I was curious as to why homes in Missouri might not have basements, so I Googled it. Found the article below which I thought was enlightening...until I got to this gem:
Missouri also endures upwards of 30 hurricanes a year, many of which are capable of destroying even the sturdiest homes. A basement is an ideal place to seek refuge in one of these disasters.
Who knew!
A Guide to Basements in Missouri - Gildehaus Construction LLC
In some parts of the country, basements are considered a necessary part of the house, as common as bathrooms and front porches. However, as you go further south, basement...connect2local.com
Should Mizzou change its mascot?
Yes, but I was from the very Northeastern part of the district . We werent effected by the tornadoes
Ha! I don't know where Mizzou should go, but they couldn't turn down the SEC, obviously, but it's a weird fit and they have no hope of any sustained success in that conference.
The whole f-cking thing was weird for all the schools that left the Big 12. Leave it to Texas to f*ck up a great tradition. I lived in Colorado for years and went to all the CU games. The Big 8 was a blast back in the day. Then Texas slowly killed it. Too bad man. Colorado is like a misfit and so is Nebraska in the Big 10. I hoped Colorado/Nebraska and Missou/Kansas would have been great Big 10 adds then you at least keep some tradition. But those 3 Colorado/Mizzou/Nebraska which were Big 8 stalwarts ended up like lost puppy dogs after the split. The CU games are on so late and I miss the annual Thanksgiving game with the corn.
Looks like the rain and clouds from earlier this morning and today took a lot of energy out of the environment. Looks like severe storm threat has shifted to southern Illinois and Indiana.
I'm in central Illinois and a heavy rain band and garden variety storms moving through.
I'm in central Illinois and a heavy rain band and garden variety storms moving through.
