Buzz Mills
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If you live in a trailer, you are playing Russian Roulette with tornadoes. Even the frame homes were shredded. You need something super strong, and very well-built.
They probably have a map of the U,S, displaying the tornado probability, in colors, as to intensity. Most of us , in CA, have very little worry about violent weather, as it is all but non-existent. We may get a little wind a few times a year, and heavy constant rains, on occasion, but that is about it. Even thunder, and lightning, are fairly rare.Dark Knight said:The sirens went off, but apparently it didn't wake people up. Police and fire should have also been out using their PA systems to warn people. I don't know quite what happened that so few were woken up. Although there isn't much you can do in a mobile home, sadly. Plus, at night, it is VERY difficult to see the twister coming.
Tornadoes do happen most often late afternoon, but yes, they do occur at all hours of the day and night, every month of the year, and in every state, without exception.
Note the following link:Buzzm1 said:They probably have a map of the U,S, displaying the tornado probability, in colors, as to intensity. Most of us , in CA, have very little worry about violent weather, as it is all but non-existent. We may get a little wind a few times a year, and heavy constant rains, on occasion, but that is about it. Even thunder, and lightning, are fairly rare.
raisincharlie said:Thanks for the links. I grew up in Owensboro - use to go to Henderson and E town all the time. Glad your relatives are okay. Sounds like this must have been an F3 or F4 tornado, very bad news.
Glad you and your family are okay Anniegirl. Very sorry about your friend's aquaintance and all the other families hurt by this tragedy. Stay safe !Anniegirl said:I live about 35 miles from Owensboro, my family live near Henderson so this was pretty scary for me, a small tornado actually touch down here in Butler County but didnt do any damage thank God.
Its been unusually warm the last few days , its usually in 40's , at night, and at midnight last night was 70 degrees, the wind got up pretty bad here, but i went to bed with no worries of nothing bad happening as there were only severe thunderstorms watch issued.
A friend, Trina from Henderson knew a pregnant lady and family that was killed in Ind. Although i dont know that family, i feel sad for all the lives lost and wouldnt have slept a wink if i knew how serious danager my family were close to.
------------MidnightMyst said:I'm in Kentucky...but luckily not in the area affected. I heard in Indiana that the storm knocked out the 911 emergency reponse system...the tornado being in the middle of the night...just didn't help...
It was really windy here last night and today...we had a metal sign screwed into a brick wall with a hanger and it knocked it off , as well as porch chairs scattered in the yard
Good job finding that link! They tell us in our severe weather spotter training that ALL 50 states have had tornadoes, and every month of the year has had a tornado somewhere in the U.S. Obviously those of us in "Tornado Alley" have a far greater probability of having tornadoes than everyone else.raisincharlie said:Note the following link:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/#History
Scan down this page and you will see a section that allows you to search by state, you can refine the search to year or what ever.
You will note that funnel clouds have been reported in CA
Only one side of electrical box is working---one of the double bars in your panel has no power to it.sharper said:I live in Evansville now. I'm directly on the other side of I-164 less than 2 miles from where it happened. Neither my younger son or I heard the siren, my older son woke us up and I told him it was just a bad storm and to go back to bed. We are so lucky today. The only damage we have is that the electricity in our house was damaged, something about a phase? being out - could be five days before it is fixed. It's funny - we have electricity in some rooms but not in others.
Buzzm1 said:Only one side of electrical box is working---one of the double bars in your panel has no power to it.
Checking the breakers would be the first step in trouble-shooting the problem.mysteriew said:Would checking breakers help correct that?
Dark Knight said:The sirens went off, but apparently it didn't wake people up. Police and fire should have also been out using their PA systems to warn people. I don't know quite what happened that so few were woken up. Although there isn't much you can do in a mobile home, sadly. Plus, at night, it is VERY difficult to see the twister coming.
I believe the sirens are meant to warn people when they are outside. Most people do not hear them inside their homes and especially in the dead of the night and the wind was HORRID!! The lightning and thunder were just as loud. I do know that some of the meteorlogist(sp?) were telling people to call anyone they knew that was in the path of this storm. I know our local channel 14 has a weather alert that anyone in the tri state can sign up for (it's free) and anytime a warning is issued, an alarm goes off on their weather radio. There are fairly inexpensive. A couple of local people interviewed have said that is what saved them. I know this tornado was EXTREMELY fast and it took less than 4 minutes to get from Henderson, Ky, Ellis Park Race track to the Eastbrook trailer park. I also heard tonight that another body was found in the trailer park lake which was located directly behind the park. They are in the process of draining it. They tried to drag it; but, there was too much debris.
We are hanging on tight, we have another cold front coming in tomorrow night. Pray that it's only rain.
I believe the sirens are meant to warn people when they are outside. Most people do not hear them inside their homes and especially in the dead of the night and the wind was HORRID!!
detectivewannabe said:A NOAA Weather Radio with SAME Technology is one of the best investments anybody can make, for just this very reason. It will wake ANYONE up, without question, lol.Dark Knight said:The sirens went off, but apparently it didn't wake people up. Police and fire should have also been out using their PA systems to warn people. I don't know quite what happened that so few were woken up. Although there isn't much you can do in a mobile home, sadly. Plus, at night, it is VERY difficult to see the twister coming.
I believe the sirens are meant to warn people when they are outside. Most people do not hear them inside their homes and especially in the dead of the night and the wind was HORRID!! The lightning and thunder were just as loud. I do know that some of the meteorlogist(sp?) were telling people to call anyone they knew that was in the path of this storm. I know our local channel 14 has a weather alert that anyone in the tri state can sign up for (it's free) and anytime a warning is issued, an alarm goes off on their weather radio. There are fairly inexpensive. A couple of local people interviewed have said that is what saved them. I know this tornado was EXTREMELY fast and it took less than 4 minutes to get from Henderson, Ky, Ellis Park Race track to the Eastbrook trailer park. I also heard tonight that another body was found in the trailer park lake which was located directly behind the park. They are in the process of draining it. They tried to drag it; but, there was too much debris.
We are hanging on tight, we have another cold front coming in tomorrow night. Pray that it's only rain.