Wx247(Garrett), Breeze and Streetsoldier - Please check in..

#21 Postby **streetsoldier** » Mon May 05, 2003 4:47 pm

Streetsoldier here; we had a tornado touch down 12 miles north at Oran-Blodgett-Benton, but no reports of damage yet; a number of them (3-5) hit well to the south around Caruthersville and Pemiscot County, as well; no reports from there at this time.

My PC was "off" during all the local T-storms, and the forecast is for strong, isloated T-storms throughout this week (every day, I should have said). We had a brief 50-mph burst of wind gusts between 6 and 7 this morning, but nothing since then. Lots of broken tree limbs and garbage strewn outside, but other than that, no immediate damages.

#22 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon May 05, 2003 4:52 pm

Great to see that you are fine Bill and I hope it continues that way this week with no problems to you but please be safe if there is imminent danger in your area.

#23 Postby **streetsoldier** » Mon May 05, 2003 5:02 pm

Well, if a "Fujita-beater" came here, we'd have nowhere to go except the downstairs bathroom; there isn't a single house here that has a basement (due to the silt-sand soil composition and the high water table, this is impossible), and no true shelters anywhere south of Cape Girardeau, 30 miles north of us...except for one enterprising man in a small town called Risco, who had a 2-foot-thick-walled concrete bomb shelter built elsewhere and lowered whole into a deep hole he dug in his yard years ago; the doors are naval-issue hatches.

Lindaloo · #24 Postby **Lindaloo** » Mon May 05, 2003 5:07 pm

Glad that you and your family are well Bill!! Stay safe.

#25 Postby **pojo** » Mon May 05, 2003 5:23 pm

Bill, I'm glad you and your family are ok

CajunMama · #26 Postby **CajunMama** » Mon May 05, 2003 5:26 pm

Like the rest of you, I hope everyone is safe. Breeze always turns off her computer in severe weather fyi!

mf_dolphin · #27 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Mon May 05, 2003 5:40 pm

Glad to hear you're all ok there Bill! Hope to hear from the others in the effected area soon :-)

Guest · #28 Postby **Guest** » Mon May 05, 2003 5:51 pm

Good to see you are ok Streetsoldier. Keep us updated if you hear anymore news from your area.

Stay safe.

Patricia

isobar · #29 Postby **isobar** » Mon May 05, 2003 6:23 pm

I'm glad I'm not the only worrywort around here. :wink:

Yay streetsoldier, happy to hear you and Annabelle (she be a windblown 'ho) are safe. I'm like you, living in the midwest with no basement hoping no F4 (or worse) decides to pay a visit. :o

Rainband · #30 Postby **Rainband** » Mon May 05, 2003 6:25 pm

Glad to see your OK!!!! Streetsoldier

weatherlover427 · #31 Postby **weatherlover427** » Mon May 05, 2003 6:54 pm

I'm glad to hear you made it through the severe wx OK, Bill!

JQ Public · #32 Postby **JQ Public** » Mon May 05, 2003 7:41 pm

Glad you're ok bill. Now garrett and breeze better ssay smthg

I think garrett may be busy b/c of exams. I guess i should be studying for mine as well!!

breeze · #33 Postby **breeze** » Mon May 05, 2003 7:46 pm

Breeze reporting in - LoL - thanks for the concern!
I posted in USAWeather - didn't realize there was
a thread here, too.

Tornado warnings here, all last night and today - more on
the way from the west!

Bill's ok, I'm ok....darn...where's Garrett?

mf_dolphin · #34 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Mon May 05, 2003 7:47 pm

Glad to see you Breeze! We thought that tornado from your avatar finally caught up with you! ;-)

#35 Postby **Stephanie** » Mon May 05, 2003 7:58 pm

Good, at least that's two out of three that's checked in. I hope Garrett is just busy with exams. I can't imagine what you guys were going through! Take care if yourselves tonight and again tomorrow when you will be under the gun again! :o

azsnowman · #36 Postby **azsnowman** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:36 pm

Hey gang! Glad to see you Bill, Breeze....NOW, where the heck is Garrett???

Dennis

Guest · #37 Postby **Guest** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:37 pm

Thank goodness you finally checked in Breeze. Glad to hear you are ok. Now we just need to hear from Garrett.

Patricia

#38 Postby **streetsoldier** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:40 pm

It ain't over yet by a LONG shot; I just went out to pick up "firehead", and the evening sky was that curious, yellow-green tinge that heralds ugly wx... :o

Storm clouds to my SSE and due W, separated by a band of clear sky as I type this.

ColdFront77 · #39 Postby **ColdFront77** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:40 pm

Thank you for checking in, Annette.

I can only imagine what it's like travelling not too far away from a tornado.

Only a couple of weak ones in Massachusetts over the years and have been some not too far away (about 20 or so miles north of me) and some further to the southeast in the last three years here in Florida.

breeze · #40 Postby **breeze** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:53 pm

Bill, the severe stuff is back at you and Garrett, for
tomorrow! Ya'll keep heads-up!

I saw that "green sky" when I left work, this evening.
Parked my rear-end at the hospital for a while before
I set out home!

Be careful out there!

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