EF5 Tornado levels Greensburg Kansas.
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snoopj wrote:Category 5 wrote:I don't know about you guys, but my preception of tornadoes changed that night.
How so, if you don't mind me asking.....
Before, I've always wanted to see a tornado from a distance, just for the experence.
Now, after tracking friday nights tornado, and seeing what it did as it was happening, my mind has pretty much changed completely.
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Category 5 wrote:snoopj wrote:Category 5 wrote:I don't know about you guys, but my preception of tornadoes changed that night.
How so, if you don't mind me asking.....
Before, I've always wanted to see a tornado from a distance, just for the experence.
Now, after tracking friday nights tornado, and seeing what it did as it was happening, my mind has pretty much changed completely.
You was one of the chasers ?

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Bunkertor wrote:Category 5 wrote:snoopj wrote:Category 5 wrote:I don't know about you guys, but my preception of tornadoes changed that night.
How so, if you don't mind me asking.....
Before, I've always wanted to see a tornado from a distance, just for the experence.
Now, after tracking friday nights tornado, and seeing what it did as it was happening, my mind has pretty much changed completely.
You was one of the chasers ?
I wish.
I was watching it and seeing the reports come in on my computer.
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Thank you snoopj for emailing KSN and dropping our website's name. They did do an EXCELLENT JOB!
I'm from "Jersey" as well and have never experienced/seen a tornado. I wouldn't mind seeing one from AFAR, but I have a feeling that Cat 5 is probably reacting/feeling the same way Hurricane enthusiasts that live along the Gulf feel right about now.
I'm from "Jersey" as well and have never experienced/seen a tornado. I wouldn't mind seeing one from AFAR, but I have a feeling that Cat 5 is probably reacting/feeling the same way Hurricane enthusiasts that live along the Gulf feel right about now.
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Stephanie wrote:Thank you snoopj for emailing KSN and dropping our website's name. They did do an EXCELLENT JOB!
I'm from "Jersey" as well and have never experienced/seen a tornado. I wouldn't mind seeing one from AFAR, but I have a feeling that Cat 5 is probably reacting/feeling the same way Hurricane enthusiasts that live along the Gulf feel right about now.
Yea I think the distance I want to see the tornado from has increased by a few miles.
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At least one chaser disagrees with the NWS office's official data. The chaser was on the scene and observed the tornado (which was a multi-vortex twister). He believes the first tornado did not dissipate after striking Greensburg. In fact he believes the tornado increased in size (after hitting the town) and never lifted from the ground. Despite the fact that the cell was cycling, the EF5 tornado apparently stayed on the ground much longer than indicated by the official NWS assessment.
It's possible that the tornado stayed on the ground from Greensburg to Chaflin, Kansas.
It's possible that the tornado stayed on the ground from Greensburg to Chaflin, Kansas.
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I sent an e-mail to KSN re: their coverage this weekend:
Hello there. I am very interested in watching severe weather wherever it is. I was watching KSN.com streaming weather (along with many other similar enthusiats thanks to conversations on blogs and message boards, including http://www.Storm2K.org) and I thought that coverage on Friday and Saturday night was spectacular considering the situation with dozens of strong and violent tornadoes, including the catastrophic Greensburg EF5 (my heart and prayers go out to all the victims!).
It is indeed tragic, but without your expertise and full coverage (including online coverage - I know what it is like when power goes out and the laptop has coverage!), dozens - if not hundreds - more lives could have very well been lost. I also appreciated how calm and professional the coverage was as well, especially when Greensburg was about to get hit.
Hopefully there will not be another Greensburg for a long time, but at least you got them very well prepared! If that had happened where I live, the death toll would have been astronomical. I just pray that the victims get back on their feet and I can come visit a rebuilt Greensburg someday!
(I also included my name and a bit of personal info but left it out here)
Hello there. I am very interested in watching severe weather wherever it is. I was watching KSN.com streaming weather (along with many other similar enthusiats thanks to conversations on blogs and message boards, including http://www.Storm2K.org) and I thought that coverage on Friday and Saturday night was spectacular considering the situation with dozens of strong and violent tornadoes, including the catastrophic Greensburg EF5 (my heart and prayers go out to all the victims!).
It is indeed tragic, but without your expertise and full coverage (including online coverage - I know what it is like when power goes out and the laptop has coverage!), dozens - if not hundreds - more lives could have very well been lost. I also appreciated how calm and professional the coverage was as well, especially when Greensburg was about to get hit.
Hopefully there will not be another Greensburg for a long time, but at least you got them very well prepared! If that had happened where I live, the death toll would have been astronomical. I just pray that the victims get back on their feet and I can come visit a rebuilt Greensburg someday!
(I also included my name and a bit of personal info but left it out here)
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MiamiensisWx wrote:At least one chaser disagrees with the NWS office's official data. The chaser was on the scene and observed the tornado (which was a multi-vortex twister). He believes the first tornado did not dissipate after striking Greensburg. In fact he believes the tornado increased in size (after hitting the town) and never lifted from the ground. Despite the fact that the cell was cycling, the EF5 tornado apparently stayed on the ground much longer than indicated by the official NWS assessment.
It's possible that the tornado stayed on the ground from Greensburg to Chaflin, Kansas.
Can't they tell by the damage path?
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ohiostorm wrote:MiamiensisWx wrote:At least one chaser disagrees with the NWS office's official data. The chaser was on the scene and observed the tornado (which was a multi-vortex twister). He believes the first tornado did not dissipate after striking Greensburg. In fact he believes the tornado increased in size (after hitting the town) and never lifted from the ground. Despite the fact that the cell was cycling, the EF5 tornado apparently stayed on the ground much longer than indicated by the official NWS assessment.
It's possible that the tornado stayed on the ground from Greensburg to Chaflin, Kansas.
Can't they tell by the damage path?
I'd think so. Maybe they overlapped?
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Did anyone notice this? It just popped in my head now but BlacksburgVirginaand GreensburgKansassort of go together...(both towns/cities end with "burg" and the start of the name are both colors with a "s" on the end plus the terrible events for both communities happened just weeks apart...so odd.
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