The Nasty Weather Thread

[Spicoli]

Cannot look at the footage from up North without wincing man. Kentucky absolutely savaged and in addition to neighboring States some 30 tornadoes touched down. Early word is some 100 reported dead, 40 missing and count expected to rise no doubt. Entire towns literally leveled. I've been in 1 tornado when I was a small child in Oklahoma and have to say I will take a hurricane any day over those.

[TitoFan]

Cannot look at the footage from up North without wincing man. Kentucky absolutely savaged and in addition to neighboring States some 30 tornadoes touched down. Early word is some 100 reported dead, 40 missing and count expected to rise no doubt. Entire towns literally leveled. I've been in 1 tornado when I was a small child in Oklahoma and have to say I will take a hurricane any day over those.

That was downright BRUTAL.

They're saying one tornado in particular traveled over 200 miles. That is unbelievable. Mayfield, Kentucky was totally destroyed and that candle factory looks like it was leveled by a giant bulldozer. The outbreak affected 6 states. An Amazon warehouse in Illinois was also destroyed and there's likely to be many casualties in there also.

That makes two of us in choosing between a tornado and a hurricane. And this is from someone who lived through both Hugo in '89, and Maria in 2017. Hurricanes are mean and nasty... but you see them coming and can prepare. These funnel-shaped bitches come down unexpectedly and many times at night.

God help all the people and families that were affected.

[Spicoli]

So last night was interesting. This fat fooker formed on the West bank and straight lined it about 6 blocks from me in Algiers. Hit Gretna, hoped the levee and road over the Mississippi river. Strengthened to a reported EF3, and grounded again in the lower ninth ward, St Bernard and decimated Arabi directly across the river. Only the 2nd tornado I've seen up close and personal and I sure as shat don't wish them on anyone. You cannot 'prepare' for them! Last clip pretty much word for word.

[TitoFan]

SIX blocks away!

Yeah... that's a bit TOO close.

That funnel looked pretty well defined for an EF-3. It was probably on the upper part of that range.

Scary to think it's not just Tornado Alley that has to worry about those monsters.

And you're right... no time to prepare. In that sense, they're a hell of a lot scarier than hurricanes.

[TitoFan]

The only thing worse than getting threatened by a hurricane is having it named after Shrek's girlfriend.

Man... if it wasn't for the several family birthdays in September... I'd already be hating on this month of the year.

[Spicoli]

The only thing worse than getting threatened by a hurricane is having it named after Shrek's girlfriend.

Man... if it wasn't for the several family birthdays in September... I'd already be hating on this month of the year.

Buckle up and hunker down bud but it's still getting its act together. Looked to be steering wnw, skirt south hopefully. Stay safe Tito.

[NoSavingByTheBell]