Tornado Warning!

[editec]

We had an f-1 a few days ago in Eagle Lake, Maine!?!?

I think we might be in Kansas, Toto!

 

[random3434]

We had an f-1 a few days ago in Eagle Lake, Maine!?!?

I think we might be in Kansas, Toto!

Is that unusual? We've had 3 days in a row here with tornado warnings, but that's a typical Indiana summer. We just bunker down in the bathtub! since we don't have a basement!

 

[Old Rocks]

There is a little town in central Eastern Oregon called Long Creek. I know of only one tornado that has occurred there. According to the locals, two of the people killed in that tornado were from Texas, and had moved to Oregon because of the wife's fear of tornados.

OREGON: Tornadoes causing a death, an injury, or F2 damage


JUN 14, 1888 3 dead 5 injured
A woman and two children were killed in three homes at Lexington, Morrow County.

JUN 3, 1894 3 dead 10 injured
A tornado moved due north from mountain slopes, south of Long Creek, Grant County.

APR 5, 1972 12:30 pm 0 dead 0 injured
The funnel first touched down north of Portland. Six people died at Vancouver, Washington.

DEC 8, 1993 2:00 pm 0 dead 0 injured
A tornado hit near Newburg, destroying buildings and trees on a dairy farm and a horse ranch.

SEP 15, 1996 5:21 pm 0 dead 1 injured

The United State's Worst Tornadoes

Years ago, you could still see the scar in the timber on the Syclone Mountain. So named and mispelled for the tornado.

 

[hjmick]

May 11, 1970. Lubbock Texas. F-5.

Loved it!

January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, Canoga Park, 6.7

Loved it!

 

[Midnight Marauder]

May 11, 1970. Lubbock Texas. F-5.

Loved it!

January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, Canoga Park, 6.7

Loved it!

6.7 earthquake?

 

[hjmick]

May 11, 1970. Lubbock Texas. F-5.

Loved it!

January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, Canoga Park, 6.7

Loved it!

6.7 earthquake?

Yeah... It's all I've got. The closest I have ever come to a tornado is a warning. I did however catch part of hurricane Celia back in 1970.

 

[YWN666]

I bought a video years ago about tornados ad it said that tornados have occurred on every day of the calendar year except January 16th. Don't know if that is still true.

Apparently it is.

NEBTORNADOFACTS

UNITED STATES:
* A tornado can move in any direction, slow or fast and even remain stationary.
* Tornadoes have occurred in all 50 states (including Alaska!).
* The U.S. has a higher tornado density than any where else in the world.
* The Great Plains leads the U.S. in number of tornadoes.
* There are TWO major tornado alleys in the U.S. (Northeast Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Northeast Texas,
Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida).
* Tornadoes have occurred on all continents except Antarctica.
* Tornadoes have occurred on everyday of the year in the U.S. except on January 16.
* The U.S. peak in tornadoes occurs in May
* Peak months for tornadoes: TX (April-May), KS (May), ND (July-Aug.).
* The tornado season peaks in Winter in Southern California.
* The most violent tornadoes in the U.S. occur in Spring (especially April).
* The month with the least number of tornado deaths is July.
* 38% of tornado fatalities occur in mobile homes.
* Mobile homes do not attract tornadoes, they are just extremely vulnerable
to high winds.
* 27% of tornado fatalities occur in permanent homes and 11% in vehicles.
* The deadliest U.S. tornado year since 1950 was in 1953 with 519 deaths.
* There were only 130 U.S. tornado deaths in 1998 and 95 U.S. tornado deaths in 1999
showing the value of the current warning system.
* The safest location in a tornado occurrence is inside, lowest possible level, center of
building.
* Opening windows where you live if a tornado is approaching will NOT reduce damage.
* Do not seek shelter under highway overpasses, risk of injury and death is increased
there. If daytime, and if possible, drive away from the tornado producing thunderstorm

 

[Tech_Esq]

May 6, 1975. Omaha, NE. A swarm of 9 Tornadoes hits the town. F-3 - F-5. One set of three tornadoes join 3 a breast and travel through the middle of town shredding everything in its path.

 

[DavidS]

We had an f-1 a few days ago in Eagle Lake, Maine!?!?

I think we might be in Kansas, Toto!

The term is EF-1. Enhanced Fujita scale.

 

[DavidS]

Tornado warning earlier tonight in Long Island. A twisting storm cell moved from lower CT to LI... scary.