ktulu
Well-known member
we have this foreign liquid falling from the sky today....oh, no, wait, it's RAIN!! Didn't realize it did that anymore around here...
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bigray76
Food & Beverage Director
Weather held for the football game last night, but today started off very muggy and now it is pouring - just in time for the ride home!
-Ray
-Ray
Son of a bitch! We really could have used some rain and the past couple of days was our best hope for a while, but it looks like is skipped right on past.
A tenth of an inch? That's all we get when Pensacola gets over a foot? Doh!
A tenth of an inch? That's all we get when Pensacola gets over a foot? Doh!
ktulu
Well-known member
I need to call my folks - they live right where the last "a" in Pensacola is on that map....didn't realize it was that bad
Yeah, the same line of storms passed through here last night. The first tornado warning came in just as I was falling asleep, and then another about an hour later. Weird thing is it wasn't even raining here--the storms just brushed the corner of the county.
New report this morning said there were 6 confirmed tornadoes in Michigan last night. Three people died--two of them in a town about 30 miles from here. Pictures from that area here: LSJ
Another less severe storm did hit my area later in the night. Tore some aluminum fasica off my house but no major damage. Not a whole lot of power outages either because the storms were so concentrated, so I didn't have to go out to do damage assessment at work today (which is good becuase I didn't really feel like that today since I didn't get much sleep due to the storms).
Very weird weather for October.
cement
gray haired dude
^^ that is seriously messed up! I didn't think you got tornadoes that far North. A mobile home got thrown into a pond? that is just crazy.
That company that makes the bike hoist in the first picture should use that for advertisements!
That company that makes the bike hoist in the first picture should use that for advertisements!
G
Guest
Looking at those pictures reminded me of my first engineering job out of college - working for the state equivalent of FEMA. The first federally declared disaster area I went to was in Kissimmee, Florida where F5 tornadoes had touched down and one in particular tore through the Morningside Trailer park. I can still see the scene of destruction quite clearly in my mind ... 25 people were killed. Tornadoes are so devastating because there is typically very little time to get out of the way.
While my experiences in emergency management were often harrowing they were also followed up with a sense of accomplishment because I was able to help expedite necessary relief to help communities and families begin rebuilding and putting things behind them. It was a tough job in many ways but also the most rewarding job I ever had. Some days I really miss it.
JR
While my experiences in emergency management were often harrowing they were also followed up with a sense of accomplishment because I was able to help expedite necessary relief to help communities and families begin rebuilding and putting things behind them. It was a tough job in many ways but also the most rewarding job I ever had. Some days I really miss it.
JR
Yeah, we get a few tornadoes every year, but nothing like down in TX & OK. In fact, last year, one went through the yard of a coworker of mine. It tore some shingles off his house, but nothing major. I think it was officially classified as an F0. The one from the pictures was officially classified as an F3.
G
Guest
^^^ Yeah, I thought you might get some but I guess it fizzled before reaching you.
I got some I can send you
JR
I got some I can send you
JR
FusionWhite
Epee ~)----- Fencer
3 straight days of rain here. We've gotten 2+ inches every day so far this week. My yard is almost screaming with joy, the patches are already filling in and the stuff that stayed green is growing....well like grass. Rain is supposed to continue most of today and 30% chance tomorrow and Friday with sunny skies for the weekend.
squishles10
CEO
My last company is very close to burning to the ground in San Diego- is it bad that I think it's funny? I hated that place...
RIP - VTEnviro
His Memory Eternal
^ Whoa - think happy thoughts now, ok?
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Guest
squishles10
CEO
No, it's black. They treated their employees like crap. The place I was before that is doing fine, as are all the employees luckily, and for that I'm very grateful.
Don't worry, they're just throw money at the problem and everyone will be all happy again. It's jus a bunch of plans anyway. That's why we have offsite backup, right?
They treated their employees like crap. The place I was before that is doing fine, as are all the employees luckily, and for that I'm very grateful.Don't worry, they're just throw money at the problem and everyone will be all happy again. It's jus a bunch of plans anyway. That's why we have offsite backup, right?
Does an earthquake count as weather? We just had a strong quake here that sent everyone running out of the office - emergency announcement on radio now ... 1:31 p.m. local time - mag 7.1 93 km north-northeast of Pagan island - that's about 200 miles north of us.
Wow. What an adrenaline rush!
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> == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
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> ***This event has been revised.
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> Region: PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
> Geographic coordinates: 18.854N, 145.315E
> Magnitude: 7.2 Mw
> Depth: 248 km
> Universal Time (UTC): 31 Oct 2007 03:30:20
> Time near the Epicenter: 31 Oct 2007 13:30:20
> Local standard time in your area: 31 Oct 2007 03:30:00
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> Location with respect to nearby cities:
> 93 km (58 miles) NNW (329 degrees) of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands
> 408 km (254 miles) N (354 degrees) of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
> 1916 km (1190 miles) SSE (155 degrees) of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
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Wow. What an adrenaline rush!
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> == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
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> ***This event has been revised.
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> Region: PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
> Geographic coordinates: 18.854N, 145.315E
> Magnitude: 7.2 Mw
> Depth: 248 km
> Universal Time (UTC): 31 Oct 2007 03:30:20
> Time near the Epicenter: 31 Oct 2007 13:30:20
> Local standard time in your area: 31 Oct 2007 03:30:00
>
> Location with respect to nearby cities:
> 93 km (58 miles) NNW (329 degrees) of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands
> 408 km (254 miles) N (354 degrees) of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
> 1916 km (1190 miles) SSE (155 degrees) of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
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cement
gray haired dude
Yikes! that's big! is there sunami danger from that, or is it on the other side of the marianas trench?
Dark Knight
Silent Guardian
Darn it. There was also a quake in Northern California last night. Are these two related?
Check In California folks.Let us know you are OK.
We got a inch or two of heavy wet $hit. It's mixing with the leaves that no one had time to pick up. Just a freakin' messy way to start the work week. They say we might get another inch or so, but it'll likely be rain/sleet where I am.
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