***Official 2024 Weather Thread***
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CycloneErik
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Bunch of buildings with streets and people, but that's not important right now.
Lived in the area forever and don't remember a day like this.
Tornado after tornado that were the biggest in the area in a long time. It'll be days before we fully understand just how much destruction happened.
Tornado after tornado that were the biggest in the area in a long time. It'll be days before we fully understand just how much destruction happened.
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Any time you're located with near and to the SE of a low pressure system and get cells to fire off ahead of a front there will be tornado risk. Leads to plenty of spin and usually enough energy.
60's is plenty warm to fire off storms, indeed peak of summer heat tends to "cap" the atmosphere and lower the risk of tornadoes as the trigger to break the cap is usually a cold front that creates linear storms that tend to have less spin to them.
Sitting in Ankeny right now, looking over at the Altoona area near the outlet mall and Adventureland. Just a barrage of lightning all over.
My favorite thing about tornado season is learning of all these dinky towns they show on local TV. Tonight I learned there is a place called Swan.
KidSilverhair
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Probably The Wizard Of Oz, naturally. “Auntie Em, Auntie Em!”
My son is in Altoona. Storm is past he's good.
Cyclonepride
Thought Police
Wonder how long it took to get his heart rate back to normal? Holy cow
Incredible. “Post of the Year” candidate
Incredible. What are the odds of stopping the locamotive in the exact path of that tornado.
It always amazes me how lucky/unlucky you have to be to take a direct hit when you think about how little area even a large tornado actually covers.
"Ummmm should we get away from the window"
uh, yeah.
"Coming right over us" - that guy has seen some **** in his life to speak so calmly and casually about the tornado going over him.
Hope everyone has been able to stay safe. I was in between at least two tornadoes no more than 10 miles in either direction this evening. Thunder, lightning and some pockets of rain (brief moments where is was almost heavy), but nothing too crazy. Just wild how random this **** has been.
