Tornado video
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The one I was in was a F2 which hit both Jefferson and Shelby counties in AL. A F4 had previously hit a church killing many (info from Wiki). I was 5 mos pregnant, alone, watching the news & waiting for it. I didn’t realize the strength I had until I had to drag and wedge a queen sized mattress & a load of living room furniture in front of a sliding patio door. All the neighbors did similar stuff then huddled in a storage room off a dog trot on the lowest level of our 3 tier apartment complex. When the winds and debris started we peeked to see how bad it was. So black it was, the sheer noise, and just seeing the outline of a pink little girls bicycle fly by. And ..we weren’t even in the direct path of it! Afterwards, I was called in to work & was scared shitless to drive knowing full well trees & power lines would be down. All the trees in front of our place were stripped of leaves. The big garbage dumpsters had slid across the parking lot. The police had to guide our cars to get out of that mess.
The tornado that hit here - a mile from my house - in 1987 was, like the one this past weekend, an F4. It was about 2:30 in the afternoon. Sky went from a green to purple black and street lights came on. Thunder was deafening. The wind was coming from all directions and hailstones the size of softballs. Killed 27 people and destroyed a trailer park and much the SE industrial section of the city. Temperature before the storm was close to 32 C, after the storm it was around 10 C with a cold NW wind for days after.
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@Renauda Oh I remember that. You were that close
I remember news of that. It was the worst tornado recorded. There were pledges never to rebuild that trailer park. Did they? I was at the UofA then but on days off in YYC. You are darn right about the conditions before and after. Here, last week, yes the lightening & thunder were dramatic, and yup, it turned cold. No hail, but yes in Didsbury. -
@Renauda Oh I remember that. You were that close
I remember news of that. It was the worst tornado recorded. There were pledges never to rebuild that trailer park. Did they? I was at the UofA then but on days off in YYC. You are darn right about the conditions before and after. Here, last week, yes the lightening & thunder were dramatic, and yup, it turned cold. No hail, but yes in Didsbury.I checked and the trailer park is still there and operating. Pretty sure there is memorial on site though as that was where most of the victims killed were. The others were in the industrial era close to where I live.
Won’t forget that afternoon.
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Since it is tornado season in the US again.
Crazy video of a tornado destroying a manufacturing plant in Nebraska a couple of days ago.
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I guess my statement was a mixed one. Looks like it's a normal season so far, but the last few weeks we've seen a big spike in activity to bring us to the average.
Also I should note... since everyone has a 4K HD video camera in their pocket these days, the footage has been unbelievable!
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