BERIGAN Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 hope everyone is ok! Many more storms look likely to role through too... http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/stories/Severe-Storms-Building-to-the-West-145934445.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Nothing bad where I live (so far..). Sirens were going off & there was some wild stuff going on not too far away. Some really dangerous stuff to the south and further east still going on. Various video footages are pretty intense, Arlington's been declared a disaster area, hope Big Al is ok... Springtime in Texas...you just never know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) Yup, I think we're in the clear now - it's moved east, but two tornadoes dropped for quite a while in some neighborhoods just 15 miles east of here. Meanwhile: sirens, winds, rain (@ 4.5 inches per hour at one point) and hail signaled enough warning for me to quickly empty the middle closet, put some provisions inside, put on my bike helmet and keep a close eye on the cats. ah....spring! ®ø∂ Now Playing: Toots Thielemans - Le Trottoir Edited April 3, 2012 by rostasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Hope all continue safe. Beautiful day here in Austin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Good reason to not be upstairs or near a window during a storm. Notice the tile actually peeled from the bathroom floor. ®ø∂ Now Playing: Bessie Jones & the Georgia Sea Island Singers - Daniel in the Lion's Den Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 The thing that tripped me out was the 18-wheelers getting lifted several hundred feet up in the air and then getting smashed down like a cat playing with a dangling ball. So far, no fatalities reported, which is a freakin' miracle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 hope Big Al is ok... He appears to be fine, per FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 The thing that tripped me out was the 18-wheelers getting lifted several hundred feet up in the air and then getting smashed down like a cat playing with a dangling ball. So far, no fatalities reported, which is a freakin' miracle. Those and the huge shipping containers! Unofficially, twelve tornadoes hit in our area - the official count is usually higher. whew... ®ø∂ Now Playing: Lucky Thompson with George's Dukes and Duchess - Cherokee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Unofficially, twelve tornadoes hit in our area - the official count is usually higher. whew... ®ø∂ Now Playing: Lucky Thompson with George's Dukes and Duchess - Cherokee Could have been worse - could have been twelve trombones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Glad to see everyone checking in here and on FB. Stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Could have been worse - could have been twelve trombones. ...or 76! ...and then I could've asked for one, got a trumpet instead and become Don Ellis! ®ø∂ Now Playing: The Chuck-A-Lucks - Sugar Cane Curtain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 I sincerely hope all of our Texas friends are OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 hope Big Al is ok... He appears to be fine, per FB. Yeah, my neighborhood really dodged a bullet. Two of those tornadoes were less than a few miles away. My in-laws house was right in the path of one, thankfully they were spared, but a house behind them wasn't as fortunate. One also touched down on the baseball field of my son's high school. The schools, from what I can tell, did a great job of keeping calm (although my son says that his class was in one of the safer areas of the campus, so they weren't worried). I'm just grateful there were only a few injuries and no loss of life. This coulda been far worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 And today is one of the most perfect & beautiful spring days I've ever experienced in my life. Ever. Perfect temperature, nice cool breeze, everything as green as green can be, birds singing non-stop, and not one 18-wheeler flying in the sky to stop them. What the difference a day makes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Yeah it is. Went for a bike ride after work today and it was just gorgeous outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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