2026 - How's the Weather Where You Are

KSav said:
Ooh, yes; those straight line winds are so destructive. We had some blow through last year, and they hit central New York once when my parents were still living there.

Have you ever seen a funnel cloud, @Imogene? (Or has anyone here?)
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Yes.

1. When we first moved here, I saw two swirling clouds moving toward each other to become one. If finally hit me I was looking at a tornado forming. It moved due east and hit a part of the town 15 miles away.

2. One that I didn’t see but felt, was also some years ago, when I had all four of my original horses. I was feeding them when all of a sudden the hair on my arms and neck was pulled upward and all my horses stopped chewing their hay.

They had hay hanging out of their mouths when they looked at me. It was deathly quiet and I felt like I was in a vacuum. I said “pray fellas, pray”.

A funnel cloud had gone over the barn and it also hit the town due east of me.

Watching my arm hair pull upward was unsettling enough, but watching my horses stopped chewing because they knew something was happening with the weather, was even more unsettling.

3. I have picked up photos and cancelled checks from 90 miles away, in my pastures. That was a night tornado and only missed the house by 300’ - 400’.. I THINK that was the big outbreak of 2005.
 
KSav said:
Ooh, yes; those straight line winds are so destructive. We had some blow through last year, and they hit central New York once when my parents were still living there.

Have you ever seen a funnel cloud, @Imogene? (Or has anyone here?)
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Weirdly, not in the almost 20 years we've lived in Dallas, but when I worked in Miami in a mostly glass building that overlooked Biscayne Bay we had the rare tornado come across the water close to our building. It was quite the sight to see.
 
seadoug said:
Weirdly, not in the almost 20 years we've lived in Dallas, but when I worked in Miami in a mostly glass building that overlooked Biscayne Bay we had the rare tornado come across the water close to our building. It was quite the sight to see.
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That must have been amazing! So, sort of like a waterspout? In the years I knew and was married to my ex I kind of absorbed a bit of his fascination with weather events. I've never actually seen anything more exciting than a dust devil, in Nevada.

@Imogene, wow, you have had some seriously scary tornado experiences. It sounds like you are a lot braver than I am.

Sounds like some folks here are indeed having weather whiplash, as @seadoug said. And I hope all you Missouri people stay safe! I've been keeping an eye on the weather there because I have a good friend in Columbia, and family in the Joplin and KC areas.
 
KSav said:
That must have been amazing! So, sort of like a waterspout? In the years I knew and was married to my ex I kind of absorbed a bit of his fascination with weather events. I've never actually seen anything more exciting than a dust devil, in Nevada.

@Imogene, wow, you have had some seriously scary tornado experiences. It sounds like you are a lot braver than I am.

Sounds like some folks here are indeed having weather whiplash, as @seadoug said. And I hope all you Missouri people stay safe! I've been keeping an eye on the weather there because I have a good friend in Columbia, and family in the Joplin and KC areas.
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Joplin, MO was hit so hard back in 2011. I attended a fundraiser organized by a company in AL for the residents of Joplin during that time. Sending you and your family my best thoughts!
 
To everyone caught in the path of winter storm, Iona. I hope everyone is OK.

The storm has passed over many of us, but still has the east coast to torture.

I did not lose power or water, but it is still dark so I have yet to check the exterior of the house and the barn.

It got dicey in my area from about 11:30 PM to 12:15 AM. Wind gust hit 70 miles an hour, pouring rain, and it sounded like pea size hail for about five minutes.

I did not hear any crashing and banging so I assume the buildings are OK. hopefully my Bradford pear trees didn’t break apart, as they are 20+ years old and have already extended their life span.

My power company and my water company have done a stellar job in keeping the trees trimmed back away from powerlines as the electric never blinked and the water never stopped

I am prayerfully grateful to be safe because others in the line of the storm in middle Tennessee weren’t as fortunate.

I am watching the weather channel and the northern section of this storm looks absolutely a nightmare in terms of snow blowing and cold.

prayers to those who suffered damage and prayers to those who have yet to still experience the ravages of this storm.
 
Morning gang....welp I survived another storm, no loss of power
about 3 inches of snow altho a lot of it blew to other places...not a great
way for a Monday to start, it is 10F deg and will only get to 30 deg
today....was just yesterday talking to a guy about lawn clean up!!!
ah well, this too will pass. Lots of achy today too...c u l8r....don :cool: :coffee::devilish:
 
I checked the forecast for my son's area last night. He's in Iowa. I had to laugh because this is a typical North Dakota winter forecast, so I'm sure he didn't bat an eye. He grew up with this weather.

His girlfriend, however, is from Houston, and I would imagine she's not too happy.

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