Tornadoes

Joshua

I live in Indiana and at this point in the season I seriously wouldn't be surprised if I actually got to see a tornado by eye or worse. Does anyone else in the mid-west have these fears?

SherabDorje

I'm in Nebraska- it passed this time but I hear Omaha has been hit badly in its time. They way the weather has been acting this year nothing would surprise me.

And I don't mean to hijack your thread, but I wonder if global climate change has anything to do with it.

Joshua

I'd sure like to know what it is?!

Yesterday beginning in the morning until 7pm there was a perpetual tornado watch, plus three waves of "severe thunderstorms" which were no better than the monsoons I saw when I lived in Arizona.

Nearly every day there's at least one "severe thunderstorm" and even a few days ago the tornado siren was fired up and in the sky, while walking to a convenience store, right above was an almost black cloud that began swirling a bit, I'd never seen it before, like a proto-funnel-cloud or something. Screw that.

Takuan

I live in Indiana and at this point in the season I seriously wouldn't be surprised if I actually got to see a tornado by eye or worse. Does anyone else in the mid-west have these fears?

Not in the midwest, but they've called for tornado watches in my area today.

And I don't mean to hijack your thread, but I wonder if global climate change has anything to do with it.

Maybe, with all of the mass animal kills and what not, it wouldn't surprise me.

SherabDorje

Maybe, with all of the mass animal kills and what not, it wouldn't surprise me.

Say what?

Takuan

Maybe, with all of the mass animal kills and what not, it wouldn't surprise me.

Say what?

lol, there have been a large number of random animal deaths (like entire regional populations) throughout the world recently. Some speculate that the reason for this might be because of climate change.

aMatt

Nearly every day there's at least one "severe thunderstorm" and even a few days ago the tornado siren was fired up and in the sky, while walking to a convenience store, right above was an almost black cloud that began swirling a bit, I'd never seen it before, like a proto-funnel-cloud or something. Screw that.

It does happen in the mid-west, especially during spring and fall. I've lived in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan most of my life, and consider severe thunderstorms pretty reasonable for our area. Its a temperate zone of a temperate zone, and large fluctuations are very, very common, and the resultant storms (or the causal ).

Its good to be prepared, like having some water, a flashlight and a radio in your basement. Having some preparedness helps dissipate the fear, as you know what to do if something drastic happens. I've seen many dark black clouds, and have seen some tornadoes. Its the green clouds you have to look out for...

person

Wiki page on 2011 tornado outbreak, we're way over norm. The death total is off the chart, over 500 in the US so far this year, only 45 deaths in 2010 and 21 in 2009 by comparison.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornadoes_of_2011

Joshua

The news will say things like "120 some odd people dead, 1,500 some odd still missing" or that in a normal year there's 500 tornadoes give or take with 20 being deadly, so far this year, as of two weeks ago there were 1000 tornadoes with over 50 being deadly. Every few days I hear of a frickin' EF4 on the news.

SherabDorje

Maybe, with all of the mass animal kills and what not, it wouldn't surprise me.

Say what?

lol, there have been a large number of random animal deaths (like entire regional populations) throughout the world recently. Some speculate that the reason for this might be because of climate change.

I'm a news junkie myself- I watch Japanese news and German news (both in English) every evening, as well as US news. I haven't heard of that. Could you post a link or two?

And while that appears to you to relate to climate change, what in the world does it have to do with tornadoes in the central part of the US? My question was, "Are they worse this year because of climate change?"

See what I mean? It just seems like you're saying that any change or worsening in natural phenomena is attributable to climate change, be it animal species die-offs or tornadoes.

Takuan

Maybe, with all of the mass animal kills and what not, it wouldn't surprise me.

Say what?

lol, there have been a large number of random animal deaths (like entire regional populations) throughout the world recently. Some speculate that the reason for this might be because of climate change.

I'm a news junkie myself- I watch Japanese news and German news (both in English) every evening, as well as US news. I haven't heard of that. Could you post a link or two?

And while that appears to you to relate to climate change, what in the world does it have to do with tornadoes in the central part of the US? My question was, "Are they worse this year because of climate change?"

See what I mean? It just seems like you're saying that any change or worsening in natural phenomena is attributable to climate change, be it animal species die-offs or tornadoes.

I'm sorry. When you mentioned climate change, I thought you meant for the entire planet. This is why I mentioned the animal kills. As for what they have to do with climate change, give me time and I'll find the links to what I'm talking about. As I said, some believe (or theorize) that they could be the result of climate change.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=201817256339889828327.0004991bca25af104a22b&z=2

The above is the google maps documentation.

Here is the Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010–2011_midwinter_animal_mass_death_events

Like I said, it's only theory that climate change could be the cause.

Daozen

Climate change can't be directly attributed to single events: "this tornado is because of climate change", but certainly part of the climate change effect is a general increase in severe storms.

NOTaGangsta

Better make sure you homeboys stock up on good karma then!

MindGate

Ye better repent, or else! October 21st is on its way, and Hell is following it.





http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20431-why-have-so-many-tornadoes-hit-the-us-this-month.html

Joshua

Right now a frickin' tornado watch... it even looks nice out but my ears are being pierced by the shrill tornado siren.

Joshua

Oh crap... on the news, a massive red Doppler belt, several tornadoes already spotted.. the wall of hell is on its way.

StaticToybox

I've lived in Illinois my whole live and severe thunderstorms and tornado watches have always been a way of life during the summer months. I've lived through a few tornadoes too. Earliest one I can remember was probably when I was around 7.

Joshua

I've lived in Illinois my whole live and severe thunderstorms and tornado watches have always been a way of life during the summer months. I've lived through a few tornadoes too. Earliest one I can remember was probably when I was around 7.

It's just really beginning to get scary because they're worse than ever, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Every city around me, including one, Athens, IN, was hit only eight miles away. It's like a gamble every storm and I know I'm bound to run out of luck.