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Charlie Vick
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Initially Posted - 03/30/2006 : 20:40:03

Something that lets you know spring is here.

I'm sure Frank and JB are well aware.

Sirens have been going off here for the last half hour.

Ahhh, summer is around the corner!

Frank and JB, hope yall are safe!

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Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 20:45:21

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Charlie Vick
 Frank and JB, hope yall are safe!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
All good here so far, Charlie. Thanks for asking, and I hope the same remains for you and yours!

I think this line is going to get nasty further east (except for the one currently bearing down on you) and it'll be another bad night for central and east Missouri, Arkansas and Georgia. That seems to have been the pattern lately, at least since the F5 took out the burbs of Ok City.

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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 20:52:23

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Antares
[ it'll be another bad night for central and east Missouri, Arkansas and Georgia. That seems to have been the pattern lately, at least since the F5 took out the burbs of Ok City.
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Georgia!

I better go check the weather map!

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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 21:23:52

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by tompotter
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Antares
[ it'll be another bad night for central and east Missouri, Arkansas and Georgia. That seems to have been the pattern lately, at least since the F5 took out the burbs of Ok City.
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Georgia!

I better go check the weather map!
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Sorry, I meant Mississippi, but Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois are more likely. It's been a long day.

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 21:26:56

We've have hail falling now.

Another wall cloud coming through.

Right in the middle of the hook.

Geez, I love storms!!!

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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 21:40:36

Charlie's under the purple dot in the right hand center of the first image and the yellow square in the right hand center of the second image.

Edited by - Sea Trac on 04/01/2006 21:00:34

Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 21:51:29

Calming down now.

Back in '96 when we had one come though and destoyed downtown Fort Smith I lived in a site trailer on 35 acres about 20 miles north of Fort Smith.
Didn't know what was going on down in town, I just knew when the lightning started getting close to 50 yards away it was time to crawl back into the trailer. Five minutes later the wind was lifting the trailer off its blocks.
The next day I called to see what was going on at work and was told not to come in because the electricity was out.
It was the first time since 1898 our company had been closed down due to weather.
I know hurricanes are really bad but tornados can really mess you up fast.

Edited by - Charlie Vick on 03/30/2006 22:14:55

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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 21:55:05

Glad to know everything's alright, Charlie. I remember when Fort Smith got hit...what a mess!

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 22:01:49

I think the worst has moved east of us now but we still have some more to come.

Not as bad, just good sleeping weather.
Though it is driving the dogs crazy!

Thanks for your concern JB.

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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 22:02:54

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Charlie Vick
 I know hurricains are really bad but tornados can really mess you up fast.

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Tornados are my worst fear. Them things sneak up on you. You know for days when a hurricane is coming.

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 22:11:55

"Tornados are my worst fear. Them things sneak up on you. You know for days when a hurricane is coming."

Yep.

But I think I'd still rather go through a tornado the a hurricane.
A tornado comes and goes rather quickly. Hurricanes hang around awhile.
Plus living in Arkansas, we don't have to worry much about a storm surge.

Edit for spelling. I mean I am a proofreader!

Edited by - Charlie Vick on 03/30/2006 22:15:50

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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 22:15:31

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Charlie Vick
 Plus living in Arkansas, we don't have to worry much about a storm surge.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
No, it's the chickens flying at 150 mph that you have to watch.

BTW, there's still a pretty significant hook yet to pass over you, and it's usually the western boundary hooks that actually produce the tornado...so stay alert.

Edited by - Sea Trac on 03/30/2006 22:21:43

Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 22:20:12

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Antares
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Charlie Vick
 Plus living in Arkansas, we don't have to worry much about a storm surge.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
No, it's the chickens flying at 150 mph that you have to watch.

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Yeah, those and whats left of the mobile homes flying around!

Plus any eggs the chickens are squirting out!

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 22:41:45

All's quiet on the western front.

Edited by - Charlie Vick on 03/30/2006 22:44:28

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Response Posted - 03/30/2006 : 23:45:57

"If you don't like the weather in Oklahoma Just stick around 5 minutes"
Quote from Will Rogers

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Response Posted - 03/31/2006 : 14:16:19

Hey Charlie...that storm that blasted NW AR two/three weeks ago, didn't do much around here in FS...except hit my house with a blast of lightning! Blew out lots of stuff (furnace mother board, hole in the A/C, hole in the natural gas line, gar door opener, computer and modem,) welded a couple of pipes together (that aren't supposed to be welded), and lots of little stuff. Can never tell around here.

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 03/31/2006 : 14:58:32

Damn Bert thats sounds bad. You didn't mention any injuries so I hope everyone was alright.
You know I think the lightning associated with storms like those are at least as much or more dangerous than the tornados themselves.
I stood outside last night watching the light show till the lightning started hitting about a half a mile away then its back to the covered porch.
I know when a storm blows up over at Tenkiller I drop sail and head to the dock as fast as I can.
Two years ago I was trying to outrun one that was headed straight for Sixshooter (my cove) and ended up turning back into it just because I would spend less time in it running through it than I would have running to the dock waiting it out.
One of my more memorable experiences singlehanding.
I don't like lightning on land, except to watch it, but on a sailboat it can be downright terrifying.

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Response Posted - 04/01/2006 : 21:01:24

Here we go again. Dryline and outflow boundary = wild and woolly night.

[Post script]

Mon Apr 3, 4:38 AM ET

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Violent spring storms packing tornadoes raked wide sections of the central United States on Sunday killing at least 14 people.

There were 12 deaths in the Dyersburg area in northwest Tennessee, according to Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Holt. He said most of the victims were killed in homes which were demolished by apparent tornadoes.

In addition the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported two storm deaths in the St. Louis area.

Witnesses said there were at least two storms, possibly tornadoes, about 90 minutes apart on Sunday evening in Dyer County, with most of the damage done in a rural area called Mills Field where the local fire department was also destroyed.

Many residents were attending Sunday evening worship services at area churches when the storms hit and officials were having trouble locating everyone, the Dyersburg newspaper said.

A cold front advancing from the west and clashing with moist warm air from the south caused storms across the central part of the country on Sunday, triggering numerous tornado and severe storm warnings.

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 04/01/2006 : 21:56:55

Hang in there you guys!

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coach
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Response Posted - 04/03/2006 : 10:44:43

Well, I was outside in downtown Indy for Final Four festivities last night when the tornado sirens went off. Talk about 100k people outside running for cover. Trash cans blowing 50 feet in the air, windows breaking out. It was nasty!

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Response Posted - 04/03/2006 : 10:49:29

Glad to know that you're alright, Kris!

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