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Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:01 PM Apr 2013

Tornado watch until 9pm. NE SC

Gonna get blowed away if the rest of the week is any indication.

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Tornado watch until 9pm. NE SC (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Apr 2013 OP

Same in DC area. n/t godai Apr 2013 #1

We have one until 10 pm tonight in Maryland deutsey Apr 2013 #2

and Northern VA. Looks like I'll be dragging the bougainvillea back in. n/t FSogol Apr 2013 #4

bougainvillas don't like tornados nt msongs Apr 2013 #8

are tornado watches in maryland a recent phenomenon? HiPointDem Apr 2013 #5

I honestly don't remember many of them when I was growing up deutsey Apr 2013 #7

i don't either, that's why i wondered. my opinion too, but i'm not a resident. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #12

I shouldn't laugh, but I'm sitting here in NC... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #3

Me too. littlemissmartypants Apr 2013 #9

My internet service is really choppy... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #11

Stay safe South Carolinian DUers. longship Apr 2013 #6

Be safe, everyone. MineralMan Apr 2013 #10

godai

(2,902 posts)

1. Same in DC area. n/t

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:02 PM

Apr 2013

deutsey

(20,166 posts)

2. We have one until 10 pm tonight in Maryland

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:02 PM

Apr 2013

Stay safe!

FSogol

(45,480 posts)

4. and Northern VA. Looks like I'll be dragging the bougainvillea back in. n/t

Reply to deutsey (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:04 PM

Apr 2013

msongs

(67,395 posts)

8. bougainvillas don't like tornados nt

Reply to FSogol (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:12 PM

Apr 2013

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

5. are tornado watches in maryland a recent phenomenon?

Reply to deutsey (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:05 PM

Apr 2013

deutsey

(20,166 posts)

7. I honestly don't remember many of them when I was growing up

Reply to HiPointDem (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:09 PM

Apr 2013

That was back in the '70s, so maybe the technology just wasn't as capable of detecting the threat like it can now.

They seem to have become more common over the past few years here, but that's just my opinion.

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

12. i don't either, that's why i wondered. my opinion too, but i'm not a resident.

Reply to deutsey (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:49 PM

Apr 2013

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)

3. I shouldn't laugh, but I'm sitting here in NC...

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:03 PM

Apr 2013

watching that ugly purple radar. Yikes. Here's hoping we all don't get *blowed* away!

littlemissmartypants

(22,632 posts)

9. Me too.

Reply to WorseBeforeBetter (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:25 PM

Apr 2013

Love, Peace and Shelter. lmsp

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)

11. My internet service is really choppy...

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:40 PM

Apr 2013

and it would probably take 15 minutes to get through that clip, but to FATM.

Stay safe.

longship

(40,416 posts)

6. Stay safe South Carolinian DUers.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:07 PM

Apr 2013

And others under these alerts .

R&K

MineralMan

(146,287 posts)

10. Be safe, everyone.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:34 PM

Apr 2013

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