Is anyone following the S. Indiana tornado tragedy?

[skooooo]

I'm a little surprised there's not more discussion about it.

Live local coverage at:

http://www.14wfie.com/
http://www.abc25.com/


I've heard the governor just arrived in Evansville.

1. Isn't it unusual to have a tornado in November?? n/t

[MuseRider]

4. Unusual but it does happen.

My house and my family were within 2 blocks of being wiped out by a tornado here one November. We were standing at the back door watching the storm when that sucker blew past and the electricity was down and no warning was issued. We can look for tornado season to expand as the weather changes or maybe the tornado alley will change. This may very likely become normal if things keep warming up.

[Retired AF Dem]

6. No it isnt

warm air from the gulf and cold fronts is never a good thing. I will admit that this is more of a southehastern problem though. Us folks in the southeast have two tornado seasons, Mar-May and Nov-Dec.

[lebkuchen]

2. It's being discussed on another thread

Everyone is waiting for FEMA's response, which should be coming in a week or so.

[madmom]

3. this was one hell of a storm......

I live way up in NW Ohio about 50 miles from Michigan state line, we lost power last night about 4:00 am and just got it back on a little while ago, sure glad it wasn't cold like it normally is this time of year.

[skooooo]

5. It certainly was!!

"The damage path in Newburgh, eight miles east of Evansville, was about three-quarters of a mile wide and roughly 20 miles long..."

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=69154074&p=69y54376

[sufrommich]

8. The wind is still blowing like crazy

here in the Detroit area.Branches down in the neighborhood.

[Tennessee Gal]

7. I lived in Henderson, KY a few years ago.

When I heard about it this morning, I called some friends there. Fortunately they were okay - no damage to their home.

I understand it killed some race horses and damaged the stands at the race track there.

edit: spelling

[Chipper Chat]

10. Little-known fact:

The northern tip of Henderson Kentucky where the tornado struck is actually on the NORTH side of the Ohio River. The river changed course after the earthquake of the 1800s and left a patch of Kentucky stranded on the northern side.
MSM outlets have been reporting that the tornado struck Ellis Park and "bounced" across the Ohio River into Indiana. Small point I know, but an interesting geographical fact.

[Walt Starr]

11. Yep, you just have to go to maps.google.com

plug in Henderson, Kentucky and move the mapslightly to the North. You can see that small strip of land to the north of the Ohio River that's in Kentucky.

[HockeyMom]

9. Tornado Watch in Upstate NY

My daughter just im'd me. She is at SUNY Cortland. Their severe thunderstorm warning has been replaced with a tornado watch. She said the winds are howling outside. The watch area also includes Syracuse.