Tornado Warning...KS...shit I hate these Talk to me please

[greenbriar]

http://www.weatherunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=ICT®ion=b3&lat=37.76628113&lon=-97.27998352&label=Wichita%2c%20KS

[shraby]

1. Stay safe. Do you have a basement?

[greenbriar]

2. yes, but hubby is not home yet

just me and my baby girl

we are in the basement

[shraby]

6. Do you have any kind of helmets...

bike, motorcycle, football? Might be a good idea to put them on your heads.

[BlackHeart]

12. Reminds me of an old Ann Landers story

if you put on the helmet keep your clothes on and watch out for the meter reader. :)

[CrazyOrangeCat]

3. It's a rough spring in Tornado Alley, ain't it?

:hug:

[greenbriar]

this year yes

my 2005 Jeep Liberty got creamed by 3 inch hail this morning on the way to work.

it is the first new vehicle ever in our 17 year marriage. Had 5 miles on it when we got it last year.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

8. damn.

[greenbriar]

4. better radar

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=ict&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no

[tridim]

5. I miss Kansas weather

Just about the only thing I miss about Kansas.

[greenbriar]

10. you can have it. I HATE it

and the damage it causes

[phylny]

26. I hope you're doing well. The one thing I hated about living in Indiana

and Illinois were the damned tornado warnings. Scared the shit out of me. I didn't grow up with that kind of weather and it freaked me out.

Stay safe, please!

[Danieljay]

13. Me too...moved here to Oregon 3 years back..just talked to my sister..

lots of damage, windows knocked out. Her car is peppered with dents. she was coming up from the basement when I called.

Thunderstorms, Tomatoes, and my good friends...I miss dearly.

[slackmaster]

14. You don't miss the mosquitoes, chiggers, hornets, ticks, etc.?

How about the humidity in the summer?

Sub-zero temperatures in the winter?

[tridim]

19. Yea those too.. Especially chiggers and humidity

Any Kansas kid who played on the grass hates chiggers. Why did they have to bite there?

[Danieljay]

24. Not at all... n/t

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. Looks like a rough evening. Stay safe!

[greenbriar]

9. keeping an eye on the weather on TV

and listening to the spotters on

amatueur radio (ham)

daughter is an operator

[greenbriar]

11. downgraded from Tornado warning to Strong Storm

thats good, but damn I hate the Hail

[wryter2000]

17. Good news

I hope you don't get anything drastic.

I live in CA, and I'll take the earthquakes, any day. :scared:

[Ksec]

15. Didja ever see the Wizard of Oz?

Where that house was flying all over Kansas and junk?


Im sorry. I couldnt resist.

[karlrschneider]

16. A bit south of you, we got some pretty nasty wx an hour ago,

dime-size hail lot of wind & heavy rain...just ran out & looked at the rain gage, almost an inch in 45 minutes...and now there's another line forming out around I-35 coming our way. Well we need the rain...
:eyes:

[Scout1071]

23. I saw baseball sized hail in Wichita today.

On MSNBC. I'm watching a beautiful sunset to the West, but turning my head to the South and my back door I can see clouds and a darkened sky.

Something wicked this way comes.....

[xmas74]

18. This is moving to the NE, isn't it.

I'll be waiting for it in a couple of hours.

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. We get tornado warnings here in my area of Texas sometimes.

I always freak out. :hug:

[GreenInNC]

21. Kansas native

Born in Junction City (actually in the Ft. Riley hospital). Don't remember much but I do have a cool scar on my foot from when a tornado took out our garage and I stepped on a nail during the rebuilding.

[Scout1071]

22. Just be prepared and stay calm. Odds of one hitting you are low.

I'm a native and have never even seen one. The weather can be scary, but just make sure you are prepared. This time of year I keep a backpack in the closet with a portable tv/radio, towel, blanket, extra dog leash, flashlight and candles. And I've scouted out the safest part of my apartment and the building in general.

[blogslut]

25. I wish I had a basement

Seriously, that's pretty cool considering where you live.

When I was little, our neighbor would let our family share his basement during tornados. If you've got a basement you're lucky. Just stay clear of the pipes.

[Jeanette in FL]

27. See you did it

You protected yourself and your baby girl.