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Penny Lane · 03-16-2005, 08:58 PM

In the past few days the National Geographic Channel has had several programs about tornadoes. As much as I fear them, I find them fascinating and I love watching films about them. I have seen only one tornado in my life here in Michigan. It was about 15 years ago. My son and I were standing in my driveway when a very large dark cloud appeared in the southwest. The sky was clear at the time except for this large black cloud that seem to come out of nowhere. A tail dropped down and after a few seconds the tail went back up into the cloud. There was no wind, thunder, rain or lightning. It was weird . It just traveled east and it touched down in Grand Blanc, Mi about 20 minutes later and tore the roof off a Big Boy restauant. There was no warning or anything! But we saw it! It was really weird!

GARFIELDKOOL · 03-16-2005, 09:00 PM

I can't say I have, not here in upstate NY.

M82A1 · 03-16-2005, 09:31 PM

There were 2 or 3 instances where I was close to a tornado when I lived in Indiana, but I never saw one, 'cause most of the time it was at night. I wish I had saw one, I would have taken pictures.

JT · 03-16-2005, 09:35 PM

Seen one? How about BEING IN ONE?

Well not really, but my mom was eight months pregnant with me in March 1990 when one ripped through our part of town. According to her, cars were on roofs, babies were missing, windows were everywhere...

Stormtracker TF · 03-16-2005, 09:39 PM

Nope, I was awful close to in 1997 though. Close but no cigar.

I know I shouldnt WISH it had been close enough to see it, because in such an urban area like this it would be very hard to see at even a far distance...If it was close enough to see we'd probably be taking a direct hit.

Whatever...It was an F2 on July 2nd that year, hit Northwest Detroit and Highland Park.

EmoJoe · 03-16-2005, 09:40 PM

No, I have not. Occasiouly we get them around here though, not much, they're very rare around here.

Dutabi84 · 03-16-2005, 09:41 PM

Nah...I have yet to see one.

But one year we did have a tornado warning in our little town, which I guess can mean there was some funnleage going on in the sky, but didn't necessarily touch ground. That was kind of exciting.

James"Thunder"Early · 03-16-2005, 09:41 PM

We've got the warnings in big storms but nothing ever happened.

MsOrange · 03-16-2005, 09:47 PM

i saw the movie

theshark8777 · 03-16-2005, 09:51 PM

I lived in the town of Newton Falls when it was destroyed by a tornado on May 31, 1985. I wasn't actually in town when it hit so I never saw one, but alot of my family did.
Here's some pics of what it did to our old school.

theshark8777 · 03-16-2005, 09:56 PM

Here's a couple more

x3 Taylor x3 · 03-16-2005, 09:57 PM

No, but as crazy as it sounds I would kind of like to be.

crystals · 03-16-2005, 11:46 PM

I have never been in a tornado. I hope that I never see one, at least not a tornado that is really major like an F-5. In my city the last major tornado that I know of happened in 1912. In the last tornado twenty-eight people died and 2500 were left homeless. From what I've read about it, the tornado was the worst in Canadian history. The repair costs put the city into debt for over forty years afterwards. The city paid off the storm debt over ten years, but the province stayed in debt until the year 1958.

TheHappyBurgerMeister · 03-17-2005, 12:28 AM

Nope. fortunately. Even though I've never been in one or seen one I've always had a fear of them. Whenever there's warning on TV I totally freak out!

PZelda · 03-17-2005, 12:28 AM

I didn't see it, but supposedly a tornado passed over the town I lived in at the time, back in 2000. It was the worst windstorm in a looooooooooooong time in North Dakotan history, I believe. We got a SUPER-NASTY windstorm that started late at night on August 11th and continued into the wee hours on August 12th. It downpoured ALL night (the streets got flooded quickly), thundered for hours and was ultra pitch-black. You know how on clear nights, the sky turns orange from all the streetlights? Not on that day. I mean...You couldn't see a thing, because the storm knocked out the streetlights too.

THEN the winds reached up to 111MPH and tore off the roofs of a LOT of places in town (including a hotel that had had its roof blown off not even a few months earlier.

), destroyed at least 1/2 the mobile homes in town...etc. Nobody died, thank god.

A man did, however, get trapped for like 1/2 a day. The storm knocked out power in my corner of town for 1/2 the day, but there were other areas in town that were w/o power the whole day or longer.

It was nasty...I took pictures of the damages the tornado-like storm did to the town, but I can't find them at the moment. That was my close encounter with a tornado.

They were STILL cleaning up when my b-day rolled around a few days later.

The governor at the time had to declare my town a state of emergency. I believe it cost the state more than $1 million to help repair my town. I moved away from there in 2003, thankfully!

03-16-2005, 08:58 PM	#1
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,269	Ever seen a tornado? In the past few days the National Geographic Channel has had several programs about tornadoes. As much as I fear them, I find them fascinating and I love watching films about them. I have seen only one tornado in my life here in Michigan. It was about 15 years ago. My son and I were standing in my driveway when a very large dark cloud appeared in the southwest. The sky was clear at the time except for this large black cloud that seem to come out of nowhere. A tail dropped down and after a few seconds the tail went back up into the cloud. There was no wind, thunder, rain or lightning. It was weird . It just traveled east and it touched down in Grand Blanc, Mi about 20 minutes later and tore the roof off a Big Boy restauant. There was no warning or anything! But we saw it! It was really weird!
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03-16-2005, 09:35 PM	#4
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	Seen one? How about BEING IN ONE? Well not really, but my mom was eight months pregnant with me in March 1990 when one ripped through our part of town. According to her, cars were on roofs, babies were missing, windows were everywhere...
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03-16-2005, 09:39 PM	#5
Stormtracker TF Happy Easter! Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 102,598	Nope, I was awful close to in 1997 though. Close but no cigar. I know I shouldnt WISH it had been close enough to see it, because in such an urban area like this it would be very hard to see at even a far distance...If it was close enough to see we'd probably be taking a direct hit. Whatever...It was an F2 on July 2nd that year, hit Northwest Detroit and Highland Park.
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03-16-2005, 09:40 PM	#6
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	No, I have not. Occasiouly we get them around here though, not much, they're very rare around here.
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03-16-2005, 09:41 PM	#8
James"Thunder"Early Whoever's In New England Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 23, 2004 Location: The Apollo Posts: 7,088	We've got the warnings in big storms but nothing ever happened.
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03-16-2005, 09:00 PM	#2
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	I can't say I have, not here in upstate NY.

03-16-2005, 09:31 PM	#3
M82A1 S.e.l.f B.a.n.n.e.d Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2003 Posts: 2,581	There were 2 or 3 instances where I was close to a tornado when I lived in Indiana, but I never saw one, 'cause most of the time it was at night. I wish I had saw one, I would have taken pictures.

03-16-2005, 09:41 PM	#7
Dutabi84 kittens must die Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: MN/TX Posts: 11,026	Nah...I have yet to see one. But one year we did have a tornado warning in our little town, which I guess can mean there was some funnleage going on in the sky, but didn't necessarily touch ground. That was kind of exciting.

03-16-2005, 09:47 PM	#9
MsOrange Bringin' Sexy Back Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 6,133	i saw the movie

03-16-2005, 09:51 PM	#10
theshark8777 Hats for Bats Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: northeast Ohio. Posts: 5,315	I lived in the town of Newton Falls when it was destroyed by a tornado on May 31, 1985. I wasn't actually in town when it hit so I never saw one, but alot of my family did. Here's some pics of what it did to our old school. Attached Images
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03-16-2005, 09:56 PM	#11
theshark8777 Hats for Bats Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: northeast Ohio. Posts: 5,315	Here's a couple more Attached Images

03-16-2005, 09:57 PM	#12
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03-16-2005, 11:46 PM	#13
crystals Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 02, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,829	I have never been in a tornado. I hope that I never see one, at least not a tornado that is really major like an F-5. In my city the last major tornado that I know of happened in 1912. In the last tornado twenty-eight people died and 2500 were left homeless. From what I've read about it, the tornado was the worst in Canadian history. The repair costs put the city into debt for over forty years afterwards. The city paid off the storm debt over ten years, but the province stayed in debt until the year 1958. Attached Images
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03-17-2005, 12:28 AM	#14
TheHappyBurgerMeister Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 23, 2002 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 2,209	Nope. fortunately. Even though I've never been in one or seen one I've always had a fear of them. Whenever there's warning on TV I totally freak out!
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03-17-2005, 12:28 AM	#15
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	I didn't see it, but supposedly a tornado passed over the town I lived in at the time, back in 2000. It was the worst windstorm in a looooooooooooong time in North Dakotan history, I believe. We got a SUPER-NASTY windstorm that started late at night on August 11th and continued into the wee hours on August 12th. It downpoured ALL night (the streets got flooded quickly), thundered for hours and was ultra pitch-black. You know how on clear nights, the sky turns orange from all the streetlights? Not on that day. I mean...You couldn't see a thing, because the storm knocked out the streetlights too. THEN the winds reached up to 111MPH and tore off the roofs of a LOT of places in town (including a hotel that had had its roof blown off not even a few months earlier. ), destroyed at least 1/2 the mobile homes in town...etc. Nobody died, thank god. A man did, however, get trapped for like 1/2 a day. The storm knocked out power in my corner of town for 1/2 the day, but there were other areas in town that were w/o power the whole day or longer. It was nasty...I took pictures of the damages the tornado-like storm did to the town, but I can't find them at the moment. That was my close encounter with a tornado. They were STILL cleaning up when my b-day rolled around a few days later. The governor at the time had to declare my town a state of emergency. I believe it cost the state more than $1 million to help repair my town. I moved away from there in 2003, thankfully!
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