Fort Worth is in the middle of Texas and they have been promising rain all day but it didn't start until about an hour ago. There was a little thunder and some lightning in the distance but nothing much happened.
Texas is a gigantic state and this headline is rubbish. (Fox: Texas severe weather: At least 5 killed, dozens injured after tornadoes rip through state)
Some places got whacked but a whole lot of places didn't see anything. Tornadoes rip no matter what else they do and some parts of Texas got ripped but most didn't.
There's not much more dramatic than a tornado anyway so what motivates the pundit rubbish monkeys to try in their amateurish ways to dramatize it further. It ripped, they cry.
Of course it ripped. It's a fucking tornado.
The tornado that struck Canton grew to up to a half-mile wide as it teared up a 40-mile path, also hitting Fruitvale and Emory, KXAS-TV reported.
- Fox
Well, how about that ... it 'teared up' ... this is not Texas dialect; this barely qualifies as English.
Here's video of a 'tornado near Dallas' yesterday.
Fort Worth is near Dallas at about forty miles for the longest path to get there to reach VA but it's closer just to reach the city. We never heard anything of a tornado warning and no warning was posted via the Weather Service. I have a program running at all times for immediate updates on weather because it can be so volatile here but there was nary a peep.
Maybe the video gives some perspective since that wasn't from here and it brought hell to wherever it touched but it's nothing like a hurricane since we didn't feel anything even when we're relatively close. This wasn't some freak thing since it happens a lot due to the frequency of tornadoes around here.
I've lived many years in fo' real tornado country in Ohio and Texas. I've seen big ones whack Cincinnati but not terribly hard while the same ones destroyed Xenia which is not far away. I have not seen them yet in Texas but they happen frequently and Fort Worth has been whacked hard in the past.
The main thing you know with the tornado is when that twistin' sumbitch is not close or headed your way then it doesn't matter. It sure matters a lot to someone else but they're so localized they can whack your house but not the one next door.
In the Rockhouse view, it minimizes the pain felt in the areas which were affected by these tornadoes by spreading it all over the place and especially when that isn't true. People died in those places and their property is wrecked while here in Fort Worth the only concern today has been about the caregiving and there were no external upsets.
The Rockhouse has no philosophy about tornadoes except duck. Get into a ditch. Getting muddy is better than suddenly learning how to fly.
Ed: that's philosophy?
Talk to me about it when you're not dead after a twister ... or stay in your car and find out how far it can fly. Lotta people get killed that way. A tornado can easily pick up your car and throw it into a highway overpass. It's not uncommon and good night, Irene.
For a big enough twister, you're probably screwed if you're not in a shelter ... but a mile down the road, they won't feel anything more than a thunderstorm.
The Rockhouse plan is simple because of course it is.
Head for the bathtub.
Yevette gets into it first and I somehow clamber above her while pulling anything close over me.
That sequence is in case the house collapses since that seems to get her the best chance of remaining non-deceased.
It's still the same for a big enough one, tho. Welcome to Oz.
You don't need to try to add any drama to a tornado. It's already there.
Texas is a gigantic state and this headline is rubbish. (Fox: Texas severe weather: At least 5 killed, dozens injured after tornadoes rip through state)
Some places got whacked but a whole lot of places didn't see anything. Tornadoes rip no matter what else they do and some parts of Texas got ripped but most didn't.
There's not much more dramatic than a tornado anyway so what motivates the pundit rubbish monkeys to try in their amateurish ways to dramatize it further. It ripped, they cry.
Of course it ripped. It's a fucking tornado.
The tornado that struck Canton grew to up to a half-mile wide as it teared up a 40-mile path, also hitting Fruitvale and Emory, KXAS-TV reported.
- Fox
Well, how about that ... it 'teared up' ... this is not Texas dialect; this barely qualifies as English.
Here's video of a 'tornado near Dallas' yesterday.
Fort Worth is near Dallas at about forty miles for the longest path to get there to reach VA but it's closer just to reach the city. We never heard anything of a tornado warning and no warning was posted via the Weather Service. I have a program running at all times for immediate updates on weather because it can be so volatile here but there was nary a peep.
Maybe the video gives some perspective since that wasn't from here and it brought hell to wherever it touched but it's nothing like a hurricane since we didn't feel anything even when we're relatively close. This wasn't some freak thing since it happens a lot due to the frequency of tornadoes around here.
I've lived many years in fo' real tornado country in Ohio and Texas. I've seen big ones whack Cincinnati but not terribly hard while the same ones destroyed Xenia which is not far away. I have not seen them yet in Texas but they happen frequently and Fort Worth has been whacked hard in the past.
The main thing you know with the tornado is when that twistin' sumbitch is not close or headed your way then it doesn't matter. It sure matters a lot to someone else but they're so localized they can whack your house but not the one next door.
In the Rockhouse view, it minimizes the pain felt in the areas which were affected by these tornadoes by spreading it all over the place and especially when that isn't true. People died in those places and their property is wrecked while here in Fort Worth the only concern today has been about the caregiving and there were no external upsets.
The Rockhouse has no philosophy about tornadoes except duck. Get into a ditch. Getting muddy is better than suddenly learning how to fly.
Ed: that's philosophy?
Talk to me about it when you're not dead after a twister ... or stay in your car and find out how far it can fly. Lotta people get killed that way. A tornado can easily pick up your car and throw it into a highway overpass. It's not uncommon and good night, Irene.
For a big enough twister, you're probably screwed if you're not in a shelter ... but a mile down the road, they won't feel anything more than a thunderstorm.
The Rockhouse plan is simple because of course it is.
Head for the bathtub.
Yevette gets into it first and I somehow clamber above her while pulling anything close over me.
That sequence is in case the house collapses since that seems to get her the best chance of remaining non-deceased.
It's still the same for a big enough one, tho. Welcome to Oz.
You don't need to try to add any drama to a tornado. It's already there.
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