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the "STORM OF EPIC PROPORTIONS" has finally arrived in Kirksville as the snow fall has really ramped itself up within the last hour.
1 of the webcams in branson.
http://bransontracks.com/webcam-track-4.asp
We've got around 7 inches on the ground here now.
We have 15 inches now, and it's coming down pretty thickly still. It'll pack really well for snowballs and snowmen, but the temperature is going to be too low for a while.
I just took these. Its not deep yet, just windy & drifty.
Here in Branson we started out with about 2"of sleet, but it has now changed over to snow. Coming down pretty hard but accumulation is only up to a little over 3" so far. Everything is pretty well shut down, and not much in the way of traffic.
We missed the sleet - it was just a drizzle all day and it hasn't stopped snowing.
saw this.. had to post it!
Just rolled across the screen that "the city of Neosho closed to all non-essential personnel." An entire city closed. Wow.
16 inches now...and still falling.
Didn't turn out to be so bad here in Norman. We just got about 6-8 inches with heavy sleet underneath. I feel fairly sure they're going to attempt to open the university tomorrow. ::)
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MoDOT News Release
For more information, contact MoDOT Customer Service at 573-751-3322.
February 01, 2011
MoDOT Closing I-70 in Boone, Cooper and Callaway Counties
Travel Throughout Most of the State Is Not Advised
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Department of Transportation is closing I-70 in Boone, Cooper and Callaway counties due to whiteout conditions. It's unknown how long the closure will last.
MoDOT and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are advising people not to travel. Most state highways are covered with snow making travel dangerous. Already some areas of the state have received up to 12 inches of snow, with more accumulations expected.
"This is not a good time to be on the road," MoDOT Director of System Management Don Hillis said. "Almost all of the state is covered with snow and some areas are receiving ice, making some roads impassable. Please stay home if you can."
MoDOT is coordinating its emergency response operations with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the State Emergency Management Agency and other partners.
If you do have to travel, MoDOT urges you to plan ahead, take your time and know what you're up against by checking local news sources and the department's Traveler Information Map. The map gives drivers an up-to-the-minute view of road conditions for major Missouri highways. Conditions for major routes across the state are color-coded to give visitors the information they need at a glance.
Travelers can also call MoDOT's toll-free number, 888-275-6636, to get road condition information.
Also heard earlier on the weather radio that I-44 was closed in Okla at the MO/OK state line.
70 is closed out there, all the way up to Wentzville MO, 90 miles from CoMo
^^I-44 is actually closed at least a few miles on the Missouri side.
I live in Illinois about 45 minutes N of St. Louis, Mo. Mainly sleet and Ice up here, and windy.
12" last time I checked and that's been an hour ago.
i would estimate about 8 -10 inches here, BUT its hard to tell, the wind has been blowing 25-30 mph since about midnite last nite.
Almost 18 1/2 inches and counting...
Closed Kansas City Airport at 4:30
Quote from: History Buff on February 01, 2011, 03:10:16 PM
^^I-44 is actually closed at least a few miles on the Missouri side.
OK is who I heard actually closed it, but yes, I assumed it would be closed at the last Joplin exit. MM 8 isn't it?
I-70 is almost completely closed from KC to St. Louis. There is a small stretch open but it is not advisable to drive on it.
We have so much snow here I have no idea how much we have now. There are some drifts that are at least 4 feet. Wish the wind wasn't blowing so I could get an accurate reading.
News-Leader says it's closed to Springfield.
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110201/WEATHER/110201029/MoDOT-shuts-down-44-from-Springfield-Oklahoma?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
My husband works at Freeman, and he's not sure how he's getting to work. He's been working on transportation for a few hours now. He tried our truck, but it's not leaving the driveway. One coworker was going to pick him up, but he got stuck on the way. Someone else was going to pick him up, but they couldn't get out. Now, he's waiting on his boss to possibly get him. I guess many hospital workers are just going to stay on. He also said that hospital security can pick you up sometimes. Who knew?
yes, would not be neat as bad if the wind were not blowing.... I am hoping it will stop blowing tonite..... Gots lots of snow to move! :-\
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Quote from: StaceySue on February 01, 2011, 05:51:33 PM
News-Leader says it's closed to Springfield.
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110201/WEATHER/110201029/MoDOT-shuts-down-44-from-Springfield-Oklahoma?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
I just saw that on the news as well. It was around 2pm I heard that Oklahoma had shut down their side of it.
About 3pm today. Somewhere in there is my truck:
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Here's a nominee for the Darwin award:
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u36/larson_6/Blizzard2011079.jpg)
He's using one ski
lol.. no way!
Last time we had snow this same clown was being pulled down the street on a plastic sled. I guess he's upgraded now.
official word is 19" of snow so far here in Kirksville.
years ago we used to use old car hoods...
When it's over, we expect 20 inches in the back yard. I'd measure in the front, but we can't get out the door. Snow has overwhelmed the steps to the front door. The steps to our back desk are almost a single slope with snow at this time. Maybe we can get that "clown" to try to sled down them!
;D ;D ;D
Thank Heaven i'm not a drinker, i'd be drunk by now....
down to 10 degrees and wind chill is -10... wind is still blowing, snow letting up a little..
Front Yard
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Drifts can be fun. We're in the woods, so we don't get as much drifting in our immediate neighborhood.
thought this shot turned out cool. (9pm)
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Thank God for great neighbors!! I think its time to invest in alil' tractor ourselves. :)
Mornin', All
We have about 10-12 inches of snow here in Independence, MO. and just "tear you in half" winds and temps. Quite a great day to just stay inside, hang around on SDCFans and watch wall to wall Super Bowl coverage!
snow quit about midnite here, wind finally quit around 9 this morning. Sun been out alll morning, glad to see it.. prediciting 20 below windchill tonite, then start warming up.. You people east of me... I feel for ya! good luck
looks cold and nasty in branson..:
http://bransontracks.com/webcam-pirates-cove.asp
snowing in branson again!! check out the webcam:
http://bransontracks.com/webcam-kids-kountry.asp
I think we just received our 20th inch, this afternoon.
all clear here, but just checked and still snowing in branson.
WEATHER???!!! YES!! ok last nite got down to 10degrees BELOW zero, and had -24 wind chill..... at least i can see the road outside i guess.. Man!! Come on warm weather. next week 50's ( I hope)!!!! I am not even worried about summer now, come on Spring!..
I think my home town has got you beat sanddunerider, check this out: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20110210_11_0_hrimgs626371
Here in Norman, it's forecast to be 76F a week from now, but we've got a good six inches of snow out there right now. Yay Oklahoma!
yes, i saw OK had some cold temps last nite.. they were scattered out all over.. glad i have wood in the house! we are predicted for 50 and 60 next week also,.. gets "warm" i may have to make a branson run just because! ;D
Supposed to be in the mid to high 60's here later this week...after it being minus 12 degrees last Thursday. I'm sick of winter! I hope spring is about ready to spring!!!
can i have a "HECK YEA!"?? Junior were all with ya on that one.
heck yea! ;D
;D ;D
Friends in SW MO, NW AR--big storms and a wild ride late tomorrow afternoon and evening. tomorrow night. Likely after dark. Tornadoes are possible. Be safe!
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html)
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html
www.spc.noaa.gov (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html%20%3Cbr%20/%3Ewww.spc.noaa.gov)
I hope it misses you guys! ;D
Update tonight is that it will be StL and south with many heavy/ severe storms arising over ALL of So. MO, N. AR, and So. Ill
We are getting ready to "batten down the hatches" in NW Arkansas. Brace yourselves...here it comes!
they have backed off the bad weather in my area.. speculatin 1-2 inches of snow IF it cools off enough.. So we are looking good here... Hope you guys dont get slammed!
It was a long night! Hopefully everyone else made it out alright. We lost power and the 70+mph storm blew directly past us narrowly missing us by less than 5 miles. Out of the 5 immediate neighboring school districts to us, 3/5 are out today. Many here still without power, ours kicked back on early morning which made for fun with lights, alarms, and music waking you up...much better than another siren or a tree falling into our bedroom.
Junior and company still here! However, the temperature last night about 6pm was in the high 50's, and this morning, probably the 20's. That's a cold front for ya.
Glad you all seemed to survive,, I saw there were some bad storms there last nite.
We got through here with heavy rain, some wind.. No problems this time!
Hope you get back to normal today , soon.
So i get up this morning and it is about 34 degrees and has snowed all nite, melting of course as it falls.. got about 4 inches in the yard, blacktop roads are clear. today is monday,
will post some pics when i find my card reader! LOL
They are predicting over 70 degrees 3 days from now, So hopefully day 1 at SDC will be great fro everybody that is lucky enough to attend!
Mondays 6 inches of snow....32 degrees
thursday - 81 degrees.
today, saturday 54 degrees thunderstorms and Hail!
Supposed to be clear and over 70 sunday at SDC!!!!
YIKES!
2 weeks ago snow, 5 days later 80 degrees for 4 days...
2 days ago snow sleet,
this morning woke to about 2 more inches of snow...
COME ON SUMMER!!!!
sanddunerider where are you ?
I am in MH Ar and we missed the snow, you must be pretty far north..
30 miles south of Topeka.
left branson about noon on tuesday it was partly clody and about 80 degrees., drove 4 hours home and got here, cloudy, windy,sprinkling, and 40 degrees wind chill.! :o :o
Felt cold after the nice weekend
It went from almost 90* here to near 50* quick. After the 3-4 rounds of hail between dime, and ping pong ball sizes, it blew like crazy-60mph winds. KNoked out out tv reception, but that's luckily the only thing...today it is 41*!
rube? when was that?
The wind came in, and the storms popped up around 4:30 yesterday (4/19). It is never a good thing when the storm chasers from the shows on TV are by your house!
Luckily we only had ping pong ball sized...in our county alone there was everything from pea sized -softball sized!
just checked radar and looked at the webcams..... sure glad i aint in branson today. ;D
Pea sized hail in Pea Ridge, Arkansas today! Springdale, AR had hail over 2.5 inches in diameter! Pictures on TV showed several cars in a parking lot that had windows knocked out! Rain, rain, go away, come again another day! :)
Always have the weather channel on here....we actually did pretty well on our side of Branson last two days (more south and east had hail and possible tornado issues). We had quick in and out wind/rain and then this afternoon, heavy rain etc. supposed to rain for the next 8 days but I'm optimistic; mainly afternoons I think after tonight. Hard to fully enjoy SDC (ok the rides) during this weather but have learned out here that it can rain on the other side of town and be sunny on this side or vice versa. Coming from Colorado originally, here though it really is a flip of a coin. :P
Yeah I'm not overly happy about the current weather system as I had planned on going to SDC tomorrow but I'm not driving almost 5 hrs for a rainy day
raining and cold here, BUT no bad weather..so far
I hope all you people in the st louis area are all right and missed the bad storms last night.. :)
Sorry to hear about the terminal at Lambert/St. Louis airport. When I was a kid, my family lived in Hazelwood not far from the airport. I remember my dad taking my brother and me to the terminal, and seeing that old model of the building of terminal one, with the working cranes. It was pretty neat. Last I heard, it was still in the terminal. Plus, dad would park our car at the end of the runway and we would sit for an hour or so and have those jets fly right over head. There was a spot on Lindburgh Road where you could park right by the runway landing lights. Childhood memories!
As i said earlier, it is never good when the storm chasers are on your highway. There was a total of 7 tornadoes last night the closest one came through by us but it was only an EF1. That is nothing in comparison to rhe EF4 that hit the airport and the surrounding areas. I was born in hazelwood/ N. StL and loved the parking lot you are talking about Junior. It was such a unique fun Place that was removed during the airport expansion. The Wright bros. Flew there, T. Roosevelt flew there being the first president to fly, And obviously Lindbergh are all historical aspects of the airport. The news images of the Airport show the damage to the windows and the green four domed design were prominent features in the airport scenes from The movie Trains Planes and Automobiles, as well as Up In The Air.
Still raining in branson area? what is that> 3 days in the row? Hope nobody drove very far to go to the city..
Thunderstorms throughout the region last few days. A few tornadoes in Oklahoma and just south in Arkansas. Hail. Hopefully the bad weather will move on in a few more days.
"Branson spokesman Jerry Adams said 15 people who live on the edge of Lake Taneycomo have been evacuated, as have people staying in the popular tourist town's camper park. "
From: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42749189/ns/weather/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42749189/ns/weather/)
I wonder if that is the park down by the old riverfront? where the landing is now?
just heard about tornadoes in arkansas..... hope everyone is ok there..
Tornado's were bad here in Arkansas. We are in the Little Rock area. Some flooding in the neighbors yard across the street, and debres in the yards. Our lights flickered several times, but surrounding neighborhoods have power outages. Hot Springs Village has a lot of damage, and several homes destroyed.
Down at the Landing, it is pretty much closed. The shops/restaurants on the lower boardwalk for sure. It is waist deep to try to get to the White River/Bass Pro place, if you watched tonights news pretty good photos there (Lance hasn't worked in 3 days, maybe the rest of the week). Propane tanks are under water there as well. They did release gates from Table Rock today (All 10 which is unusual). Break for tonight till tomorrow night then rain again. Haven't seen this since 2008! Get your floaties and noodles, can pretty much water slide down the roads here. :D I do hope everyone is safe that is in the danger zones.
In case you have not heard:
QuoteA 40-yard section of topsoil collapsed and slid down the north side of Table Rock Lake Dam today, prompting state highway officials to close the road that crosses the dam.
QuoteThe highway is closed from the entrance to the Showboat Branson Belle on the south side of the dam and the Route 265/165 intersection near the Chateau on the Lake entrance on the north side of the dam.
Saw some shots of Branson flooding on KYTV Springfield, MO TV website. Awesome shots of the open gates on the dam. I really thought the Branson Landing developers would have done a better job of building up the site to prevent it from flooding like that.
I don't know if a lot of people know this but when first planning the Branson Landing, you could go the the town meetings and voice views on the development (majority of locals were against the project). Well during those meeting the developers "promised" there would never be any threat from flooding that they had thought it through and ensured measures would be taken........guess not! Since we've moved here in 2008, it has happened twice now. :-\
Just checked the radar and webcams again. Still raining in branson, and the north 1/2 of arkansas is either in t-storm or tornado warnings.!!!! MAN!! i feel for you guys..! Stay safe.!
Yup, the weather has been bad down this way in Arkansas. The wind was blowing so hard the other day, I saw a chicken lay the same egg three times! Beaver Dam near Eureka Springs opened the spillway gates up all the way...sending much needed (NOT) water down the White River on to Table Rock. Poor ole Branson Landing, it's a might damp right now.
just checked the webcams, raining again in branson.
Is it true the "Noah" show has been moved to the Branson Landing lakefront...outside near the fountains? (OK, bad joke! ;) )
Now, thats funny!!! ;D ;D (of course i am 4 hours away ;))
nice! :D
Thoughts and prayers are with the families of all those killed in the Southeast :(
YES! absolutely! That's terrible.
Many of the hotels/motels have "flood victims" due to the flooding in the areas here (and the ozark area). They need to make sure they keep the receipts for their insurance companies for re-imbursement (a lot of them had not thought of that) and are now getting paid back. If you know of anyone who has had to stay at at hotel/motel due to this, pass on the word. It looks like we are drying out, today was beautiful! I hear the fishing is really good right now too! According to my husband that works at the Landing, it could be two weeks for the lower businesses to open. Good news is Bass Pro has found their dock and will be towing it back soon from Forsyth. :P
Sun is shining, no wind supposed to be about 60 degrees today! Headed to the city, should be a great day. ;D ;D
http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=SGF®ion=b3&lat=36.64361954&lon=-93.21827698&label=Branson%2c%20MO
QuoteSun is shining, no wind supposed to be about 60 degrees today! Headed to the city, should be a great day.
great to meet you last night, I bet I will see you there !
Well lets see 4 tornadoes within aboput 10 miles, 2 very close. Hail, wind lots of rain. BUT all is well here. ! small nearby town got a direct hit by tornadoe, hoping all there is ok.
Nice spring storm.. it was nasty!
As I write this, Joplin, MO has just been hit by a NASTY tornado, and sw Missouri is seeing several strong storms and tornadoes. Down here in Benton County, AR, we are bracing ourselves. A tornado is now in Sulpher Springs, AR (eastern part of the county) and is headed toward Pea Ridge! Hang on tight, it's gonna be a bumpy ride! :'(
been at graduations all day today, just checked the radar.... heard about joplin!.. Hope you guys are all ok dwn there,, looks like a lot of unneeded water and storm.. good luck!
Joplin's in bad shape. The Weather Channel was following the tornado and is broadcasting live from there.
Praying for all those in Joplin!
It blew just North of us at the last minute. it was literally on our county line about 5 miles away when it blew North East. It left a 3 mile path of destruction 15 min. from here though, but nothing close to what we had a month ago.
St. John's hospital in Joplin took a direct hit.
We had been down at Jasper for 4 days to watch my sister graduate from Fort Scott Community College. When we left Jasper this morning I remember looking up at the sky and thinking to myself that I was glad I wasn't going to be in the area today because the sky looked real evil. Low and behold I was right. We had our own share of bad weather up here in Northeast Missouri today too though, but nothing to the level Joplin experienced. Amazing that I was in that neighborhood that got destroyed on Friday.
I live 25 to 30 minutes to the west of Joplin in Kansas. I work for and Ambulance service and we have sent at least two trucks from our station and others from other stations in the county. Please send all you prayers this way as the destruction is terrible.
watching the weather channel this morning.
the coverage there about the massive damage to joplin is very good.
Joplin? unbelievable amount of damage.
Good luck to everyone there and nationwide that has been affected by storms this weekend.
Prayers going out to you.!
Whew! We got marble sized hail and strong wind, rain, and lightning here at Pea Ridge last night. The warning sirens sounded several times. Nothing like Joplin though! That's near enough to us it makes us shudder. We pray for all in the Joplin area!
Uh oh! 10:30am Monday morning, and here comes some more hard rain and thunderstorms! (Duck and cover)
watching the radar junior.. be careful!
I just reported about our own experiences in the tornado thread:
http://sdcfans.com/forums/index.php?topic=1605.0
We are north of the storm area, but there are many needs in Joplin. Reports are that we lost 30% of the city.
Everything OK right now in Benton Co., AR It is 2:30pm Monday. So far, thunderstorms and rain. There is a flash flood watch out for nw Arkansas.
Currently in Little Rock it's overcast with very thick, and sticky humidity levels. However, I will take this over tornados any day.
More storms coming through the Joplin area in the coming hours and days.
Yesterday's sermon title was "Be Ready!"
Here comes anothe blast of rain HB! get ready!
It hasn't stopped raining and rumbling all day. We should get a break in the middle of the night that will last until some time tomorrow before it starts up again.
been raining in and around joplin and branson all day and last nite... will this water end up in table rock?
Think there is a chance they will have to open the gates again?
It is possible, Lance called from work earlier (Fish House), about another foot and lower boardwalk/sidewalk will be covered, this is without flood gates opening.......watching the news to see what corps of engineers are saying?
Just wondering anyone happen to drive down to indian point marina to see how high the water is
wow paige, hold on! it may be another long weekend,. tell lance we said hi.!
Looks like flood gates will be opened more again.......on the 10:00 news here. Hope for the best for taneycomo residents; they have had enough to deal with from the last storm. Wish mother nature would give us a break please! :'(
that would be nice, but looks like we're in for some more this evening
Nasty weather right now in Oklahoma...tornadoes...headed our way in nw Arkansas and sw Missouri. Shut the door tight. Close up the windows! Hunker down and get ready. This could be a rough night. It's supposed to hit us in nw Arkansas between 8pm-3am.
yes it could be junior.. with storms starting in texas, going north to kansas, colo,wyoming............. anything could happen!
Tonight is not supposed to get bad in StL Proper, but tomorrow it is once again called for BAD storms and Tornadoes that will be on the ground LONG periods of time between 3pm-9pm tomorrow.
Roll call Oklahoma. I hope everyone made it through it there, I have yet to hear injury/ damage reports, only have seen what footage they showed from the helicopters on Fox News affiliates in StL.
Oh look, more storms! Well, that's refreshing. :-X
I too saw that helicopter footage today on the news, and wow! The power of those tornados is just undeniable. :o
OK, you might not believe this after all my posts about Joplin, but now my college roommate (the best man in my wedding) reports that his inlaws lost their house in today's tornado in Chickasha, OK. Thankfully, they are safe.
We got in our car and outran some of the big cells headed for OKC. For awhile it looked like some of the huge tornado-producing cells were headed straight for our house. Our house wouldn't stand a tornado anywhere near it, so the only thing we can do is run. We headed out east for a while and stopped at two different Love's, but as soon as we got to each one the radio said another tornado was headed straight for that location :P
On the way back we saw a lot of rotation in the clouds, and saw one tornado attempt to form, but break up just before a complete touch down.
There was also one clear path right on the side of the roadway that took out a semi and a ton of trees.
Missouri, and Oklahoma, and parts of Northwest Arkansas just cannot seem to catch a break. Talk about kicking someone while they are down.
It's interesting you shared that experience shavethewhales because I am in the exact same boat. When possible, I always leave my house to go to a better area. With technology the way it is, it does not make sense for me to hunker down in a house that would never withstand a tornado, when I could go somewhere else.
Again, when possible. Sometimes, it just isn't possible.
An interesting story, I recently had new neighbors move in next door, and one of the first things they did was install a new storm shelter. Working shift work, I had not had a chance to go next door, and meet with them yet. Well, sure enough a tornado was reported in my area at the last moment, so I made a mad rush straight to my neighbor's storm shelter. I'll tell you, there simply is no better time to meet the new neighbors than while charging into their storm shelter with them. :D
My brother received minor roof damage and some unwanted mud in today's OKC storm.
shave, sounds like a good "road trip" for you. glad all is well and hopefully no damage whe you got back home.
Ozark, I hope you at least took some coffee and cookies to the storm shelter warming party. after all it is the polite thing to do. :), and of course, hopefully you also sustained no damage.
History, sorry to hear about your friends house glad they are ok though. After the last several days, that does seem to be the important detail.
We had some bad wind and rain last nite, but nothing otherwise,
I hope everybody else got along ok, without any major damage.
Some rough stuff south of us here in Arkansas last night. Our area weathered the storm well. No troubles, just hard rain. WHEW!
All of my people in Yukon and OKC are fine. Others are not so lucky. Glad it didn't hit in a larger populated area. So far 8 confirmed killed. :'( :'(
Turned on the morning news, and they were talking about tornado fatalities in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas from last night. I have never seen weather patterns like this before. :o
yes it is very bad, obviously worse for some of than others. and they are predicting another round late today/tonite.. :-\
The wife, her six home daycare kids and myself just got through riding out three storm cells that went over Kansas City. Sirens were wailing over the entire city! I got them down into the basement with blankets and I watched the tv and the skies. We had one near touch down in Overland Park, Kansas which is part of the KC metro area. Then we had rotation out at Kauffman Stadium where the KC Royals play ball. That is only a handful of miles from where I'm at. The storms pushed north to northeast towards Liberty, Worlds Of Fun and Kearney, Missouri. Nothing happened, but it was a little scary and nerve racking! :o
Sedalia, Missouri was hit. I dont think it is enormously bad, but they did sustain damage through the city. :(
Ok....official announcement..... I am officially ENDING tornados for 2011. That's it! Finished!
As of now, all tornados are on notice to cease operations!
andy, you need to try again! somebody aint listening... Tornadoes in st louis right now, and 1 or 2 more in arkansas!!!!! :o
I have family in Sedalia. Their business was destroyed but they are all fine. The news just reported no fatalities came out of the storm.
Thank God!!
Yet again, more tornadoes, and damage in Arkansas tonight. However, the weatherman said that the worst should be completely gone from the region, and that beautiful weather will be settling in for the rest of the week.
It's about time!
Today was a bit of a scary day here in StL. Mostly because, much like an M. Night Shyamalan movie (Signs, The Village, The 6th Sense) we did not know what we were dealing with. We were informed by our superintendant that our schools might be held after the release time due to the fast moving tornadic storms. As soon as the busses were leaving the lot (we have over 30 full sized school busses at our middle school, which is just one of five middle schools releasing at the same time in our district) the sirens began to wail. 3 tornadoes were sighted at the same time in various locations around St Louis, and we were informed to get home if we lived within 15 minutes or else we'd be stuck for a while. As soon as I got into my house (I live very close by) the skies opened up, and the winds began. All the real tornado action really grew once the storms hit downtown StL including Softball sized hail...SOFTBALLS!!!!!
Yeah, sanddune....I believe they are ignoring me. I guess I better get a bullhorn and get on top of a building!
well maybe it is a delayed reaction thing..?? ???
It is finally all clear here and throughout the surrounding states.. :)
Looks good outside! ;D
Now the only storm ahead is the cleanup and rebuilding process for the less fortunate ones. :(
It is a bit cloudy now, but otherwise it is a pretty, and much cooler day outside! A huge relief I am sure for the folks having to deal with the aftermath of the storms.
Quote from: Andymeets1880s on May 25, 2011, 02:38:24 PM
The wife, her six home daycare kids and myself just got through riding out three storm cells that went over Kansas City. Sirens were wailing over the entire city! I got them down into the basement with blankets and I watched the tv and the skies. We had one near touch down in Overland Park, Kansas which is part of the KC metro area. Then we had rotation out at Kauffman Stadium where the KC Royals play ball. That is only a handful of miles from where I'm at. The storms pushed north to northeast towards Liberty, Worlds Of Fun and Kearney, Missouri. Nothing happened, but it was a little scary and nerve racking! :o
Sedalia, Missouri was hit. I dont think it is enormously bad, but they did sustain damage through the city. :(
Ok....official announcement..... I am officially ENDING tornados for 2011. That's it! Finished!
As of now, all tornados are on notice to cease operations!
I was at the new apartment complex behind Centerpoint Hospital on 39th St in Independence when those cells came through! Some 15 or so people (including me, my friend, my mom, and my 3-year-old niece) went to the office building and hunkered down in the gym on the lower level.
I got some amazing video of the rotating cell that went over Kaufman and moved towards us. I'll post a link once I get it encoded and uploaded to YouTube.
I have a friend who lives in Joplin, and thankfully, she and her young son are safe; the only damage to their apartment building was the roof got torn off.
I got to ride out one of the most insane storms I've ever seen in my car today.
The storm came out of nowhere. There were a few dark clouds around, but nothing serious looking. Then out of nowhere we get these massive wind gusts strong enough to rip the siding off of buildings, followed by heavy hail and rain so thick it was impossible to drive any further after a certain point without plowing into somebody. Thought my windshield was going to break - if not from the hail, from all the debris flying around. Luckily I was able to park on the south side of an autozone escaped the worst of the winds.
I didn't look around too much because I was trying to get out of there afterwards, but East Norman was a mess. Lots of downed power lines, trees all over the road, stop signs bent over, lots of building facades scattered all over the place. The flash flooding was pretty intense too, I had never seen that before, but the road I take everyday was just a torrent in some places within minutes, and was still getting stronger.
At least I didn't really get any damage. Gotta love OK weather.
Wow, what a day you had! Any possibilities of tornados, or just really wicked straight line winds? Here in Central Arkansas it has been sunny, dry, and HOT. 8)
shave, glad all is well for you there.
Yeah, me too! Those sudden summer storms can be wild.
This morning before 5:00 AM I was awakened by a loud crack of thunder. It totally caught me off guard as I was sound asleep. I got online, and checked the weather radar. If I wasn't half awake I wouldn't have believed it, but this storm couldn't have been bigger than five square miles across, and it was the only storm in the entire state! Why it decided to pop up in my neighborhood is beyond me. :D
Well, let me put it this way about where I live in Central Arkansas: our water bill is gonna be high this month. :(
With all of the severe weather about, do we have a roll call? Severe weather is supposed to hit here in StL tomorrow afternoon/evening. They are calling for thunderstorms, hail, and possible tornadoes. stay safe ya"all
Yeah, are all our friends on the site from Oklahoma doing ok? We were spared the brunt of the storm system here in Arkansas.
Thankfully My family and I are alive and well. If any of my fellow Okies need anything. PM me. Thanks.
Bad evening for storms in OK, AR, MO, and KA. We had hail and heavy rain, funnel clouds, and a tornado here in NW Arkansas. Worst damage I think was south of Ft. Smith. We are just wet here in Pea Ridge. Whew! Hope all made it through the storms safely, no matter where you are. :)
There was a lot of flash flooding in the Ouachitas. The Scott County sheriff and an AGFC ranger were killed in a flood.
thats terrible.. hope everyone else is doing ok, had hail and rain here , but no damage .. (topeka kansas area)..
Kb,? where is that area your talking about?
It's cool with "on again off again" light to heavy rain in good ol' central Illinois. Stay safe, OK! A weather warning for tornado watch in OK just flashed across my phone!
Quote from: sanddunerider on May 31, 2013, 03:46:08 PM
thats terrible.. hope everyone else is doing ok, had hail and rain here , but no damage .. (topeka kansas area)..
Kb,? where is that area your talking about?
The Ouachita Mountains are in Western Arkansas. It's the Ouachita National Forest.
Pronounced "Wash i ta"
thanks, dollar
Yes, western Arkansas. Scott County is Waldron, north of Mena.
Quote from: KBCraig on May 31, 2013, 01:42:31 PM
There was a lot of flash flooding in the Ouachitas. The Scott County sheriff and an AGFC ranger were killed in a flood.
river flood event eerily similar to that of the Camp Pike flood a few years back. The Fourche LaFavre and the Cossatot rivers rose 20 ft. within hours.
Seems the region south from I 40 is getting trained with heavy rain storms this morning.
How are our OK folks and St. Louis folks this morning? Rough night in both places.
Rough weather all around us here in NW Arkansas. Cassville, MO got whacked with storms, down south of us around Alma, Arkansas, plenty of close calls in OK. News reports today 5 dead, 75 injured in OK. Hope all "weathered" the storm alright.
The tornado in st Charles / St. Louis built up power as it passed us, and hit hard about 5 miles away from here. While in the basement, we heard the "freight train" as the tornado came by, which then proceeded to hit 6 of the schools in my district, narrowly missing my work/school but hitting the subdivision across the highway pretty hard. Graduations all cancelled and rescheduled for tomorrow. Pole Vaulting / high jump mats at the nearest high school to the damage were tossed around like styrofoam.
I have been through one tornado before, chased for 7 -10 minutes while in NM and driving in a car, scariest weather related time until this. This was a helpless feeling, but by the grace of God we were spared, as were any other lives in our area. Casinos, hotels, arenas, houses, warehouses damaged, but no lives lost thankfully.
Rube, Glad all is well.
I hope the damge being reported is not a bad in the daylight as it seems to be in the dark.
They are now "officially" releasing the infor that 3 storm watcher were killed in the El Reno Tornado..
bad weekend for the storm chasers
Quote from: sanddunerider on June 02, 2013, 10:39:06 AM
They are now "officially" releasing the infor that 3 storm watcher were killed in the El Reno Tornado..
bad weekend for the storm chasers
Yes, it was, and horrifying for the wife and mother of two of the victims. Sadness
I think about half of the deaths to this point were caused by flooding. I went through Banner RD and I-40 yesterday. Pretty messed up :( I sure hope the weather decides to settle down soon.