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Old 05-26-2008, 11:10 AM   #1
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Seems every week for the last month the mid-west is getting hammered with these nasty storms, at least another 7 killed this weekend in Iowa and Minny.
Man it must be tough to live in areas where these things hit so often. Not that Calgary is completely safe though.
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Old 05-26-2008, 11:37 AM   #2
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Man it must be tough to live in areas where these things hit so often. Not that Calgary is completely safe though.
Not completley safe but I say we do pretty damn good. Worst thing in recent memory was that flooding a couple years back. I'd much rather deal with that then twisters every other week.

Man, last earthquake I remember in the Calgary area was when I was still in Elementary school. That was like almost 20 yrs ago.
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April-June in tornado alley. Happens every year, though some are worse than others. We've had 330 tornado or severe thunderstorm warnings in the Wichita TV market (most of Kansas, parts of Northern Oklahoma and Southern Nebraska and extreme Western Colorado) since Thursday evening. It has been intense for sure.

But it's not out of the ordinary.
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Old 05-26-2008, 12:27 PM   #6
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Its always like this down there.
The media may be playing it up more, thanks to certian things
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The media may be playing it up more, thanks to certian things
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Its quite appropriately called tornado alley for a reason. Contrary to popular belief, this is not just a coincidence.

Why people choose to live in such an aptly named locale is beyond me.

Thats like choosing to live in a place called "Murder Central" because the decor is charming and the rent is cheap.
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i thought if they were only able to get that giant ball filled with all sorts of little balls into the funnel cloud, we would be able to predict these things better?
They're actually pretty good at it now. If you're watching TV or listening to the radio when the bad stuff comes in you're going to have plenty of time to get to your safe spot. The trouble comes when people aren't paying attention or have no place to go or don't listen to the warnings.

Nice Twister reference....fun movie, if nothing else.

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Huh?
You hear more about normal weather occurences thanks to the global warming crusade.
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You hear more about normal weather occurences thanks to the global warming crusade.
I see your point, but I don't think that's the case. I think with the widespread availability of eyewitness video and photos the stories become much more interesting and dramatic.
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I see your point, but I don't think that's the case. I think with the widespread availability of eyewitness video and photos the stories become much more interesting and dramatic.
Totally the case, although i agree with your point, it is a combination of the two IMO. There is certainly people out there ready to use weather occurences to try and prove there point, whatever it is...
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Why people choose to live in such an aptly named locale is beyond me.
Same goes for people who are surprised when High River floods.
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Same goes for people who are surprised when High River floods.
Or how whine about -30 weather
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Why people choose to live in such an aptly named locale is beyond me.

Thats like choosing to live in a place called "Murder Central" because the decor is charming and the rent is cheap.
Or choosing to live in a place called High River...
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Or how whine about -30 weather
Well the name High River doesn't allude to the temperature...
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Or choosing to live in a place called High River...
Too slow.
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