We talked a bit last summer about tornado myths, one of them being that mountain ranges 'protect' cities and towns from tornadoes. According to CNN, 'Windsor, Fort Collins and Loveland lie in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, where the Great Plains give way to steep hills.' Taking a look at google maps shows they are actually right up against the mountains. Very good evidence to dispel that myth.
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not as big as the tornado i was in.... i was a vicitim of the tornado that they didnt have a classification for on may 3 1999................. i think at th the base of the 99 nader it was measured over a mile wide..... i dunno what the colorado one is but it is pretty big
lol i was a jr in high school and it took out my high school 3 weeks before class was over... so early summer vacation for me!!!
not as big as the tornado i was in.... i was a vicitim of the tornado that they didnt have a classification for on may 3 1999................. i think at th the base of the 99 nader it was measured over a mile wide..... i dunno what the colorado one is but it is pretty big
lol i was a jr in high school and it took out my high school 3 weeks before class was over... so early summer vacation for me!!!
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You were in Moore huh? That thing was huge. A lot like the Greensburg tornado of last year. I drove through Moore about 2 weeks after. It was unreal.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
Watching the video I was suprised at 1. All the cars driving on that highway and 2. How slow they were goin, I would be speeding like a mother with that behind me!
Watching the video I was suprised at 1. All the cars driving on that highway and 2. How slow they were goin, I would be speeding like a mother with that behind me!
Or how about that many seemed to be driving towards it?
We talked a bit last summer about tornado myths, one of them being that mountain ranges 'protect' cities and towns from tornadoes. According to CNN, 'Windsor, Fort Collins and Loveland lie in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, where the Great Plains give way to steep hills.' Taking a look at google maps shows they are actually right up against the mountains. Very good evidence to dispel that myth.
Yeah here is some Google fun to show how close it is. The white line below is only 20 kms long.
We often stop in Loveland on the way to visit back home in the Flathead. You can completely bypass Denver now on a toll road and it saves you about 45 minutes over the old I-70 to I-25 method.
Anyway, I've been down that stretch of highway 20 times or more and those communities are very close to the mountains for sure. That entire area there north of Denver is a really neat place. I'd love to live in Fort Collins.
There were several tornadoes in North Central Kansas and South Central Nebraska last night as well. Haven't seen any video yet.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
We have active tornado warnings in 13 Kansas counties at this very moment. Greensburg may have been hit again.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
Large and dangerous tornado on the ground on the south side of Greensburg, KS. I hope all the FEMA trailer residents are in their shelters.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
You were in Moore huh? That thing was huge. A lot like the Greensburg tornado of last year. I drove through Moore about 2 weeks after. It was unreal.
Yeah i went to the high school Westmoore........
A funny fact is a place in moore at th eintersection of 12th and i believe it was broadway .... there is mcdonalds and 7-11 on the south side of the intersection and housing on the rnorth.... The place was taken out by the may 3rd '99 nader , well they rebuilt and a year later close to may 3rd '00 another tornado took the same path and tore it all back down..... it was quite wierd...
i remember a chruch there as well and it got rebuilt twice and is still there!!!
First rumble of thunder of the night here in Wichita just now. At last check there was only one active tornado warning so this line must be weakening. In any case, if anything is going to happen here I'll be asleep for it.
Sounds like tornado threat is significantly diminished now. Thankfully. 13 tornado warned counties is something I can't recall ever seeing before. Crazy night for those out to our west.
Haven't heard damage reports from other locales. Family isn't much on weather coverage when we're not under the gun I'm afraid.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
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Here's a great video of the April 26, 1991 tornado that killed, I believe 29 people. Most of them were residents in a trailer park just east of Wichita in a town called Andover. A friend of mine lost her sister that day, she was the first victim of this tornado which was on the ground for over two hours. I was with her when she went to the sheriff's office because her sister's road was blocked by patrol cars (out in the country). Bizarre situation to witness. Anyway, this video covers several vantage points and locations of the same tornado and includes the famous McConnell AFB footage.
Incidentally April 26th is my Mom's birthday and she was in Wichita out on the town on that evening. That got me a little bit!
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
Video of large Tornado in Colorado
