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holy shit that was the ride of a life time. I am sure my town was at least hit by a small tornado. The power is out all over except here at my area...trees aare down, lines are down..,This is the worst i have seen in mt vernon, in the 19 yrs of my life. Will keep you posted, plus pics to come.

Did you see the tornado?

holy shit that was the ride of a life time. I am sure my town was at least hit by a small tornado. The power is out all over except here at my area...trees aare down, lines are down..,This is the worst i have seen in mt vernon, in the 19 yrs of my life. Will keep you posted, plus pics to come.

Is that Mt Vernon, Virginia?

You win the golden "Worst Weather Today" award so far.

Unless a big earthquake happens somewhere.

cant wait for the pics.

Did you see the tornado?


No, I was out driving in it and all..but i didn't see it..however, wind and rain were comming from all direction, indicating sever rotation...

Is that Mt Vernon, Virginia?


Illinois.

You win the golden "Worst Weather Today" award so far.

Unless a big earthquake happens somewhere.

cant wait for the pics.


Im going out now to take some pics, plue help remove the tree off my dad's house..so ill post them later tonight..around 6 cst

No, I was out driving in it and all..but i didn't see it..however, wind and rain were comming from all direction, indicating sever rotation...

You mean you were driving inside the tornado? It must not have been very powerful or you would have been dead.

*goes to NOAA.gov*

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA TODAY. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN
THREATS...WITH SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE
AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE
AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE THREAT FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

:eek:

You mean you were driving inside the tornado? It must not have been very powerful or you would have been dead.


No no...the tornado, if there was one, wasn't very large..i was driving in this huge storm, and there was rotation everywhere..its intense.

Don't take much of a tornado to make an impression.

*goes to NOAA.gov*


:eek:


Ruffy, i could have used you to hold me and keep me safe during the storm ;)

Ruffy, i could have used you to hold me and keep me safe during the storm ;)
Well we had sun showers here, so I was suffering with you.

:rolleyes: :p

Bad news...I can't upload my pics from the camera...i deleted my program for it a few weeks back, and can't find the installation cd :(

...Please don't hit me for laughing when I read the thread title...

>.>

Illinois.

can't wait to see the pics. What is the news saying?

...Please don't hit me for laughing when I read the thread title...

>.>


-smacks you with random branch that hit my house-

So i was driving, and a gust of wind blew up and knock part of the Hardees sign, and the plastic flew up and almost hit my car. That was uber scary

can't wait to see the pics. What is the news saying?


I haven't heard much. I did see a pic of a tornado that hit just west of here in a place called trenton, Illinois. It looked fierce

I haven't heard much. I did see a pic of a tornado that hit just west of here in a place called trenton, Illinois. It looked fierce

I thought I heard that Illinois got a twister today.

Odd! Mount Vernon hasn't been updated since early this afternoon according to the nws website whereas weatherundergound does have the current current condition.

I thought I heard that Illinois got a twister today.


I have heard of two or three...one confirmed, the other two they are not certain about though. This was seriously the scariest storm i have seen hit this town..clouds swirling and everything. they said the most abnormal thing was that the lighting was about 95% cloud to ground, and 5% cloud to cloud, meaning there was alot of energy.

From Weatherunderground:

07/21/2006 0110 PM

Mount Vernon, Jefferson County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.


Semi-truck blown over on I-57... trees down... modular
homes blown across Interstate




07/21/2006 0100 PM

Mount Vernon, Jefferson County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.


One tree down




07/21/2006 0102 PM

5 miles se of Mount Vernon, Jefferson County.

Hail e0.88 inch, reported by trained spotter.






07/21/2006 0100 am

Mount Vernon, Jefferson County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.


One tree down





07/21/2006 0102 am

5 miles se of Mount Vernon, Jefferson County.

Hail e0.88 inch, reported by trained spotter.






07/21/2006 1246 PM

Dix, Jefferson County.

Thunderstorm wind gust e65 mph, reported by trained spotter.






07/21/2006 1247 PM

Ina, Jefferson County.

Thunderstorm wind gust e60 mph, reported by trained spotter.






07/21/2006 1241 PM

4 miles N of Waltonville, Jefferson County.

Thunderstorm wind gust e60 mph, reported by Fire Dept/Rescue.






07/21/2006 1240 PM

10 miles W of Mount Vernon, Jefferson County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.


8 inch tree limbs down


Hope this helps some.

You win the golden "Worst Weather Today" award so far.

Unless a big earthquake happens somewhere.

cant wait for the pics.
Since when does an earthquake count as "weather"?

Odd! Mount Vernon hasn't been updated since early this afternoon according to the nws website whereas weatherundergound does have the current current condition.


The bad thing about it all, is that the storm hit hardest around the south part of town, the predominantly black and poorer area...Not good...There has always been racial tension here, im sure this will get ugly

I have heard of two or three...one confirmed, the other two they are not certain about though. This was seriously the scariest storm i have seen hit this town..clouds swirling and everything. they said the most abnormal thing was that the lighting was about 95% cloud to ground, and 5% cloud to cloud, meaning there was alot of energy.

Oh heck that is alot of energy.

And so far, I'm not seening any confirmed tornados today.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

from a local tv station http://www.wsiltv.com/p/news_details.php?newsID=737&type=

Red Cross Shelter in Mt. Vernon
MT. VERNON, IL--
Severe weather blew through our area today . . . creating flooding, power outages, and problems for cars.

Thousands people are without power right now. 569,000 people are without power in the St. Louis area. No word from Ameren when the power could be restored.

The damage is extensive in the Mount Vernon area. Two semi trucks overturned on the I-57 and I-64 split before Mount Vernon. Cars were damaged and destroyed at Continental Tire. A car overturned at the Triple E Bar-b-que. Street lights are out; trees and power lines are down. The Mount Vernon Police Department is asking people to stay away form the damaged areas. There's a lot of wind damage and homes that have been damaged.

Other damages that we know of includes tranformer fires on Stotlar Road in Williamson County and on Orange Street in Freeman Spur.

Mcleansboro experienced down power lines and flooding.

DuQuoin has trees down, and power and cable out.

Christopher experienced trees down and roof damage.

The Red Cross is setting up a shelter at the Central Christian Church in Mt. Vernon. The shelter will open at 5 p.m., and prove temporary overnight shelter and food.

The church is located at 301 North 10th Street in Mount Vernon.

The bad thing about it all, is that the storm hit hardest around the south part of town, the predominantly black and poorer area...Not good...There has always been racial tension here, im sure this will get ugly

When in doubt, blame the government :rolleyes:

Oh heck that is alot of energy.

And so far, I'm not seening any confirmed tornados today.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html


well maybe i should change the title then to AHHH Scary storm :p

When in doubt, blame the government :rolleyes:


But of course! As we know, George Bush hates Black people :D

But of course! As we know, George Bush hates Black people :D
It's damn true, Kanye.

https://thunderstorm.vaisala.com/tux/jsp/explorer/explorer.jsp this is a great site

Since when does an earthquake count as "weather"?

Since when does it not? This is prime earthquake weather IMHO.

Since when does it not? This is prime earthquake weather IMHO.
I'm sorry, you're totally right, I think it's volcano weather in Hawaii right now too. Total earthquake weather in Japan. This is also about the time of the year that Arizona gets meterorites so it's space junk weather too. :eek:

Since when does it not? This is prime earthquake weather IMHO.


Damn earthquake clouds! -shakes fist angerly-

Illinois.

We had a pretty good storm just North of there yesterday.

Phbt, I had a tornado cut through my yard back in 2003. It did $10,000 in damage, and that was just for the trees we had to clean up. Luckily our house is sturdy as hell, so the house didn't have any damage. Trees were twisted at the tops like a giant had come in and taken them and just curled them all around. During the tornado, as we were running down to the basement, the doors all buckled in.

And the next morning I had to get up bright and early for my English AP test. Thanks a lot, College Board. Just have to have them all on the same day, don't you? I got a three T_T.

Bad news...I can't upload my pics from the camera...i deleted my program for it a few weeks back, and can't find the installation cd :(
:(:(:(:(

We had a pretty good storm just North of there yesterday.
Where at? Around the springfield area?

I thought I heard that Illinois got a twister today.

We did. It was further north and west than Mount Vernon. Much closer to me.

I hope everyone's in one piece. I've lived through several dozen, and driven under one (confirmed F2!). They aren't fun, can be very scary, and will do serious damage very quickly.

Good Luck!

Where at? Around the springfield area?

Champaign

I'm sorry, you're totally right, I think it's volcano weather in Hawaii right now too. Total earthquake weather in Japan. This is also about the time of the year that Arizona gets meterorites so it's space junk weather too. :eek:

Its volcano weather in South America. 2500 evacuated from around a volcano in Ecuador and 10000 evacuated from near a volcano in Columbia very recently. Hawaii doesnt usually get the good eruptions til October.

Damn earthquake clouds! -shakes fist angerly-

Just dont stamp your foot at it. You'll set it off!

The bad thing about it all, is that the storm hit hardest around the south part of town, the predominantly black and poorer area...Not good...There has always been racial tension here, im sure this will get ugly
I don't think there's any black people living within 5 miles of me..

Granted there are only three roads in this tiny village.. :eek:

Its volcano weather in South America. 2500 evacuated from around a volcano in Ecuador and 10000 evacuated from near a volcano in Columbia very recently. Hawaii doesnt usually get the good eruptions til October.

I was in Seattle during earthquake weather a couple of years ago. They couldn't stop talking about it.

I was in Seattle during earthquake weather a couple of years ago. They couldn't stop talking about it.
It's ridiculous, why don't people evacuate before an earthquake? I mean, they know it's that time of year.

Champaign


I was going to go to school there :)

It's ridiculous, why don't people evacuate before an earthquake? I mean, they know it's that time of year.

Dunno all you have to do is be outdoors and not too near bridges or brick buildings and you are pretty safe.

I was at LAX during the Northridge quake. It was cool because I was just outside some gargantuan hangar doors that fluttered and rattled. The best bit was watching the the earthquake waves go across the huge expanse of runways like it was an ocean.

A study I just completed reveals that leaving your top down in order to dry your car out and not putting it up before it starts to pour down rain is counterproductive. There are followup studies to conduct but the evidence is pretty conclusive.

A study I just completed reveals that leaving your top down in order to dry your car out and not putting it up before it starts to pour down rain is counterproductive. There are followup studies to conduct but the evidence is pretty conclusive.

I'll need a link for that.

A study I just completed reveals that leaving your top down in order to dry your car out and not putting it up before it starts to pour down rain is counterproductive. There are followup studies to conduct but the evidence is pretty conclusive.
I demand to see your source!

What you should do is smell my source. I can't get a day sunny enough to dry it out and I leave for like two weeks on Monday morning. If it's not dry by then it's gonna be moldy by the time I get back.

Here are a few pics(these are not mine. I still can't get them uploaded):

Poor car..good thing its not mine:D (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/piggy_g87/Storm/StormJul21-1.jpg)

Yikes...thats in the shiloh township. (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/piggy_g87/Storm/ShilohJul21.jpg)

Shell Gas station near the I-64/1-57 junction (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/piggy_g87/Storm/Shelljul21.jpg)

Jeez (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/piggy_g87/Storm/e3e67ca6-1bba-4b26-a106-112ac63a919.jpg)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/piggy_g87/Storm/d1442317-64fb-4ec9-9cac-360498375e0.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/piggy_g87/Storm/47320109-ec19-4ec7-bbad-488fe0021f4.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/piggy_g87/Storm/3008bd62-77a5-40b1-b616-3674dc1e4c1.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/piggy_g87/Storm/51b77b00-60af-4e30-bb6c-606632d3c6f.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/piggy_g87/Storm/49f16817-7e72-495b-ac82-b8deb9953f2.jpg

Those are just a few pics i have found...it doesn't even begin to describe the real scene down here..still a mad house!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/piggy_g87/Storm/47320109-ec19-4ec7-bbad-488fe0021f4.jpg
That one's actually the one I find most disturbing - that must have been some extreme winds to fell a gas pump under a roof. o.O

That one's actually the one I find most disturbing - that must have been some extreme winds to fell a gas pump under a roof. o.O


thats not sarcasm is it? heh...Well it also upped several traffic light poles...sending them down the road a few blocks..thats creepy i think they said it topped out around 80 mph for the wind..i think it prolly went higher than that though.

thats not sarcasm is it? heh...Well it also upped several traffic light poles...sending them down the road a few blocks..thats creepy i think they said it topped out around 80 mph for the wind..i think it prolly went higher than that though.
:p No, not sarcasm, I actually think that's pretty damn impressive.