> Cristian; > I live here in what they call tornado alley. I and > others have seen as many as 7 funnel clouds at onetime > together. I have seen barns, houses, and machine sheds > moved or strewn for miles. Last year we followed a large > path of the remnants of several buildings for 13 miles > before we became bored and came back! And what you > describe sure seems like a tornado to me. 20some years > ago I witnessed from 5 miles away, a town of 500 totally > wiped off the map in minutes, nothing but basements left. > Luckily no one was killed then, but many have died by them. > Here we have what is called Early Warning, and since it > came into effect, it has saved many lives. If you ARE > experiencing tornados, your authorities would be wise not > to ignore it, but learn to carry out emergency precautions! > Schools, businesses, and most anything train people in what to > look for and what to do when one hits. We have people at work > called spotters who are trained to go out and look for them > when the season and conditions are here. My first day in > computer school one hit the school. Motels, restaurants > schools, other businesses and whatnot have posted the > procedures for where to go and what to do when they come. > My first day of class yesterday, for this semester, we saw > a movie for what to do. We see it every semester before > anything else is done. > Beware the calm yellow sky, if the day goes yellow seek > shelter! They sound alot like a freight train and also > dump alot of hail before they hit! > Rob:
Rob, Where are you located? Somewhere in the USA? Texas, Oklahoma and Florida come to mind as leading tornado states, Kansas too. Nice to see the Arachne list is back!
