Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-18 Thread David Mann
On Apr 18, 2011, at 2:44 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Even the TV news reports don't tell me anything other than some Raleigh PD spokesman droning on and on and on about how a tree fell on a trailer and this child was in this room and that child was there and this other child was ... all gory

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-18 Thread Christine Aguila
Here John: from the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/us/18tornado.html?_r=1nl=todaysheadlinesemc=tha23 Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-18 Thread Darren Addy
Quite a day: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/110416_rpts.html More videos will probably be coming: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Raleigh%20tornado%202011search=Searchsa=Xoi=spellresnum=0spell=1 Chasers are going ga-ga about the upward motion evident in this

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-18 Thread Darren Addy
This guy is super calm as a tornado comes right by him. Doesn't appear to realize that if one of those pieces of debris that damages his vehicle had come through his window at over 150mph he could be seriously injured or dead. He doesn't think it is very powerful, but doesn't know how deceiving

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-18 Thread Steven Desjardins
We had a small one about 10 miles from my house in SW Virginia. No question it was an interesting weather day. On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: This guy is super calm as a tornado comes right by him. Doesn't appear to realize that if one of those

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Paul Sorenson Another article I found cited Stony Brook North mobile home park, off Brentwood Rd in Raleigh. At least three killed, all children, and about half of the 200 trailers are considered unlivable. On 4/17/2011 9:57 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Glad to hear that you weren't

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Darren Addy This is pretty crazy local news coverage of a rain-wrapped tornado coming almost directly at the camera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srwtn-Zjv_E You can see power flashes as the embedded tornado shorts-out transformers on power poles. The building where the camera is

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Darren Addy This guy is super calm as a tornado comes right by him. Doesn't appear to realize that if one of those pieces of debris that damages his vehicle had come through his window at over 150mph he could be seriously injured or dead. He doesn't think it is very powerful, but doesn't

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Glad you are ok, John -- I 'm just skimming list right now but had seen that video on you tube earlier (the guy in the car's shots) Glad you are ok a bit too much excitement, eh? ann John Sessoms wrote: From: Paul Sorenson Another article I found cited Stony Brook North mobile home

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-18 Thread Darren Addy
Hey North Carolina! The Oklahoma just called and they said they'd like their tornado season back now. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-17 Thread John Sessoms
One of them apparently was fairly near my house. I heard it ... the distinctive sounded like a freight train going past, but did not see anything. Haven't been able to get any real news. My cable was still off at home when I left for my internship this morning. Came down to Asheboro after I

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-17 Thread Paul Sorenson
John - From the New York Times... There were 92 tornadoes reported across North Carolina on Saturday night. At least 14 people were killed and 50 seriously injured in Bertie, N.C., according to state officials. Major avenues in downtown Raleigh were blocked by fallen trees. A Lowe’s

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-17 Thread Stan Halpin
Glad to hear that you weren't directly affected! I had been wondering. Meg has friends in Raleigh who reported that there was tornado damage 6-8 blocks away but I couldn't begin to tell you where they are. stan On Apr 17, 2011, at 10:44 PM, John Sessoms wrote: One of them apparently was

Re: OT: Tornadoes in North Carolina

2011-04-17 Thread Paul Sorenson
Another article I found cited Stony Brook North mobile home park, off Brentwood Rd in Raleigh. At least three killed, all children, and about half of the 200 trailers are considered unlivable. On 4/17/2011 9:57 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Glad to hear that you weren't directly affected! I had