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mmerriam ([personal profile] mmerriam) wrote2008-06-05 04:00 pm
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Well...

It just got very still and dark outside. The humidity rose sharply and the pressure changed (I can feel it in my ankle). The sky is an unpleasant shade of green.

This is going to end poorly, I'm thinking.

ETA: The first cell blew through at 50 mph. The second storm cell just hit here. 40 mph winds and small hail, followed by rain coming down in buckets.

Son of ETA: Calmer now, though still dark. Thunder and lightning with moderate rain. They are calling for severe t-storms tonight.

[identity profile] stillnotbored.livejournal.com 2008-06-05 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Michael,

Go here.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/OH/Columbus.html

Customize the site to your zip code and bookmark it. These guys are right on and have radar going 24/7 that you can track storms and severe cells. If there is a watch or a warning, they update just as soon as anything changes.

We had 18 hours of tornado watch the other night. I was able to track it all with these guys and know just how much I had to worry. Bear turned me on to them and I've been glad ever since.
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[identity profile] mmerriam.livejournal.com 2008-06-05 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Cool. I've really missed my guys back in Oklahoma. Weather Channel is telling people here to get ready for huge hail and possible tornadoes, There are four different T-storms warnings in the metro area. The six local channels are all on regular programming, and only two of them are showing radar in an insert

[identity profile] stillnotbored.livejournal.com 2008-06-05 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I punched in Stella's zip code and it looks nasty. I'm starting to really hate red on weather maps.

You guys all stay safe.
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[identity profile] mmerriam.livejournal.com 2008-06-05 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Looks like high winds and hail. My townhome is solid and partially underground. We should be good.

[identity profile] kalmn.livejournal.com 2008-06-05 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah, there were sirens this morning at my house, so i turned the tv on, and was there anything about it? nooooo. argh.
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[identity profile] mmerriam.livejournal.com 2008-06-05 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not the first time it's happened this year.
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[identity profile] mmerriam.livejournal.com 2008-06-05 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I just heard I news story that the sirens were sounded by accident this morning.

[identity profile] janradder.livejournal.com 2008-06-06 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
I heard those sirens here in Minneapolis. I was wondering why they were sounding.