That sounds really pretty. Here in Lawrence, KS we had a pretty solid cloud blanket, and I only got one or two 20 second peaks...it was tough to find at all while it was completely dark, we only caught it as it was coming out of the shadow. Still fun:)
You could ask the hawks and the prarie dogs. F is a measure of the size and wind speeds. For example the tornodo that ripped through OK city or Dallas (I can't remember) was so big they practically had to invent a new F level, like 400 mph winds I think. Also if it touched down way out on the prarie tornadoes have a tendency to leave a path of destruction, from the obvious (grass stripped) to the subtle (like everything smashed up but it leaves 1 tree standing perfect, or picks up a car and sets it back down upside down). However sometimes they don't touch the ground for a while or hop so it may leave the ground looking the same.
Dude, it's like entertainment here. Most of the towns here are so boring it's like some excitement. You get your radios and watch the tube to figure out where they are spawning and then you get in your car and get there as soon as possible. Theres a lot of hams around here too, and when these storms break out the chase them around as well, but often they have their cell-phones handy so they can call the local radio stations when they spot a funnel.
I have lived in Kansas all my life and have never seen a funnel that touched down. Sometimes we get some awesome swirly formations going on though. I've missed them by a few minutes before, or just hit the basement and play cards with my family while the tornado goes through the park near our house and takes out a lot of mobile homes. It was precipating like crazy though, had no visuals of it at all. The rain was just barreling, and there was this LOUD crashing scratching sound, like freight trains constantly crashing into each other over and over and over. (Had to step out to get a peek of the storm ever once in a while;p)
Seriously Kansas rocks, its all flat and the roads are all straight, and the mountains are like a 8 hour drive to the west:) I generally think of your question in therms of the west coasters... kindof crazy to live in a huge city right on the middle of a gigantic fault line.
Ya it is a good book. He was like, how could you trust a genetically-altered pilot to fly your plane and care whether or not they actually did a safe landing when all of his passengers looked at him as a sub-human type. The Prince of Uranium and the Princess of the Aerie by John Barnes deals with a lot of genetically altered types of people as well, and that type of racism.
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That sounds really pretty. Here in Lawrence, KS we had a pretty solid cloud blanket, and I only got one or two 20 second peaks...it was tough to find at all while it was completely dark, we only caught it as it was coming out of the shadow. Still fun :)
You could ask the hawks and the prarie dogs.
F is a measure of the size and wind speeds.
For example the tornodo that ripped through
OK city or Dallas (I can't remember) was so
big they practically had to invent a new F level,
like 400 mph winds I think. Also if it
touched down way out on the prarie tornadoes
have a tendency to leave a path of destruction,
from the obvious (grass stripped) to the
subtle (like everything smashed up but it leaves
1 tree standing perfect, or picks up a car
and sets it back down upside down). However
sometimes they don't touch the ground for
a while or hop so it may leave the ground
looking the same.
Dude, it's like entertainment here.
;p)
:) I generally think of your
Most of the towns here are so boring
it's like some excitement. You get
your radios and watch the tube to figure
out where they are spawning and then you
get in your car and get there as soon
as possible. Theres a lot of hams
around here too, and when these storms
break out the chase them around as well,
but often they have their cell-phones
handy so they can call the local radio
stations when they spot a funnel.
I have lived in Kansas all my life
and have never seen a funnel that touched
down. Sometimes we get some awesome
swirly formations going on though.
I've missed them by a few minutes before,
or just hit the basement and play cards
with my family while the tornado goes through
the park near our house and takes out a
lot of mobile homes. It was precipating
like crazy though, had no visuals of it
at all. The rain was just barreling,
and there was this LOUD crashing scratching
sound, like freight trains constantly
crashing into each other over and over
and over. (Had to step out to get a peek of
the storm ever once in a while
Seriously Kansas rocks, its all flat
and the roads are all straight,
and the mountains are like a 8 hour drive
to the west
question in therms of the west coasters...
kindof crazy to live in a huge city right
on the middle of a gigantic fault line.
Ya and the ship computer gloats over the loudspeaker "See what happens when you don't wear your seat-belt?" :)
Ya it is a good book. He was like, how
could you trust a genetically-altered
pilot to fly your plane and care whether
or not they actually did a safe landing
when all of his passengers looked at him
as a sub-human type. The Prince of Uranium
and the Princess of the Aerie by John Barnes
deals with a lot of genetically altered
types of people as well, and that type of
racism.