A Californian's First Tornado (Watch)

"Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna" (lukielauxd)
03/25/2015 at 21:10 • Filed to: None

I just sat through my first tornado (watch.) But apparently there hasn't ever been a tornado that was that close to Tulsa in a while. Being a Californian, I was outside taking pictures until the Campus Police officers told me to go into the library.

DISCUSSION (22)

ttyymmnn > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
03/25/2015 at 21:13

Holy crap. That's one hell of a thunderstorm. Welcome to the Midwest. It does no good to freak out about watches, or even warnings, but you must respect those storms, and keep a weather eye. Especially in Tornado Alley.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
03/25/2015 at 21:15

I used to enjoy Tornado watching, but then April 27th happened.

ly2v8-Brian > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
03/25/2015 at 21:19

I'm interested. Elaborate if you're willing.

pdish > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
03/25/2015 at 21:20

I miss Tulsa, but not this time of year. Stay safe.

Bandit > ly2v8-Brian
03/25/2015 at 21:25

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25%… I assume

jariten1781 > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
03/25/2015 at 21:27

Growing up in OK, watches eventually become passe. Warnings are serious business though.

Here's my mom's car after the last tornado went through Moore.

Kinja'd!!!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > ly2v8-Brian
03/25/2015 at 21:35

Nader's came through and fucked up the southeast. We personally didn't get hit, but we watched an EF-5 graze over our land before it wiped out part of a town. We found stuff in our field from over 150 miles away.

ly2v8-Brian > Bandit
03/25/2015 at 21:36

Possible, that was a really bad one.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Bandit
03/25/2015 at 21:36

That would be the events.

ly2v8-Brian > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
03/25/2015 at 21:42

Well, shit, that is close. I've lived in the Midwest the majority of my life and haven't had quite that close of a call. Count your blessings man. I hope the folks in that town made it out alright.

HammerheadFistpunch > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
03/25/2015 at 21:43

Great shot i know that feel, salt lake had an actual tornado a few years ago...wacky

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > ly2v8-Brian
03/25/2015 at 21:55

I won't swear to it, but I think a few didn't. 4 died in my county, and if it had have been a mile another way, it would've been a lot worse. Our county didn't cancel schools, despite the warnings, and one of the schools campus's got grazed by an EF5. Has it taught the Board of Education anything about being cautious, no. Unless there is a chance of a snow flake.

Round headlight enthusiast > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
03/25/2015 at 22:15

We actually get put under tornado watch all the time up here in Western NY state during the summer. Nothing ever really materializes, however, except maybe one of two F-zero twisters every couple of years that flip over 18 wheelers. Probably for the best.

What university is this btw?

Round headlight enthusiast > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
03/25/2015 at 22:18

Are twisters really that frequent for you guys that you just hang around and watch them? Do you actually see a lot of them in person, or just get put under a warning?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Round headlight enthusiast
03/25/2015 at 22:24

Once every decade, Alabama takes the "Tornado Alley" crown. Usually there isn't anything worth worrying over, but when the time comes, it gets bad. The most F5's to touch down in a single state in a day, was in Alabama. So usually we would just watch the clouds, but on this occasion, we saw a piece of a roof fall from the sky. We decided it was time to get down low, and about 2 minutes later, the loudest thunder and brightest lightning I have ever experienced occured. For about 3 minutes it was almost like an earthquake, knocking stuff off the walls and all. Of course being in Alabama our neighbor stood in his garage and watched, and saw a twister starting to form over our house, then it proceeded to wipe out part of a town a few miles east.

ly2v8-Brian > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
03/25/2015 at 22:58

wow.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > ly2v8-Brian
03/25/2015 at 23:13

It was an eye opening experience.

ly2v8-Brian > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
03/25/2015 at 23:15

I bet it was.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > ly2v8-Brian
03/25/2015 at 23:18

But now I live in Florida, well at least for another 2 months.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > jariten1781
03/26/2015 at 08:52

Damn... I heard Moore had a scare last night as well.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
03/26/2015 at 08:54

Thankfully it wasn't any worse than it was (one person did lose their life...). All we got down south was high winds and a healthy thunderstorm.

Hey, y'all, watch this! > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
03/26/2015 at 12:02

I had an ex-boyfriend who was a Californian living on the East Coast for the first time in his life (Carolinas), and he would get so freaked out by tornado watches/warnings. I was always like, "Y'all have fucking earthquakes and shit out there. How is this scarier?"

Basement won't save you from an earthquake. That shit ain't right.