Tornado Near Me

@webeishere (36313)
United States
May 25, 2008 4:50pm CST
YIKES! I am outta here as a tornado touched down about 5 miles from me. Debris flying around and 3 inch haiol there. Just dark and quiet here. back later hopefully. Now 2 touchdowns have been reported. Logging off and turning puter off. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@ellie333 (21016)
25 May 08
Oh how scary for you and on your birthday too! Hope all is well and will catch up when you log back on. Ellie :D
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@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
25 May 08
I had no idea today was Grandpa Bob's birthday. I will give a big birthday shout out to him under your response.
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@lucy02 (5015)
• United States
25 May 08
I didn't know it was his birthday either. Happy birthday, Bob.
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@ellie333 (21016)
25 May 08
Well its 25th May so it is still that here in UK so hopefully it still is where you are. What a thing to have happen on your birthday though, a tornado. I really hope all is okay. Pretty scary eh! Ellie :D
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
26 May 08
Wow, that is close. We had storms like that a few weeks ago, knocked the power out for 22 hours. A road not five miles away had alot of debris from houses.... lot of hooting and howling but nothing really bad where we were.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
Really close. A couple years ago we had one go right down my street. It uprooted my neighbors 40 foot pine tree and just ripped a few branches off our tree. My son and I were outside when it hit and ran into my garage as we heard the tree get ripped from the ground about 2 feet up. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
That's me. I love excitement, drama, and danger and anything else that gets me noticed I guess. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
26 May 08
Yikes, and yet you still went storm hunting today! Crazy you are! We went to inspect the damage a day or two after.... we couldn't even get down one road... well so says a friend
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@Zelmarq (12607)
• Cebu City, Philippines
25 May 08
Grandpa bob, please be careful. If you have to leave from that place leave immediately. You know tornadoes are not really safe and you have to save your life and run. Run grandpa run.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
Ummmm...... Go read my discussion along the line of storm chaser. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@Zelmarq (12607)
• Cebu City, Philippines
26 May 08
Ok granpa bob. Storm chaser, sounds interesting.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
Sounds interesting and looks interesting but my mine was a scare and a half. Not fun. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@mummymo (23706)
26 May 08
Oh wow ! You be careful AGB and I hope all is well! I see this post is a few hours old so hopefully the worst is past now! Praying all is well! xxx
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
HAHAHAHA! Careful huh? Guess ya ahven't read the other discussion that goes with this one yet. HAHAHAHA! Thanx. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM AGB !!~
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
I apologize sincerely. But this is me and you all know that. Sorry again mummymo. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM BOB !!~
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@mummymo (23706)
26 May 08
I hadn't AGB when I responded to this but I have now and I am NOT laughing! xxx
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@elemental69 (1561)
• Ireland
25 May 08
Oh my gosh Grandpa Bob!!! Hope you all will be ok. Dont forget to come back to us when you can to let us know you are ok..
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
Well thank you. Too many Birthday wishes from you all. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
I am fine even after witnessing a funnel cloud on my trip out as a storm chaser. There's a discussion about that as well I started a few minutes ago. I am still shaking. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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• Ireland
26 May 08
So glad to hear that you are ok.... And A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
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• United States
25 May 08
I'm in Georgia and we had hail here last week during a storm and had had tornado warnings. What scares the hell out of me is that where I am I have no shelter. These storms are more and more frequent and it would probably behoove us to have a shelter. No place to hide! Anyone have any ideas. Would digging a hole be adequate protection?
@jeanena (2198)
• Bucklin, Kansas
2 Jun 08
I am gonna put something in here that really might scare you , maybe you have heard of the twister that took out Greensburg kansas .If there is a threat of anything that size a ditch probley wont help a whole lot. My uncle was almost ripped out of his basement that night.There wasn't even a floor left ,not any debris where their house stood. They say it is about the biggest on record tho , hopefully something like that wont ever happen anywhere else. It does seem to me like there are more tornados happening more often these days.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
Yes any low lying area is protection. They say if in a car don't try to outrun a tornado. Stop the car and lie in a ditch or other low lying area. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
• United States
26 May 08
So laying low is definitely in my best interests and there is a ditch about 100 yrds. in front of our trailer. Thanks Grandpa Bob!
@AmbiePam (93946)
• United States
26 May 08
Yeah, I saw that on the news last night. On Saturday we had eight tornadoes touch down. I was watching my local news station, and then I turned it to CNN and then FOX News. Both were showing the coverage of the local station I had just turned to. They kept showing the one tornado that blew a farm away. I mean over and over again. I'm like, man people, how many times do you need to see this? I know people can get fascinated by it, but good grief!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
Were any close to you that you mentioned? They feel repitition makes more money? HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
26 May 08
LOL - this is addiction to the internet :( Head to the basement first and tell us about it later :) hugs to you dear friend - there have been so many tornados this year I've lost track but have been blessed thus far not to have any in our area.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
I couldn't do that. I wasn't even online when the sirens sounded. I was watching the storm from my front deck. It got real quiet then the sirens went off. They already had confirmed the tornado touched down. So it had already hit before I started this discussion, hence the title. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
26 May 08
Oh my, how scary! Be careful and stay safe Grandpa Bob!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
I and all the family is safe thank you. It's now just foggy and humid as hell here. Storms went bye bye. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
26 May 08
Hi GRANDPA BOB! Oh goodness, I hope everything will be alright for all of you out there. That could be scary. The only tornadoes I have seen are those shown on tv. Be safe my friend! Take Care and God Bless!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
Done. Gone. Past. Over. All is well. Thanks bunches also. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@isaiah12 (416)
• United States
26 May 08
That must have been such a scary thing to go through. Hope all is fine with you. It seems like we are hearing about so many tornados lately. I have a nephew who lives in Suffolk, Virginia. They had a tornado a little while ago. It took us almost two weeks of trying to get in touch with him to find out if it was near him and if he was okay. He has never been one to answer quickly. When we did hear from him he said the tornado was a block away. And he said it was "cool". I'm not sure that is what I would call a tornado if it was that close.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
We have them each year os it's no surprise. It's just they usually don't get this close to the city I am in. All s fine and thanks. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
26 May 08
I recently found out that we have no sirens here! There was a drill a couple months ago and I listened but never heard any, that was why. Crazy, cos my town has its share of tornadoes.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
What town is that? it's a good idea to get a weather radio. They are fair priced. Then turn on automatically for warnings and the such. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
26 May 08
Springfield, Ohio! Xenia, about 20 miles away, has been leveled a couple times due to tornadoes. I've heard that my town has its share of tornadoes so I'm prepared, but it was the place I could afford to buy a house.
@jerzgirl (9327)
• United States
26 May 08
Another one???? Holy moly!! Let us know you're alright!!! Even if it's from the library!
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
All is good. Thanks. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
• United States
26 May 08
Wow! I probably live near you. I live in MN and that's the area where the second torando touched down! Luckily, only minor damages.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
I am very close to NorthTown Mall actually. I traveled over to University near Main street and saw the ending of the second one that touched down in Blaine I think. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@GardenGerty (160978)
• United States
26 May 08
I shut down my daughter's computer and took a break as well. We had sirens, twice, but we did not see anything that was all that scary. There was hail, I did not see it, I was playing mega blocks with my granddaughter in her room.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
What city are you visiting? Champlain? HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@lucy02 (5015)
• United States
25 May 08
I hope you're still okay. Do you have a shelter? We had several tornadoes in the area a couple of weeks ago but its clear and hot here now.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
I go in the basement and dad goes in the bathroom or tub with a blanket covering him mostly. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
25 May 08
Oh no, that don't sound good at all. Can't wait until you are able to get back on and tell us that everything is safe and sound. Will be waiting to hear from you again. Be safe.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
I am back and all is well in my neighborhood. Thanks for your concern also. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
26 May 08
We have warnings but it's bright and sunny right now! Hope you are okay birthday boy!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
Yeah a little too close for me. One in C00n Rapids, Blaine then Hugo. I am about 4 or less miles from the one on Main. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@terri0824 (4991)
• United States
26 May 08
So is this discussion before or after the pic that you took today. The weather all over the world has been really strange lately. Earthquakes, tornados and the such.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
25 May 08
Grandpa Bob Hope all are safe and you are able to get back online soon..got this through my email so you maybe back already..if so be safe for you and the family and let us know how bad it was. Huggs
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 08
Lot's of damage but so far no reports of any injuries thanfully. Thanks also. Dad and I are fine. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~