richieb Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Hunkerin' down in western KCK. Pitch black, tornado sirens howling. Guess its time to pay attention to the TV and computer radar. These systems have been watched for several days. It's go time --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Yuck. Been there, done that, feel for you. Keep it down! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Thank you Sir. Looking at the map looks like my man Zim, about 45 minutes NE of me is dead center. Hang on Zim ---! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Yep, one on the ground about 20 miles N right where I ride the country roads on the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shodrewken Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Good luck guys, keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Stay safe everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Just evacuated Kansas City Inter. Airport. Thirty minutes N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 WOW….scary stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Best of luck man. Thats scary stuff. My Grandma lives in Nebraska and when I was younger the sirens went off and we had to go to the shelter. Its a surreal experience to have it all go down around you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzog Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Stay safe Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Yep, one on the ground about 20 miles N right where I ride the country roads on the bike. Well, at least that one won't be an issue for you. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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richieb Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Good Zim. Yeah the bad shitt is N and E but just now Heavy rain, 50-70 mph winds. Just let up a bit. Lived here all my life, typical Tstorm season, wind, rain, hail that one hopes doesn't develop into Tornados. Part of the deal in these parts, huh Zim.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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richieb Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Roger that - tickets for Sunday. Maybe the rain will quit by then!! Fairly calm now, Some rain. You -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Good to see things passed you by, and I don't miss living in Oklahoma. Been through too many of those siren episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) Wichita Falls, "Terrible Tuesday" April, 1979. This is the formation of the F5 at about 5 miles. By the time it reached the city it varied between 1 and 2 miles on the ground. Hardly anything in its path stick up more than a few feet. Pretty even layer of ground up debris. Left 22,000 homeless, about a fifth of the city destroyed. Major nightmare. I've been exposed to several, but this one was a whole lifetimes worth, IMHO. Had a friend who lost everything, and I mean everything. Cars, belongs, everything except what was on them when they escaped. The massive Buick they were running in was picked up and carried a considerable distance before being dropped. When it stopped, man was under the front dashboard and wife in the back floorboard. She had a kitchen range on top of her and there was about a 7 inch diameter tree rammed through the front windshield and out the back. They'd just closed on a new home across town that was spared, but had moved nothing. As we sat in the dark with other friends a few days later it got quiet. He remarked "Well, Julie, I was dreading moving anyway. Now all we have to do is hitch a ride." Dave Edited May 27, 2016 by Mallette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) I've seen one from about 5-miles away, never been in one. Same storm that took a forum member's home in 74' in Xenia, OH (Mick Bell). Edited May 27, 2016 by Mighty Favog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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