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Subject: Re: British Tornado's Just As Bad!

Date: Sat 08/04/06 23:19:29 GMT

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As of Friday, we've had 445 tornadoes in the U.S. so far this year, a faster start than normal. A normal year in the US produces around 1200 tornadoes, killing about 65 people, which is actually fewer than the number killed by lightning (more than 100), we have some nasty thunder storms. Katrina killed over 1300 (total unknown, thousands more still unaccounted for, and may never be). http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060408/sc_space/wildtornadoseasonexpectmore http://www.weathermetrics.com/news/weatherFun.htm

I live on the edge of "Tornado alley" in Illinois, I've been too close for comfort a number of times (once in a tent), although I've suffered no worse than hail damage and downed tree branches. Class 5 tornadoes (fairly rare) are thought to produce winds in excess of 300 mph, around twice what a class 5 hurricane produces. Thank heavens tornadoes are relatively small, and don't last long. But nearly any building will be reduced to an empty foundation by a class 5, not just our fairly common cheesy frame construction (you could literally cut a new door in the side of my house with a good pocket knife and walk right in as long as you can fit between studs on 16" centers). I've walked around a couple neighborhoods hit by tornadoes. The devastation can be total, but a fairly limited area. I drove through south Florida after the big hurricane in maybe the early 80's, Andrew was it?. The damage looked like a fairly powerful tornado went through, but it covered a huge area, I saw damage from the south side of Miami to practically the keys, not just a city block to a mile long path.

I have to say I don't see much funny about cattle getting beat up by hail, but on the other hand, when someone is in the path of a tornado, they are likely to be pretty terrorized. I believe sometimes finding humor in the situation is a reaction to terror or shock.

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British Tornado's Just As Bad!

By Drdamp - Sat 08/04/06 15:36:31 GMT

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You may not think that in Europe we have tornado's that are as strong as those in the US but try telling that to the people that lived through the Birmingham tornado last year, and many of the preceding ones in recent years.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/ tm_objectid=15793347&me...

Bearing in mind that the destruction has been done to solid brick and mortar homes on good foundations rather than timber structures like they have in the regions of the US most affected by tornados. Many people from the area are still not back in their houses yet from that incident, and it is believed that many of the worst affected properties will have to be demolished, the tornado cut a swathe one mile long through the city suburbs. You may note in the article that Britain has about 33 tornado's each and every year. Selsey on the south coast has been hit twice in recent years. But of course being British we just put the nearest kettle on, have a nice cup of tea, and then get the dust pans and brushes out, very little fuss. It just so happens I'm off to get a cup of tea now. Cheerio chaps.

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off topic, but funny

By Liquidladies/Waterlogged Production - weinerking@bellsouth.net Sat 08/04/06 07:03:09 GMT

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I am sure by now many of you have heard of the devistation that raked my area of middle Tenn. yesterday...

I suffered only a few hail dents, but people 30 miles away suffered worse and many died.....For the folks in Europe...Tornadoes in the USA are the worst form of natual disaster here and the ones you may have over there are much weaker than what we experience here each Spring...

But my story is this..A work last night a co worker was telling us of the storms that hit his property and beside him is a pasture of Cows. Well baseball size hail came down from this storm and began pelting the cows in the field..Baseball size NOW.. He said he watched the cows frantically going crazy jumping up and down trying to escape the hailstones as they were hitting all the cows on the head and backs...They went to seek shelter in the forest of trees nearby and with them running so frantically, many of the cows ran a lightning speed right into the trees.

He said it was one of the funniest things he had seen... Too bad we did not get this on Tape to show you all...

But nevertheless...Tornadoes have raked this region 2 times in 5 days and left 35 people dead and thousands of

homes flattened to the grouond....

Just a thought you might think of in your prayers as you may hear only about hurricane Katrina"s in life, but these wicked storms hit much more often and many without minutes warning..

(WK)

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