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It was itty-bitty hail
I used to leave NOAA weather radio on during storm season. W hated this, even muted. So, several tornado warnings went out and I did not know about them, so I was not in the closet where I should have been. I'm not back in the habit of leaving the station on. And I was not daydreaming out the window today, so I did not see the black strip across the northwest horizon until I went out on the balcony to shake out rugs.
Amazing how fast you can find two cats, a jug of water and the boom box, even after a move. I had not opened the D batteries and put them in yet. The bathroom seemed the best choice, so we stayed there while the hail rattled the roof.
The battery installation has been rectified. The car windows did not break, but the hail was nickel-to-quarter-sized, and did cause tiny dimples. It's a thirteen year old car, what can I say?
W had softball sized hail. By the time it was safe to go out and get one, they had melted to golf ball size. He lost the skylights. And of course sent me email to ask who fixes the roof.
A mutual friend had his front car window smashed on the way home, giving him a lap of glass and some cuts. But not really serious (like needing stitches) since his wife is patching him up.
EM is not coming tonight, since the warning extends until 9:00 pm and there is no covered parking. I will probably also look for the medical kit I used to keep in the kitchen.
Just in case. Time for a storm kit.
I grew up in tornado alley. Wish I had the full basement we had.
Amazing how fast you can find two cats, a jug of water and the boom box, even after a move. I had not opened the D batteries and put them in yet. The bathroom seemed the best choice, so we stayed there while the hail rattled the roof.
The battery installation has been rectified. The car windows did not break, but the hail was nickel-to-quarter-sized, and did cause tiny dimples. It's a thirteen year old car, what can I say?
W had softball sized hail. By the time it was safe to go out and get one, they had melted to golf ball size. He lost the skylights. And of course sent me email to ask who fixes the roof.
A mutual friend had his front car window smashed on the way home, giving him a lap of glass and some cuts. But not really serious (like needing stitches) since his wife is patching him up.
EM is not coming tonight, since the warning extends until 9:00 pm and there is no covered parking. I will probably also look for the medical kit I used to keep in the kitchen.
Just in case. Time for a storm kit.
I grew up in tornado alley. Wish I had the full basement we had.
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glad you got off lightly, hope it continues.
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Forgot it was the tail end of tornado alley.
AND no more pretty snow, but @#%@@ ICE!
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Except when they're black.
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I want big old storm doors -- the heavy wood ones with no windows!
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I am sick to death of Weather. Tornadoes, ice storms. Hate 'em both. I think I'd rather deal with an earthquake. Or maybe not. Anyway, I just hope and pray we go longer than three years without another tornado. Once per lifetime is enough.
Vicki
AZRGGHH!
We're overdue for one along a huge Missouri fault -- the last time it went, land around the Mississippi River dropped 30 feet, the river ran backwards --- church bells in Boston rang! Yes, it went that far!
It was in the early 1800s, I found it in Allie research.
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I'd really rather just live where we have thunderstorms but manage to avoid tornadoes.