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Post by monklady123 on Aug 6, 2023 19:13:43 GMT
Sheesh. My area of Northern Virginia is under an "enhanced" weather warning. Never heard that one before but they're predicting a "severe wind event". Along with DC, farther west in Virginia, and parts of Maryland. Wow, we just had a severe wind event, i.e., a huge storm, that caused people to be without power for days, many trees came down, and we're still cleaning up after that. And when it comes right down to it we don't really have a lot of bad weather events here, not like other parts of the country. How do you all who live in tornado areas deal with it during tornado season? I'd worry every time the sky got dark.  |
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Aug 6, 2023 20:43:29 GMT
Not to mention there's a flash flood watch for the entire area too.  While we didn't lose power (except for a few minutes' blip) in last week's storm with the severe wind event, there were a LOT of branches down. Hope it turns out to be minor this time, monklady123 and that you don't lose power. In my 20s I briefly lived in Kansas and there were tornado watches practically every day when I first moved there in early June - I hated it so much! Definitely wanted to "go home" LOL  - never have I identified so much with a common Kansas tourist-y t-shirt: "Dear Auntie Em, Hate you. Hate Kansas. Took the dog. Love, Dorothy" |
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Post by kluski on Aug 7, 2023 0:31:45 GMT
When are we expecting this weather?
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Post by StephDRebel on Aug 7, 2023 0:58:41 GMT
When are we expecting this weather? We got alerts today but it was a wind warning for boats, said that wind gust could capsize boats. I've not seen that one before on a widescale alert. Looks like tomorrow night is going to wild. I've got meds for me and the dogs ready to go. Yuck.  |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 7, 2023 15:08:38 GMT
Us too... (NJ)
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Post by nine on Aug 7, 2023 16:25:41 GMT
I’m on the eastern shore of maryland and my weather app says wind at 4 p.m.
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Post by destined2bmom on Aug 7, 2023 16:36:39 GMT
In southeast PA, we are supposed to get hit with category 3 thunderstorms starting at 4 pm.
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Post by nine on Aug 7, 2023 16:36:46 GMT
My husband just said to expect a hail storm tonight.
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 7, 2023 18:08:10 GMT
Ugh. I was just outside to take my trash out and I could hear chainsaws and tree companies from several locations just around me. We're not done cleaning up from that last storm! Please no more for awhile.  |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Aug 7, 2023 18:37:43 GMT
we have a tornado warning thru 9pm tonight....
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Post by cecilia on Aug 7, 2023 19:02:57 GMT
we have a tornado warning thru 9pm tonight.... Is it a warning or a watch? Warning for 6ish hours seems... long? At least to me in my experience? Either way, everyone stay safe. |
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Post by tamiq on Aug 7, 2023 19:29:02 GMT
we have a tornado warning thru 9pm tonight.... We're in the red zone, ugh They haven't even started working on the damage from the last storm here. |
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Post by birukitty on Aug 7, 2023 19:43:42 GMT
we have a tornado warning thru 9pm tonight.... We've got a tornado watch until 9 pm tonight. Which is worse-warning or watch? I guess I could Google it. Man, I am tired of all of these storms. It seems like every night we have a thunderstorm. They tend to trigger my migraines with the atmospheric pressure changes. This past week I've been pretty lucky.. Last one I had was July 25th. I probably just jinxed it now by saying that.  In the storm last week we had a branch come down from the neighbor's tree and crack a window pane in my bedroom. Could have been a lot worse. I think it's because of climate change. PS A tornado watch is issued when the conditions indicate an increased risk for severe weather that is capable of producing a tornado. A tornado warning is issued when a tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar. A warning means you should take shelter immediately. It seems incredibly stupid that I didn't know the difference, but tornados are a rare thing here in MD. as are earthquakes. Again, I blame climate change. |
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 7, 2023 20:37:45 GMT
we have a tornado warning thru 9pm tonight.... We've got a tornado watch until 9 pm tonight. Which is worse-warning or watch? I guess I could Google it. Man, I am tired of all of these storms. It seems like every night we have a thunderstorm. They tend to trigger my migraines with the atmospheric pressure changes. This past week I've been pretty lucky.. Last one I had was July 25th. I probably just jinxed it now by saying that. In the storm last week we had a branch come down from the neighbor's tree and crack a window pane in my bedroom. Could have been a lot worse. I think it's because of climate change. PS A tornado watch is issued when the conditions indicate an increased risk for severe weather that is capable of producing a tornado. A tornado warning is issued when a tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar. A warning means you should take shelter immediately. It seems incredibly stupid that I didn't know the difference, but tornados are a rare thing here in MD. as are earthquakes. Again, I blame climate change. I always had a hard time remembering which is worse, a watch or a warning. Then I told myself that if I was walking through a deserted town during the zombie apocalypse I would tell myself "watch out for zombies".... But then if I heard noises or saw them I'd say "warning! There they are!" lol. That's helped me keep it straight.  |
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Post by maryland on Aug 7, 2023 22:25:05 GMT
we have a tornado warning thru 9pm tonight.... We were in College Park since Thurs. and drove back to Pittsburgh today. Saw the tornado warnings on billboards, but we had decent weather for our drive. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2023 22:33:45 GMT
We've got a tornado watch until 9 pm tonight. Which is worse-warning or watch? I guess I could Google it. Man, I am tired of all of these storms. It seems like every night we have a thunderstorm. They tend to trigger my migraines with the atmospheric pressure changes. This past week I've been pretty lucky.. Last one I had was July 25th. I probably just jinxed it now by saying that. In the storm last week we had a branch come down from the neighbor's tree and crack a window pane in my bedroom. Could have been a lot worse. I think it's because of climate change. PS A tornado watch is issued when the conditions indicate an increased risk for severe weather that is capable of producing a tornado. A tornado warning is issued when a tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar. A warning means you should take shelter immediately. It seems incredibly stupid that I didn't know the difference, but tornados are a rare thing here in MD. as are earthquakes. Again, I blame climate change. I always had a hard time remembering which is worse, a watch or a warning. Then I told myself that if I was walking through a deserted town during the zombie apocalypse I would tell myself "watch out for zombies".... But then if I heard noises or saw them I'd say "warning! There they are!" lol. That's helped me keep it straight. Think of it as a taco bar. A watch means you have all of the ingredients to make a taco but it's not assembled. A warning means they have assembled and you have a taco to eat. |
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Post by elaine on Aug 7, 2023 23:25:21 GMT
I had to drive thru it. My mother, who lives in Rockville MD, had a doctor’s appointment in Baltimore this afternoon. We didn’t get out of the appointment until 4:15 and hit the storm while driving her home. It was awful. My sister, who is visiting from Israel, had never seen anything like it. It took twice as long to get mom home and then for us to return to NoVA.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 8, 2023 0:16:54 GMT
I had to drive thru it. My mother, who lives in Rockville MD, had a doctor’s appointment in Baltimore this afternoon. We didn’t get out of the appointment until 4:15 and hit the storm while driving her home. It was awful. My sister, who is visiting from Israel, had never seen anything like it. It took twice as long to get mom home and then for us to return to NoVA. Oh gosh, stay safe. Our daughter is in Falls Church and they Canceled all the late afternoon appointments and went home from work early today. She said that government workers were also being sent home early. She works in Maryland, so I’m not sure if that’s Virginia or Maryland but she got to come home early today. her apartment complex told them to clear their balconies of anything on them because they’re expecting 80 mile an hour winds. yikes. Stay safe, everyone |
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Post by fkawitchypea on Aug 8, 2023 0:49:42 GMT
I was in Arlington over the weekend and the cemetary had been closed for storm repair. DS is stationed at Ft. Myer (at the cemetary) and they were told to go back to barradcks at 3 pm. He said the storms were intense.
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Post by cecilia on Aug 8, 2023 1:23:23 GMT
we have a tornado warning thru 9pm tonight.... We've got a tornado watch until 9 pm tonight. Which is worse-warning or watch? I guess I could Google it. Man, I am tired of all of these storms. It seems like every night we have a thunderstorm. They tend to trigger my migraines with the atmospheric pressure changes. This past week I've been pretty lucky.. Last one I had was July 25th. I probably just jinxed it now by saying that. In the storm last week we had a branch come down from the neighbor's tree and crack a window pane in my bedroom. Could have been a lot worse. I think it's because of climate change. PS A tornado watch is issued when the conditions indicate an increased risk for severe weather that is capable of producing a tornado. A tornado warning is issued when a tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar. A warning means you should take shelter immediately. It seems incredibly stupid that I didn't know the difference, but tornados are a rare thing here in MD. as are earthquakes. Again, I blame climate change. From what I remember watching the 3/31 tornado coverage in Little Rock: Watch-- conditions could produce tornado Warning--- indictions (like radar indicator) that a tornado has formed Emergency -- confirmed tornado on the ground. |
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Post by ntsf on Aug 8, 2023 3:17:07 GMT
my daughter in law was sent home early from work.. her boss stood over her so she wouldn't keep working (commutes 45 min west of DC). my son was home, took in furniture on balcony.. their apartment complex sent out warnings.. lots of lightning.. and wind.
glad to hear when they were all home and safe.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Aug 8, 2023 11:31:42 GMT
I always had a hard time remembering which is worse, a watch or a warning. Then I told myself that if I was walking through a deserted town during the zombie apocalypse I would tell myself "watch out for zombies".... But then if I heard noises or saw them I'd say "warning! There they are!" lol. That's helped me keep it straight. Think of it as a taco bar. A watch means you have all of the ingredients to make a taco but it's not assembled. A warning means they have assembled and you have a taco to eat. yes, I got it backwards, but I like your zombie analogy! I have seen the taco one too, and a cupcake! |
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While we didn't lose power (except for a few minutes' blip) in last week's storm with the severe wind event, there were a LOT of branches down. Hope it turns out to be minor this time, 
- never have I identified so much with a common Kansas tourist-y t-shirt: "Dear Auntie Em, Hate you. Hate Kansas. Took the dog. Love, Dorothy"
