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Post by kellybelly77 on Apr 26, 2016 14:07:06 GMT
Update: the news has reported that there is a confirmed tornado about 30 miles west of me. So I guess they were right about the 70%. They also reported confirmed tornadoes near Wichita. The news this morning said there is a 70% chance of a tornado within 50 miles of our city today. Looking at the map pretty much all of Kansas has a 70% chance of seeing a tornado. Eeeks!
I have no meetings on schedule at work today so I am thinking about picking up the baby and working from home.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 26, 2016 14:09:28 GMT
Stay safe! Hopefully the weather won't be as bad as they are predicting.
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Post by caro on Apr 26, 2016 14:10:05 GMT
I would go home with your baby. Stay safe. I've lived to tell about tornadic action......not fun and it wasn't even devastating for us, just lost a corner of the house/room and deck. Very scary.
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Post by quiltz on Apr 26, 2016 14:11:01 GMT
Positive thoughts for the rpeas that are in the storm zone.
Grateful that we only have rain.
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Post by Anita on Apr 26, 2016 14:11:23 GMT
Everyone on my office floor keeps congregating at the windows to watch the dark clouds. Because that's the safest place to be in a tornado, after all.  Hey, I'm guilty of going over to have a peek myself. There is construction going on outside the building, and they keep struggling to keep the fencing up. It fell once already. Stay safe out there! |
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Post by kellybelly77 on Apr 26, 2016 14:19:32 GMT
Everyone on my office floor keeps congregating at the windows to watch the dark clouds. Because that's the safest place to be in a tornado, after all. Hey, I'm guilty of going over to have a peek myself. There is construction going on outside the building, and they keep struggling to keep the fencing up. It fell once already. Stay safe out there! I sit right in front of a large picture window so I don't even need to get up to have a look! It's pretty dark but only sprinkling right now. I think they are predicting the severe weather for this afternoon. |
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Post by bc2ca on Apr 26, 2016 14:25:57 GMT
I'd get the baby and head home - stay safe!
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Post by KikiPea on Apr 26, 2016 14:30:19 GMT
Agreed. So not looking forward to tonight.
Stay safe, everyone!!!!
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Post by anonrefugee on Apr 26, 2016 14:36:33 GMT
I hope it's a case where the warnings overshadow the events. Stay safe everyone.
I'm off on my computer backups. As a precaution I sent a backup EHD of most photos to office with DH today. Trying to calculate where the boys will be when storms hit.
I think it was easier when I was teen and we were taught to watch, smell, feel the air.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 26, 2016 15:07:40 GMT
Stay safe, all of you in tornado country!
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Post by AN on Apr 26, 2016 15:22:50 GMT
I'll be putting our emergency supplies in the bathroom this afternoon. DH has 2 motorcycle helmets, and I'm also putting those in there. It feels stupid and over-the-top, but I'm a nervous nelly after our storm 2 weeks ago (lost 5 windows/gutters/roof is a full replacement and punctured through the decking even though the shingles stayed on, hail was softball sized, and we got off REALLY easy compared to a lot of people). It was really scary to have windows shattering, and if there are tornadoes, I'll be hunkered in that tub wearing a motorcycle helmet with blankets and pillows over me, screaming at DH to put the helmet on. It will be a sight, let me tell you. However, I am vindicated: www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/how_alabama_helped_make_helmet.htmlWe have a weather radio, which I will have on tonight, and I watch the local weather Facebook pages obsessively too. We do have a TV with an antenna and can pull in a local signal, but the problem is it seems like the warnings don't come until it is too late. The sirens (which are just take cover sirens, NOT tornado sirens -- which is stupid) went off about 10 minutes after the worst of the storm hit 2 weeks ago. Things just change so fast here. The only thing that makes me feel slightly calmer is that the tornadoes that went through in December in the next town over flattened a ton of homes, but the only people that died were in cars. I know that's obviously not always the case, but DH went into work early so he can be home by 5 and we got the project in the garage cleaned up so all cars will be in the garage before the storm hits. |
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Post by AN on Apr 26, 2016 15:26:15 GMT
Oh! And I have the cat carrier set out and will be putting the cat in it at the first sign of things getting severe. 2 weeks ago when the hail started, he ran and hid under the back of the bed where we couldn't get to him. Things I didn't need when my windows were shattering: Being on the floor trying to push the cat out from under the bed with a broom. So prepare for your pets too!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 15:38:46 GMT
I'm a huge storm freak..love sitting outside watching them, but tornadoes will send me to the basement under a mattress, quick.
I'd get the baby and go home.
Stay safe everyone.
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Post by kellybelly77 on Apr 26, 2016 16:37:50 GMT
I always grab my purse and car keys, my phone charger and phone and my shoes. DD2 always grabs the hamster and guinea pig. The sirens went off about 3 weeks ago when it was just a statewide tornado drill but we didn't know it was a test. We all freaked out and went running to gather the pets and shuffled everyone into the basement closet. Then turned on the tv and discovered it was just a drill. At least we know we can make it to the basement quickly!!
We have an interior closet in the basement so we go there. There is a fridge and a cupboard right outside the closet door. We keep water in the fridge and then flashlights and various blankets in the cupboard. We should be good to go for tonight. I may just put everything down there before I go to bed since the severe weather is expected to last through the night.
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Post by angie3dpea on Apr 26, 2016 16:44:43 GMT
Yeah. That graphic I saw that noted "grapefruit" sized hail is possible? Freaked me out.
I'll be hunkering down tonight. I have all of my electronics charging and portable chargers charged as well. Flashlights and blankets laid in.
I hate this weather.
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Post by KikiPea on Apr 26, 2016 17:16:32 GMT
The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and north Texas area has been upgraded to a Moderate risk (Level 4 out of 5) of severe weather this afternoon and evening. The main threats for any severe thunderstorm will be very large hail, damaging winds, and even potentially a tornado or two. Storms will fire west of DFW in the late afternoon and move east. There is no reason to be alarmed. If you have a plan and a way to receive severe weather alerts, you will be fine. Follow DFW Scanner here on FB, @dfwscanner on Twitter and also DFW Scanner on Periscope as we will be out and about later this afternoon with live storm updates.  UGH!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 17:34:51 GMT
Schools are starting to post early closing notices around me. Barracades are being moved into place on roads that are prone to flooding....
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Post by AN on Apr 26, 2016 17:38:42 GMT
The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and north Texas area has been upgraded to a Moderate risk (Level 4 out of 5) of severe weather this afternoon and evening. The main threats for any severe thunderstorm will be very large hail, damaging winds, and even potentially a tornado or two. Storms will fire west of DFW in the late afternoon and move east. There is no reason to be alarmed. If you have a plan and a way to receive severe weather alerts, you will be fine. Follow DFW Scanner here on FB, @dfwscanner on Twitter and also DFW Scanner on Periscope as we will be out and about later this afternoon with live storm updates. UGH!!! Ugh for sure. If you could see my face right now.   Our insurance adjuster was just out on Sunday and cut us a check... please no more damage to things that aren't already damaged!! It would be a second deductible at 1% of insured home value!! |
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Post by KikiPea on Apr 26, 2016 17:43:46 GMT
The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and north Texas area has been upgraded to a Moderate risk (Level 4 out of 5) of severe weather this afternoon and evening. The main threats for any severe thunderstorm will be very large hail, damaging winds, and even potentially a tornado or two. Storms will fire west of DFW in the late afternoon and move east. There is no reason to be alarmed. If you have a plan and a way to receive severe weather alerts, you will be fine. Follow DFW Scanner here on FB, @dfwscanner on Twitter and also DFW Scanner on Periscope as we will be out and about later this afternoon with live storm updates. UGH!!! Ugh for sure. If you could see my face right now. Our insurance adjuster was just out on Sunday and cut us a check... please no more damage to things that aren't already damaged!! It would be a second deductible at 1% of insured home value!! Man, that sucks. I'm sorry.  |
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Post by kellybelly77 on Apr 26, 2016 21:26:39 GMT
Update: the news has reported that there is a confirmed tornado about 30 miles west of me. So I guess they were right about the 70%. They also reported confirmed tornadoes near Wichita.
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Post by caro on Apr 26, 2016 21:34:47 GMT
Update: the news has reported that there is a confirmed tornado about 30 miles west of me. So I guess they were right about the 70%. They also reported confirmed tornadoes near Wichita. So did you go home? Very scary stuff. |
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Post by kellybelly77 on Apr 26, 2016 21:39:57 GMT
caro I did come home about 330. As soon as they reported that the tornado was about 30 miles away I picked up the babe and headed home. The older kids were home from school so we are here hanging out. It's raining and hailing currently.
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Post by auntkelly on Apr 26, 2016 21:41:16 GMT
My daughter is at school in Norman,OK. She lives in an apartment, but is near a public shelter. I told her to get the heck over to the public shelter the minute the whistles start blowing.
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Post by kellybelly77 on Apr 26, 2016 22:14:12 GMT
Sirens are blowing so we are in the basement. Wall cloud with rotation about 8 miles south of me.
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Post by stampinbetsy on Apr 26, 2016 23:00:08 GMT
The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and north Texas area has been upgraded to a Moderate risk (Level 4 out of 5) of severe weather this afternoon and evening. The main threats for any severe thunderstorm will be very large hail, damaging winds, and even potentially a tornado or two. Storms will fire west of DFW in the late afternoon and move east. There is no reason to be alarmed. If you have a plan and a way to receive severe weather alerts, you will be fine. Follow DFW Scanner here on FB, @dfwscanner on Twitter and also DFW Scanner on Periscope as we will be out and about later this afternoon with live storm updates. UGH!!! Ugh for sure. If you could see my face right now. Our insurance adjuster was just out on Sunday and cut us a check... please no more damage to things that aren't already damaged!! It would be a second deductible at 1% of insured home value!! We have someone coming on Friday to look at our roof - hopefully they won't have anything major to look at! |
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Post by fwscrapper on Apr 26, 2016 23:12:11 GMT
All is quiet in N FW for now...not sure how long it will stay that way though!
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Post by KikiPea on Apr 26, 2016 23:39:28 GMT
All is quiet in N FW for now...not sure how long it will stay that way though! It should be coming through there around 9:45PM. |
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