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I hope all you other folks in the path of last night's storm are okay. We had several funnel cloud sightings and tornado warnings. I spent a little time in the basement but we were fortunate and had no damage. The weatherman said the 3 storms over Missouri merged into one before it came across Illinois which lessened the intensity. It was still a booger!
BikeChick, glad you are ok and that your house didn't get any damage. Lucky you to have a basement! Did you grab a safety kit or a pooch on your way down? :)
It was the weirdest storm that I've seen yet. The radar had at least a dozen super cells in the region and it seemed that a tornado was spotted about every 10 minutes or so. I knew it was going to be a wild ride when the regional news station posted all the Wednesday night church services that were cancelled and all the schools that were being let out early to be available as a storm shelter.
Looks like Bloomington, IN has damage. Hope Mr. Bloom is ok.
glad everyone is OK so far. Was surprised when I saw the coverage this morning.
So far this year in only 3 storms we've had 59 tornadoes in the state. 52 is our average. And the season has just begun...
Be aware and safe everyone!
While no tornados touched down in St. Louis, we did have 3.5 inch hail in my neighborhood! I'd been out to eat and got marble sized hail there and when we got home 30 minutes later there was golf ball sized hail that had been melting in 80 degree weather for 30 minutes! I was lucky enough to only have a slightly cracked outer layer of skylight and some unnerved chickens...
Been watching the updates & texting the parents...they live in Lake St Louis (west of the city) They have been super lucky!!!
Funny...Mom texted me last night THRILLED (to say the least) that they finally managed to fit both cars, Dad's fancy motorcycle and the garbage cans in the garage...all that moments before the hail!!! They were so proud of themselves! :p Last time it hailed my Dad drove down to the highway overpass...along with about 25 other neighbors haha!
Hope everyone stays safe and the storms let up!!!
Thanks for all the updates...
Did any of you see the heavy, gray, Lord Of The Rings Mordor type clouds today? I get the feeling that our weather is not going to be normal anymore.
Ugh. I was stuck at my sister's house for 3 hours. She won't go to the basement because she has a fear of being buried alive--so I sat in the basement with her dogs (and the ipad and iphone on two different radar feeds) and yelled up the stairs. Luckily the kitchen is at the top of the stairs!
We bike through Lake St. Louis! Well, not this week :(Quote:
Originally Posted by bouncybouncy
Yep. And it's so sad and frightening. It's one of the things that makes me feel really defeated, it's too late, why even try. :( :(Quote:
Originally Posted by sundial
I saw the storm headed your way and thought about you. So glad you're okay!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Chick
Even luckier that you can get signal in the basement! I sure can't (can barely get signal in the above ground cinderblock ground floor). If we've got no electric (so no wifi), either we go upstairs for phone service or we're stuck with old fashioned radio - luckily we're in an area where there's still a true local channel that has someone actually at the station all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by TrekTheKaty