The power of a tornado

[D2Cat]

The tornado in Joplin, Mo in 2011. It was rated EF5.

 

[Yooper]

Wow! Just wow!

 

[mikester]

Reminds me of the potato and straw trick

 

[Smokeydog]

Still cleaning up tree damage 5 years after a cat0 tornado. Unbelievable the amount of energy these storms show. Sorry for the people in their path.

 

[lugbolt]

I've been through 4 of them. I don't wish any of my enemies to have to go through them either.

 

[Flintknapper]

F5 tornado in Jarrell, TX (May of 1997) literally picked up the pavement from roads in its path.

 

[chim]

I realize that no area in the world is safe from some sort of disaster. Our part of the country has experienced some flooding, severe storms and even a few tornadoes. Wherever you were born is your home and I understand not wanting to relocate to escape the occasional apocalypse if you think that's normal.

As an outsider, I couldn't tolerate living in tornado alley where I'd need to sleep lightly for a good part of the year so I could hear warning sirens and run to my fraidy hole. Then emerge to check if my house was still there.

 

[Hoserman]

I thank God, he has spared my family from being in the middle of any tornado weak or wow! I have seen them from a distance and could seed the debris flying around knowing full well someone was having a very bad day. I have always been a storm watcher not chaser. The power of weather has always fascinated me.

 

[Flintknapper]

As an outsider, I couldn't tolerate living in tornado alley where I'd need to sleep lightly for a good part of the year so I could hear warning sirens and run to my fraidy hole. Then emerge to check if my house was still there.

^^^^^

I lived in the SouthEast corner of Kansas for 5 years. Its about as 'Tornado Alley' as it gets.

Nearly all homes have storm shelters or basements (converted to Rec-Rooms).

Yes, you get to spend a fair amount of time there.

Late March through June can offer some pretty exciting weather.

 

[Bmyers]

This is an aerial picture my nephew found of our family farm when it got hit by a tornado in 1980s.

 

[Daren Todd]

When we got hit by a Tornado in 2011, during the clean up, my neighbor yelled "Hey.... come check this out!!!!!"

When I got over there, he showed me an oak tree with blades of grass driven into it like nails.