Although I ended up getting out last night, I was still hesitant to leave because I know that what usually preceeds a tornado is golf ball sized hail or bigger. And I'm not real fond of my truck getting pelted by it. I generally watch the weather map pretty close. If it gets within the 10 mile window of my house, I get out. I'm only a 2 minute drive from the local highschool. So I can get to cover pretty fast. But half the time your going to be leaving in a driving rainstorm to find shelter. So for many people, it's simply a pain in the ass. And they would rather stay home and take their chances.
Joplin is in a rural area hours away from any big cities. I say that because the hospital was the only structure built strong enough in the town to take the tornado and even then it took a big hit. Then again with an 5 level not much can withstand it. As mentioned in these towns many people know everyone else. On a Sunday with high school graduation and other events many people were out in their cars or at structures that were unsafe so these poor people had no chance. There are still 1,500 people missing. The search teams are going by homes and marking X's with numbers for dead bodies. This is very sad and chances are almost most families will suffer a loss Joplin.
Check this vid out!
More on KOCO - Oklahoma City
Trucker Survives Tornado Encounter In Shawnee (Caught on video)
http://news.yahoo.com/video/oklahom...urvives-tornado-encounter-in-shawnee-25339114
More on KOCO - Oklahoma City
Trucker Survives Tornado Encounter In Shawnee (Caught on video)
http://news.yahoo.com/video/oklahom...urvives-tornado-encounter-in-shawnee-25339114
I can still see you're a class act Barman.
Sitting overseas in a combat zone where three weeks ago nine of my friends were killed by enemy gunfire. I'm sure you can imagine all the time I had on my hands when that happened. I acutally made myself some coffee, put my feet up and logged into the RX.
You are 100% clueless and classless.
Wish we could spell tsunami but that's for a different day. You don't have warnings for eathquakes and being struck by lightning so throw those two out. I don't see many volcanic eruptions going on around the world so delete that one too. I honestly don't know why people die from floods. They know it's coming unless it's a flash flood then they have no chance.
It is obvious you have never been in one. In most cases you don't have time to do shit. These things can appear at any time and go anywhere without warning. Most rural towns have little to know warning systems...check the fatalities list sometime - its mostly elderly people who couldn't get somewhere even if they wanted too. Also, a direct hit from an f4 or f5 on your home can literally pull the basement out of the ground...I have seen it with my own eyes. I might as well ask why your friends got shot. Didn't they know the enemy was there? Kinda like a tornado...you know it could happen, usually it doesn't, but when it does you are really fucked.
Followup to Post 35
Matthew Ericson, Joe Burgess and Bill Marsh of The New York Times created this infographic guide to find the safest and most dangerous places to live in America:
Matthew Ericson, Joe Burgess and Bill Marsh of The New York Times created this infographic guide to find the safest and most dangerous places to live in America:
The analysis below, by Sperling’s Best Places, a publisher of city rankings, is an attempt to assess a combination of those risks in 379 American metro areas. Risks for twisters and hurricanes (including storms from hurricane remnants) are based on historical data showing where storms occurred. Earthquake risks are based on United States Geological Survey assessments and take into account the relative infrequency of quakes, compared with weather events and floods. Additional hazards included in this analysis: flooding, drought, hail and other extreme weather.
So, where should you live? The metro areas with lowest risk:
- Corvallis, Ore.
- Mt. Vernon-Anacortes, Wash.
- Bellingham, Wash.
- Wenatchee, Wash.
- Grand Junction, Colo.
- Spokane, Wash.
- Salem, Ore.
- Seattle
- Dallas-Plano-Irving, Tex.
- Jonesboro, Ark.
- Corpus Christi, Tex.
- Houston
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex.
- Shreveport, La.
- Austin, Tex.
- Birmingham, Ala.
Weather experts were at a loss to explain the deadly flurry of tornadoes, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it had found no link between the recent storms and climate change. Environmentalists disagree. Is global warming to blame?
I talked to a young Afghan girl the other day that told me what life was like with the Taliban in charge. She said her mother could not work, could not leave the house and could not drive a car. She said her father would sneak a tutor into the home to teach her so she could be smart. Now, she is a college graduate and attending pilot training.
If I have to be called a mercenary by a burnout who was fired as a moderator at the RX but I can help people like this then you can call me whatever you'd like.
