Well there is a tornado warning in my town… I doubt that there will be one because we never have any but I was wondering what would be the safest place. We don’t have a basement and I know your supposed to go in a bathroom with a tub but the one bathroom without any windows has no tub and the ones with tubs have windows… What would be the safest room?
Archive for July, 2009
wizard of oz trivia?
This is about the tornado. do u think the tornado in the backround is real footage. or did they make it somehow????????
pls help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where can I find a certain video on tornadoes?
Years ago there was a video shown on the show "Strange Universe". It showed in one video clip 6 tornadoes going on at the same time. It was amazing and I would love to see it again. I have searched on youtube.com and have yahooed and googled it and no results. Of course the show is no longer on anymore. Any suggestions or help??
For Cleveland and nearby areas:
In case of possible tornadoes sweeping through the greater Cleveland metro area, we ask that all residents take shelter at the Cleveland Browns Stadium.
We are certain that a TOUCHDOWN will not occur there.
Thank you for your cooperation.
We plans for a vacation to Orlando starting Aug 23 till Sep 6. What’s the weather there? People says it is the hurricane season with lots of rain. So, I want to know and get better prepared. Please advise. Thanks.
Texas Tornado?
In There Prime Who Would Win This 8 Man Texas Tornado For NWA Title 1. Terry Funk 2. Dusty Rhodes 3. Harley Race 4. Jack Brisco 5. Lou Thesz 6. Buddy Rogers 7. Ric Flair 8.Ricky Steamboat
In what part of a storm do tornadoes generally appear? What is a good sign to look for in a storm, that would show this storm could be severe?
Tornado or Cyclone?
Was the storm that hit New Richmond, Wisconsin in 1899 a tornado or a cyclone? We had a discussion about it in my science class today and no one could agree what it was.? so Please help if you can!! thank you
it’s a tie between two for me..
the first one…I lived with my father briefly in the mid west…the first night I got there he sat me down and had a serious talk about tornadoes and safety..he went off on a big thing about how common they were in these parts and how the town has a warning siren and he said …"if you EVER hear that siren this is what you do…please, go and and wait under the crawl space underneath the house…then he showed me this filthy little place underneath the house and told me I would most likely be safe there.. I didn’t think much of it until the next day when my father was at work…and then I heard it…the siren!!!! i almost crapped my pants and flew underneath to this nasty crawl place where I stayed for like an hour, crying and rocking myself back and forth for comfort.
WELL!!! it turns out that the town sounded the siren everyday at noon as a test !!!
oh man… I was sooooooooooo mad when I found out…
and then one time when I was about 9… I heard a knock on the door and my family starts calling that my friend is there and I was in a super bad mood and I was like I’m not coming but they practically forced me to the door and when I opened it my father rushed in with some weird wig on his head screaming "Arrrrrrrrrggggghhh" and attacked me…
I was shaking for like an hour
Does southern california ever get?
huge severe thunderstorms that produce large hail and knock down trees, that are capable of producing tornadoes?
My city uses Sentry Sirens.I even know the EMA director. And I know our city uses three different types of Sentry Sirens.
Visit Sentry’s Site at http://www.sentrysiren.com/warningsirens.php4
the check is in the mail?
Dear Sir:
In reply to your request to send a check, I wish to inform you that the present condition of my bank account makes it almost impossible.
My shattered financial conditions are due to Federal laws, corporation laws, mothers-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and outlaws.
Through these taxes I am compelled to pay a business tax, assessment tax, head tax, school tax, income tax, casket tax, food tax, furniture tax, sales tax and excise tax. Even my brain is taxed.
I am required to get a business license, car license, hunting license, fishing license, truck and auto license, not to mention marriage and dog license. I am also required to contribute to every society and organization which the genius of man is capable of bringing into life; to women’s relief, unemployed relief, and gold digger’s relief. Also to every hospital and charitable institution in the city, including the Red Cross, the Black Cross, the Purple Cross and the Double Cross.
For my own safety, I am compelled to carry life insurance, liability insurance, burglary insurance, accident insurance, property insurance, business insurance, earthquake insurance, tornado insurance, unemployment insurance, old age insurance and fire insurance.
My own business is so governed that it is no easy matter for me to find out who owns it. I am inspected, suspected, disrespected, rejected, dejected, and compelled until I prove an inexhaustible supply of money for every known need of the human race.
Simply because I refuse to donate something or another I am boycotted, talked about, lied about, held up, held down and robbed until I am almost ruined. I can tell you honestly that except for a miracle that happened I could not enclose this check. The wolf that comes to my door nowadays just had pups in my kitchen. I sold them and here’s the money.
Would like more business to pay more taxes.
Sincerely yours,
Born Free Taxed To the Poor House
Can I transfer the pictures from my old phone into my computer or SIM card before I get rid of it?
I had a Motorola RIZR Z3, and I’m getting rid of it because I just bought the HTC Tornado. Anyway, I have a lot of pictures of my fiance and me on my RIZR phone, and I’d like to keep them because some of them are really cute. Is there any way I can transfer them onto my computer, or my SIM card (I will be using the same one for my new cell phone)? And if I can transfer them to my new computer, can I transfer them to my new Tornado phone? Thanks!
My laptop doesn’t have a Bluetooth File Transfer Wizard. What do I do?
What factors and conditions are causing gas prices to fall?
Is it lower demand because of the seasons? Is it because of no hurricanes that affected the supply chain to cause a surplus of petroleum.
How do families put up with rebuilding their houses everytime a tornado hits?
I looked this question up and everyone answered similar questions with "natural disasters happen all over the world." I understand that and simply want to know a little bit about what it is like to live in a places that gets frequent tornadoes.
I just got done watching the movie Twister and I can’t imagine myself living in tornado prone areas. I have lived in NJ, CA and HI (NJ pretty much my whole life and absolutely nothing happens there but minor weather conditions the four seasons brings with it) and have seen thunder and lighting at the worst but nothing more. I have never experienced any natural disaster and was wondering what it was like to live where tornadoes hit. I can’t imagine having to rebuild your house every time one comes along, that is what you do if you get tornadoes often right? Does it get expensive?
I know you can’t get away from bad things happening but tornadoes occur all of the time in the middle of the US and I was curious why you would want to live in fear. Also photo albums and all your important stuff, what do you do with all of it? Do you keep all important documents in storage? How often do they hit where you are from? I am just curious to know if its fearful seeing a tornado in your path. Thanks =)
How do I fix my Dish Network dish that has been blown a different direction by a tornado?
Sounds crazy, but my community was hit by a tornado last night… When I turn the TV on, an error message appears on the screen. There is a progress bar that says ___ out of 5 at the bottom of the screen, but it never gets past 1. Customer service can’t be here until the end of the week, so is there something I can do myself to fix the problem?
Would you lay in a ditch FULL of Sydney Funnel Web Spiders if it was your only true shelter from an F5 Tornado
Sydney Funnel Web Spiders are the most deadly spiders on earth. F5 Twisters are the most devastating winds on earth.
The Twister is coming right up on you and the pit is completely full with deadly eight legged freaks!
Your out in the middle of no where with only THAT PIT as a hiding place!
What do you do?
Which "FUNNEL" is the least of 2 evils?
Your out of time! DECIDE NOOOOWWWW!!!!!!!
Why do some people think that tornadoes skip over hills and mountains?
Here where I live, people seem to believe this very delusion. Tornadoes have been observed going down mountainsides! This was even shown on the weather channel. So why do people believe this myth? I actually had people tell me that they where completely safe because their house was surrounded by hills. I don’t think so!
Yeah! Its a question. Its questioning the ignorance. Whats wrong with that?
Mobile Home Question?
We are going to be moving out in the country, and have looked at really, really nice and roomy trailers (mobile homes, whatever) at a mobile home manufacturer. We want to live in it while we build a house on the land, and then just have it for guests or maybe an elderly relative.
But I’m wondering about their safety. I would have a tornado cellar nearby, so that’s not a problem, but I wonder about fires. I’ve heard they burn hotter and faster than houses and that mobile home manufacturers use a lot of chemicals in making them (what kind of chemicals?) I have small children, and later if we have an elderly relative live in it, I don’t want the place to ignite easily. Can you put sprinkler systems in them? Does anyone NOT like mobile homes? Do they need a lot of repair? Do you know of any reputable manufacturers in Kansas? We’d put it on a slab rather than blocks–that’s the plan anyway.
Is there anything MH manufacturers DON’T tell you? Are they build better nowadays?
There are three or four of you down there who were very helpful, and I can’t pick! Voter’s market here. Thanks much all of you, really.
P.S. The word "Mobile" in mobile home has to do with the fact that they were invented in or near Mobile, Alabama–not because they are "mobile"–although they are that!
If tornado hits a federally owned building and destroys it and i get hit with flying debris…?
from that building am i entitled to sue the government for 3 quadrillion dollars since they built the building knowing it may not stand up to a strong F5 tornado?
if you dont know what im referring to, try not to answer.
which environmental disasters (if any) SHOULD the federal government step in to manage/mismanage?
flooding in flood prone areas? flooding in historically dry areas? earthquakes in nevada? california? hurricanes and tornadoes? wildfires?
many people have quick remarks like "don’t farm in a flood plain" to those losing everything in mississippi, or "what did you expect?" to those living in the path of the latest california wildfires.
what do you think… is it the federal government’s role to step in and help when loss of life and property occurs due to acts of nature? is there a better plan?
If church’s get destroyed by tornado’s, hurricanes, & floods all the time……..?
…….does the insurance company still consider these "Acts of God"?
How would the "church-goers" view the reason behind the "Act of God" destruction?
Preparing dogs for hurricane…?
I live in TX and we might have to evacuate b/c of the hurricane… I know I’m forgetting some supplies in case we need to evacuate…
Here is what I have so far….I have collars, leashes, meds, food, water, blankets, crates, the vet’s #…
what paperwork do I need? Just their vaccine records?
What am I forgetting?!?
TIA!
Heather
Tornado safe rooms?
Has anyone ever "weathered" no pun intended, a tornado in one of the newer safe rooms that are commercially availible (some made of kevlar) or seen pictures of one and a structure after an actual tornado? I’m thinking Greensburg, surely in that storm sombody had to have a saferoom because only 11 people out of 1500 died, those are pretty good odds.
Are the Videos on YouTube free to use for projects? HELP PLEASE!?
I have a powerpoint to do about severe weather. I am trying to get these videos from YouTube of footage of hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc and my teacher wants proof that it can be used. She wants us to highlight and print off the Terms of Use page and show were we have the right to use these videos, clipart, photos, etc. Are all YouTube photos free to use? Can you show me where it says this? How can I save and upload them to my powerpoint? Thanks to everyone who helps OUT!