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[fran]

Oh, wow! total devastation!


fran



TWIN TORNADOES IN PILGER, NEBRASKA TOUCH DOWN, AND STORM CHASERS CAUGHT IT ALL — VIDEO

read full article ............ http://www.bustle.com/articles/2833...ch-down-and-storm-chasers-caught-it-all-video

 

[Queen Bee]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/06/16/rare-double-tornado-hits-nebraska.html

omg this picture literally gave me chills

lease:

 

[fran]

One dead after twin tornadoes blast Nebraska

At least one person has died and scores more injured after two tornadoes struck in Nebraska on Monday.

One fatality has been brought into Faith Regional Medical Center in Norfolk and at least 15 people have been brought in with critical injuries, said Jacque Genovese, the hospital's director of marketing and public information officer for the weather incident. More of the injured were being brought in, Genovese said.

read more ........... http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/06/16/tornadoes-severe-weather-nebraska-plains/10634361/

 

[fran]

Severe weather blasts Nebraska, one fatality reported amid damage

(CNN) -- Nebraska was pummeled by a round of dangerous severe weather Monday with one fatality reported and the governor's office saying at least four towns had been hit hard.

Damage was reported Pilger, Wisner, Stanton and Pender, all in northeast Nebraska. The city of Pilger was closed to all but emergency personnel, according to the state's emergency management agency.
Sightings of a rare "double tornado" are also being reported, according to CNN meteorologist Chad Meyers.

Sanford Goshorn, the Stanton County, Nebraska, emergency manager, told CNN he couldn't confirm numbers of people injured after tornado-like winds hit the rural Nebraska county saying, "We're still digging people out."

read more ............ http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/16/us/nebraska-severe-weather/

 

[LadyL]

how awful for those people

what's a cyclone? is that the same as a tornado? I saw this being called twin tornadoes and also a cyclone

 

[QueenD]

They were just talking about this on CNN, expecting more tonight. That would be even more scary to me at night. Like when the hurricanes come in the dark here.


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[Sunshine95]

LadyL:
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Cyclone_vs_Tornado

 

[fran]

At least 7 reported tornadoes hit Nebraska and Kansas

At least 7 reported tornadoes hit Nebraska and northern Kansas Saturday, including a radar indicated tornado near Giltner around 10:00 PM.

read more .................... http://www.khastv.com/story/at-least-7-reported-tornadoes-hit-nebraska-and-kansas-20140614

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

87 Million People Face Slight Risk of Severe Weather

s many as 87 million people, from eastern Montana to Manhattan, are under slight risk for severe weather on Tuesday, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said.

Damaging wind, hail and few tornadoes are expected on the High Plains, while severe thunderstorms could stretch from Michigan and Indiana to the Northeast...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/87-million-people-face-slight-risk-severe-weather-n132851

 

[fran]

Stunned Neb. town devastated by twisters; 2 dead

The tiny northeast Nebraska town of Pilger was digging out from tragedy Tuesday, a day after at least two people were killed and dozens more were injured when tornadoes roared through parts of the state.

All the residents of Pilger — the town's website claims a population of 378 — evacuated their homes, many leaving for shelters in nearby towns.

"More than half of the town is gone — absolutely gone,"

more at link ....... http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/06/17/nebraska-tornadoes-one-dead/10656929/

 

[MommyStephV]

So scary, this is about an hour northeast of me. In typical Nebraska fashion, we didn't even get rain here. One of the fatalities was a 6 year old girl, her mom was taken to an Omaha hospital. Such a tragic reminder to never take anything for granted...


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[BetteDavisEyes]

June 18, 2014 at 8:45 am

Severe weather rolls into Metro Detroit; 47K without power

Tom Greenwood/The Detroit News

There was no need for alarm clocks this morning.

Mother Nature gave southeastern Michigan a major wake-up call starting at about 4 a.m. Wednesday when a series of massive storms brought with cannonades of thunder and the kind of spidery lightning usually only seen in summer camp slasher flicks.

The storms left about 27,000 homes and businesses without power, according to DTE Energy Co. with the outages scattered across the metro area. Meanwhile, 20,000 Consumers Energy customers are without power in southeastern Michigan.

Metro Detroit’s freeways and surface streets had stretches of flooding slowing morning commutes (Click here for latest road conditions).

“The thunderstorms will be off and on the rest of the morning and possibly into the afternoon,” National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Considine said. “They’ll be of the same intensity as the storms that came in early this morning with lots of thunder, lightning, hail and winds possibly gusting from 40 to 60 mph.” ...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140618/METRO08/306180043#ixzz34zxwtLlb

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Power Outage At Detroit Metro Airport Causes Huge Delays

June 18, 2014 8:35 AM

ROMULUS (WWJ) - A power outage, coupled with stormy weather, caused massive delays at Detroit Metropolitan Airport Wednesday morning.

Airport spokesperson Mike Conway said the power went out at the North Terminal around 3:30 a.m., and electricians quickly went to work to identify the problem.

Reporting live from the scene, WWJ’s Sean Lee said the outage caused a large backup at the security gate, where all travelers were told to wait in line...

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/06/18/power-outage-at-detroit-metro-airport-causing-huge-delays/

 

[Really?]

and....my DH is flying from Philly to Chicago today.yikes........he just texted me to tell me the plane got turned around on tarmac and now an hour delay.

:scared:

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Weather Alert for Oakland County, MI

! Severe Thunderstorm Watch !
Issued at: 1:57 PM EDT on June 18, 2014, expires at: 9:00 PM EDT on June 18,
2014

The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch
321 in effect until 9 PM EDT this evening for the following areas

In Michigan this watch includes 11 counties

In Southeast Michigan

Genesee Lapeer Lenawee
Livingston Macomb Monroe
Oakland Shiawassee St. Clair
Washtenaw Wayne

This includes the cities of...Almont...Ann Arbor...Brighton...
Canton...Clinton...Dearborn...Durand...Ferndale...Flint...
Fowlerville...Howell...Imlay City...Lambertville...Lapeer...
Lincoln Park...Livonia...Marysville...Monroe...Novi...Owosso...
Pontiac...Port Huron...Redford...Royal Oak...Southfield...
St. Clair Shores...Sterling Heights...Taylor...Temperance...
Troy...Warren...Waterford and Westland.

 

[Show Me]

Oh No, I have to disagree, your Show Me mosquitoes are nasty. The 1st time I visited relatives ( many yrs ago, in the 7th grade) I was bitten so bad, they swelled up hugh. My aunt said it happened to her the 1st yr when they moved down there. Your mosquitoes suck! But your state is beautiful (Lake of the Ozarks).


Double tornadoes in Neb. right now, never seen that before.

Yep our mosquitoes suck, no pun intended. The ones in our area of the state tend to be small. The Ozark mosquitoes are bigger, but the biggest ones I've seen were in Michigan.

 

[Irisha]

Yep our mosquitoes suck, no pun intended. The ones in our area of the state tend to be small. The Ozark mosquitoes are bigger, but the biggest ones I've seen were in Michigan.

I was bitten by the boothill mosquitoes. Rut Roh nasty storm here, I can hear it upstairs. Weatherbug going off. :chicken: crap Dish tv went out:tantrum:

 

[Show Me]

I was bitten by the boothill mosquitoes. Rut Roh nasty storm here, I can hear it upstairs. Weatherbug going off. :chicken: crap Dish tv went out:tantrum:

Are you okay Irisha?

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Severe thunderstorms packing high winds knock down trees in Michigan; thousands without power

DTE Energy says 140,000 customers without power in southeast Michigan

Published On: Jul 01 2014 06:36:06 AM EDT Updated On: Jul 01 2014 08:02:03 AM EDT

WIXOM, Mich. -
Severe thunderstorms packing high winds knocked down trees and power lines across parts of Michigan, leaving tens of thousands of people without power and injuring a firefighter.

DTE Energy says it had about 140,000 outages at homes and businesses early Tuesday, but that number could grow...

...Consumers Energy says it had more than 18,000 outages. Some road flooding is reported in southeastern Michigan following heavy rain...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/weath...-in-michigan-thousands-without-power/26740180

Storms in my neck of the woods were pretty intense overnight. Lots of lightning, thunder, heavy rain. We didn't lose power, but I got an email alert from my gym about the power being out there.

Last night's storms were nowhere near as bad as the torrential rain that we drove through on our way home from Mackinac Island on Sunday. At times it was raining so hard that we couldn't see cars in front of us The heavy rain lasted for about 45 minutes, then it was smooth sailing for the remainder of the 4-hour drive.

 

[amandab]

Can't believe I slept through it all!