Tornado Warning

[SicEmBaylor]

So there's a tornado warning right now for the south side of Waco. I live in Bellmead on the north side of Waco, so I'm fine but they're blowing the sirens and my roommate (who isn't used to tornadoes) is overly worried.

I told him back home we get at least a warning every other week or so. Until they put me directly in the path and confirm a touchdown then I'm not going to get excited. I'm about to go out and watch the storm roll in.

[Mjcpr]

So there's a tornado warning right now for the south side of Waco. I live in Bellmead on the north side of Waco, so I'm fine but they're blowing the sirens and my roommate

Y'all have way better tornado warnings than us Okies.

[SicEmBaylor]

Y'all have way better tornado warnings than us Okies.
Well, when I said "back home" I meant back home in Oklahoma.

I don't know...I think these guys are amateurs compared to KOTV and KTUL.

[yermom]

yeah, if i was i Waco i wouldn't get too worried about seeing touchdowns either

[SicEmBaylor]

Y'all have way better tornado warnings than us Okies.
Okay, I just got that. :D

[OUDoc]

They smell blood, Sic'Em.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

He doesn't get it, Pat...

[DustySooner]

Them naders are nuffins.

Here in Okie land people don't freak out and run to shelter when tornados come through. They go outside and admire. :D

[SicEmBaylor]

Them naders are nuffins.

Here in Okie land people don't freak out and run to shelter when tornados come through. They go outside and admire. :D

Hey, I'm being a good Okie and doing exactly that!

I've got a Shiner and sitting on the backyard deck. I'm coming back in every few minutes to check the weather.

[SicEmBaylor]

Oh, the weather guy just said "hook echo!"

I'm getting homesick!

[Sooner24]

Hey, I'm being a good Okie and doing exactly that!

I've got a Zima and sitting on the backyard deck. I'm coming back in every few minutes to check the weather.


Fixed

[DustySooner]

Hey, I'm being a good Okie and doing exactly that!

I've got a Shiner and sitting on the backyard deck. I'm coming back in every few minutes to check the weather.

Well done young padawan. The redneck is strong with this one.

[SicEmBaylor]

Has anyone ever gone storm chasing?
This might sound bad but I'm fascinated by horribly violent storms. I hate for anyone to lose property or their lives due to storms, but still...I love really really bad weather.

[slickdawg]

Man, that's a classic hook echo.

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/7447/wacotornadomb1.png

[GottaHavePride]

Has anyone ever gone storm chasing?
This might sound bad but I'm fascinated by horribly violent storms. I hate for anyone to lose property or their lives due to storms, but still...I love really really bad weather.

I haven't, but I know Reed Timmer - he went out chasing the May 3, 1999 tornado. Came back to the dorms covered in mud. got video from about 150 yards away from the base of the thing. Sold the video for probably $10,000. Heh - he works over at the new weather center they built down by Lloyd Noble, I think.

[slickdawg]

It appears to be going between Waco and Robinson.

I've been chasing, it's a huge thrill.


Slickwife nipped that in the bud.

[SicEmBaylor]

I haven't, but I know Reed Timmer - he went out chasing the May 3, 1999 tornado. Came back to the dorms covered in mud. got video from about 150 yards away from the base of the thing. Sold the video for probably $10,000. Heh - he works over at the new weather center they built down by Lloyd Noble, I think.

Weather fascinates me. I don't have the necessary science or math skills to ever pursuit it, but I absolutely love it.

My science prof is the former chief meteorologist at Channel 25 in Waco, and is now a prof at Baylor but still does fill in work. He's on the air right now chasing the storm in his car. That's so damned cool.

[Flagstaffsooner]

Time to bring up the Gary England drinking game.



Pregame
1. Everyone selects a storm chaser other than Val Caster. Every time Gary
talks to your storm chaser, you take one drink. Take two drinks every time we
see footage from your storm chaser. Take four drinks if your storm chaser says
"tornado on the ground."

2. Everyone selects a county other than Pottawatomie County. Every time
Gary mentions your county, you take one drink. Take two drinks every time we see
footage from your county. Take four drinks if a tornado touches down in your
county.

One drink
1. Take one drink every time Gary says the following:"Hook echo"
"Updraft" "Metro" "Doppler radar" "Wall cloud" "Ranger 9"
"Underground" "Mobile home"
2. When Gary gives a list of counties, take one drink for every county in
the list.
3. Take one drink every time Gary interrupts a program. Take one drink if
Gary says "You're not missing any of [program name]." Take one drink when Gary
says "We'll keep you advised."

Two drinks
1. Take two drinks every time Gary says the following:"Baseball-sized hail"
"Waterloo Road" "Pottawatomie County" "Deer Creek High School"
2. Take two drinks every time Gary mentions the following towns:Altus
Burns Flat Dill City Gotebo Hydro Lookeba Meeker Mulhall Oktaha
Olustee Shattuck Slaughterville Tryon Vici Waukomis Wayne (or Payne)
Weleetka Wetumkah
3. Take two drinks every time Gary talks to Val Caster.

Three drinks
1. Take three drinks if we see footage from Val Caster.
2. Take three drinks if we see footage from Pottawatomie County.
3. Take three drinks if Gary mentions the following:"Immediate tornado
precautions" "National Weather Service" "Mesocyclone" "Portable Radio"
"Take shelter" "Tornado warning in effect until *"

Four drinks
1. Take four drinks if Ranger 9 must land to refuel.
2. Take four drinks if Gary issues his own tornado warning, not recognized
by the NWS or says the following:"Will someone please answer that phone?" "Do
you see power flashes?"
3. Take four drinks if a shirt-less tornado victim is interviewed.

Finish your drink
1. Finish your drink if someone uses the word tornado as a verb or if Gary
mentions the nearest cross streets to you.
2. If Gary says "We've lost Val," pour a little out for your homies and
finish your drink.

[SicEmBaylor]

Time to bring up the Gary England drinking game.

That's posted on a facebook group I belong to.
Problem is, I'm a green country boy not a central-OK bastard so I never watch Gary England. :D

[bluedogok]

There was one that touched down briefly near Henly, which is west of Austin. I haven't seen anything about damage but there are all of 6 houses or so in Henly. Most in my office were getting a little worried, I just told them those were little kite flying tornados.

The weather guy on channel 36 here in Austin is from Lindsay and went to East Central State, so he gets all geeked up when there is a chance of tornados around here. We usually get the Oklahoma tornado reports from him when they happen up there. Usually the only time he gets to talk about them.

[SicEmBaylor]

Isn't James Adeylott working up in Dallas now?

[soonerboomer93]

I knew a lot of the chasers when I was at OU. One friend was dating one of them, and I was dating a meterology major

[tommieharris91]

I think a wall cloud just went over my apartment complex. It was pretty cool.

[slickdawg]

I was gonna stay home if Katrina didn't get above a category 3.

I woke up at 6AM Sunday, August 28th, 2005 as SCladeddawg called me and said "dude, it's a 5 now".


We both decided to get the hell out of town.


Glad I did. :)

[SicEmBaylor]

A hurricane party is on my list of things to do.

[Kimberlyz4OU]

I think I might be IN or a hurricane party mysel*

my damn * key is still mur*ed up.........sorry..........dammit

[slickdawg]

I see a rotation on radar just SW of Fort Worth.

[SoonerStormchaser]

I drove all the ****ing way from San Antonio in this crap...and what happens when I come into Norman? A GAWDAMN TORNADO WARNING! I could've gone chasing...but noooooooo...Mrs. SoonerStormchaser tells me to come home immediately!

[SicEmBaylor]

I drove all the ****ing way from San Antonio in this crap...and what happens when I come into Norman? A GAWDAMN TORNADO WARNING! I could've gone chasing...but noooooooo...Mrs. SoonerStormchaser tells me to come home immediately!

I'd choose a woman over weather any day.

[slickdawg]

I'd choose a woman over weather any day.


What's the difference between a Tornado and a Divorce in Alabama?


Nothing, you lose your trailer and all of your ****.

[bluedogok]

I'd choose a woman over weather any day.

Well, you better get to stormchasin' then.....

[OUTromBoNado]

Has anyone ever gone storm chasing?
This might sound bad but I'm fascinated by horribly violent storms. I hate for anyone to lose property or their lives due to storms, but still...I love really really bad weather.

Yes.


Isn't James Adeylott working up in Dallas now?
Yes.