Sander, it would have been a much better video if your little girl was not in the back seat. It sounded like she was terrified, did I hear it right? Did I hear her say “this is stupid”?
Wow, it is cool that you people have never witnessed a tornado. I have, not a bunch of fun. If he wants to chase them, leave the kids at home. DJ, did tou see the cars buzzing past him in the opposite direction?
Oh boy, I appologize for that. I guess I sent the wrong link. Please google Antje Duvekot. I promise that will be the last time I bring that up. This being laid off is taking its toll on me. Going bach to work on Monday.
I did manage to do something rather cool though. I set up my computers to delete the people that get on my nerves on this site. It will keep me from having a heart attack. I dig it.
My kid couldn’t care less about what was going on. That’s why you hear me pleading with her to look around cause it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event. She was too busy watching Caillou. She’s 4 and doesn’t scare easily. I didn’t raise a wuss.
And no, I didn’t go tornado chasing. I was on my way out to Colorado Springs for vacation with some extended family. Anyone who automatically assumes that I packed up my daughter to go storm chasing must be an idiot themselves. You know, the whole it takes one to know one type of deal. If you that’s what entered your mind, it speaks volumes of what your mind is made up of.
For the record, I was already listening to a local radio station that was doing nothing but weather reports. I have satellite radio otherwise and wouldn’t be on a local country station if I wasn’t concerned about the situation. They had just previously said that the National Weather Service had canceled all tornado warnings and watches for the area. Then out of nowhere, I saw what I saw. That’s why I was able to turn up the radio and immediately hear a weather report. It wasn’t sheer luck.
And also for the record, where I stopped was a strategic stop. I stopped right at the bottom of an on-ramp to assess the situation. This gave me at least 4 directions to run including going back up the on-ramp and going in a perpendicular direction. Seeing as I was already under the storm and it was moving East, my best option was to continue going West.
Sander, I was never suggesting that you were putting your little one in harms way. Just that I’d be scared sh*tl3ss myself. Just want you to know that.
For future reference to anyone watching this video, it is not safe to drive into tornado clouds or any ‘wall’ cloud, especially when you are out on open road. AS I watch the video, I see several safe spots for Sander to pull off…anywhere under an overpass. Many lives were saved several years back when a severe strong tornado crossed I35 in the middle of the day. The underpass was packed with motorists, evacuating their cars to climb up under the roadway of the overpass. Semis were toppled in the same storm and lives lost, but those seeking shelter under the overpass were safe. Considering driving back up the entrance ramp was possibly your worst alternative. You’d been better off just stopping under the overpass. Never consider seeking higher ground. If there are no overpasses nearby, park the vehicle & find a ditch to lay face down in until the storm passes. The rest area is a good choice only if it doesn’t involve driving into the storm. Count your blessings you made it through this storm.
Cool video, at about the 4 and a half minute mark one of the clouds looked like an evil face.
Good stuff, must have been pretty scary with the little one with you.
and there was a wizard and a scarecrow and a girl with red shoes on…
Paul, I’ll have to look for that evil face.
Bella, my little didn’t care, haha. She was too busy watching Caillou (a PBS cartoon).
Keith, that would be a good remix to the video to have dorothy and her dog circling around, haha.
Sander, it would have been a much better video if your little girl was not in the back seat. It sounded like she was terrified, did I hear it right? Did I hear her say “this is stupid”?
Common sense does not grow on trees.
Sander…Glad your little girl was in the back seat and not driving. That was sensible
I think you also had a great deal of common sense in seeking shelter when you were able. Great video.
LOL @ Deej! Great Video Sander! I could hear Caillou, my kids love it too! I loved storms as a kid and that was a corker!
Wow, it is cool that you people have never witnessed a tornado. I have, not a bunch of fun. If he wants to chase them, leave the kids at home. DJ, did tou see the cars buzzing past him in the opposite direction?
I don’t think you could know what I have and have not witnessed, Mr Klaw. And I’ll bet your guess would, as usual, be wrong.
Oh for F’s sake KLAW! Get the stick out of your ar$e and lets get bach to having fun. Where has our happy go lucky KLAW gone?
I am here, now bach to the fun. Sorry about that outburst.
And the rest! I am holding you to that KLAW! If you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all! 🙂
That stick in my arse had thorns, I am bach. Good as new. Thank you for inviting me bach!
Is my promise good?
Your welcome! The place wouldn’t be the same with out you, just not the cross thorny stick you!
Are you just pissed that Sander was listening to a weather report instead of the station you spam us about all the time?
I don’t know is your promise good?
Maybe I meant italics not bold. Sorry to shout!
Oh boy, I appologize for that. I guess I sent the wrong link. Please google Antje Duvekot. I promise that will be the last time I bring that up. This being laid off is taking its toll on me. Going bach to work on Monday.
I did manage to do something rather cool though. I set up my computers to delete the people that get on my nerves on this site. It will keep me from having a heart attack. I dig it.
What the heck just happened?
My kid couldn’t care less about what was going on. That’s why you hear me pleading with her to look around cause it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event. She was too busy watching Caillou. She’s 4 and doesn’t scare easily. I didn’t raise a wuss.
And no, I didn’t go tornado chasing. I was on my way out to Colorado Springs for vacation with some extended family. Anyone who automatically assumes that I packed up my daughter to go storm chasing must be an idiot themselves. You know, the whole it takes one to know one type of deal. If you that’s what entered your mind, it speaks volumes of what your mind is made up of.
For the record, I was already listening to a local radio station that was doing nothing but weather reports. I have satellite radio otherwise and wouldn’t be on a local country station if I wasn’t concerned about the situation. They had just previously said that the National Weather Service had canceled all tornado warnings and watches for the area. Then out of nowhere, I saw what I saw. That’s why I was able to turn up the radio and immediately hear a weather report. It wasn’t sheer luck.
And also for the record, where I stopped was a strategic stop. I stopped right at the bottom of an on-ramp to assess the situation. This gave me at least 4 directions to run including going back up the on-ramp and going in a perpendicular direction. Seeing as I was already under the storm and it was moving East, my best option was to continue going West.
Klaw, are you able to read when I type then?
Sander, that was a really cool video, glad you guys are safe! Thanks for sharing the video.
And thanks Bitsy for trying to keep the peace 🙂
Now all you have to do KLAW is set it up so it wont let you post the comments that piss everyone else off!
Sander, I was never suggesting that you were putting your little one in harms way. Just that I’d be scared sh*tl3ss myself. Just want you to know that.
For future reference to anyone watching this video, it is not safe to drive into tornado clouds or any ‘wall’ cloud, especially when you are out on open road. AS I watch the video, I see several safe spots for Sander to pull off…anywhere under an overpass. Many lives were saved several years back when a severe strong tornado crossed I35 in the middle of the day. The underpass was packed with motorists, evacuating their cars to climb up under the roadway of the overpass. Semis were toppled in the same storm and lives lost, but those seeking shelter under the overpass were safe. Considering driving back up the entrance ramp was possibly your worst alternative. You’d been better off just stopping under the overpass. Never consider seeking higher ground. If there are no overpasses nearby, park the vehicle & find a ditch to lay face down in until the storm passes. The rest area is a good choice only if it doesn’t involve driving into the storm. Count your blessings you made it through this storm.
Hmm, maybe I am not as DUMB as I appear.
Native Kansan, are you freakin kidding me?
Just because you’re a Kansas Native does NOT make you knowledgeable when it comes to tornadoes. That’s like assuming all Hawaiians know how to surf.
For the record, seeking shelter under an overpass is about the STUPIDEST THING YOU CAN DO!!!!
Don’t believe me, get it straight from the horse’s mouth, aka the NOAA.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ddc/?n=over
So before you start criticizing me on what’s smart and not smart, at least know what you’re talking about.
Thank you very much.
Your running out of chances KLAW.
Wow. NOAA still has a lot of work to do out there, don’t they? Especially in Kansas.
And Missouri.
Looks like Sander made all the right moves: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/tornado.html
Thanks DJ.