Toto, I don't think we are in Kansas anymore.....

Doris · 04-04-2008

Ok, just another reason I should NOT be living in Mississippi!!! I almost got blown away in a Tornado today. And I'm not kidding! I knew there was a severe weather watch but I figured I had enough time to take some lunch to my son. So I started on my way, got on the interstate, looked north and it was black!! Looked south and it was clear. Good, I'm going south! Not 2 minutes into my drive and I am in the middle of a tornado! I thought my car was going to tip over. Everyone is trying to get off the interstate. I snugged up next to the concreat wall to prevent being hit by flying billboards,trees signs etc.... and made my way off the next exit. As soon as I could I pulled up under the overpass and just waited. Objects were still hitting my car so I pulled along side the concrete pilon to block some of the wind. As soon as I did, the mangled Exxon sign landed right behind me where my car was just sitting. People were getting out of their car and running up underneath the bridge. I was staying put. Just shows you that I am not experienced at tornados. Everyone I've talked to said that is the safest place to be. I think I was even more scared than when our plane was going down!!! It didn't last long, although it seemed like an eternity. I called Adam and told him I wasn't going to make it. He was tracking the tornado and said it touched down not far from our house. It took me about an hour to go less than 5 miles. Trees where down and blocking a lot of the streets and a lot of them where now embedded in the roofs of some very nice houses. Now can I move back to Florida?? Give me a hurricane anyday, at least you know it's coming so you can prepare! Jeeezzeee!!!!

Buggirl · 04-04-2008

Holy crap

I'm so glad you're ok!

I would have peed my pants if I were in that situation

roni · 04-04-2008

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Originally Posted by Buggirl

Holy crap

I'm so glad you're ok!

I would have peed my pants if I were in that situation

Depends

mastequilapf · 04-04-2008

Wow! Glad you're OK!

We've had our fair share of twisters here in ATL recently too...

Andiline · 04-05-2008

Sheesh, that sounds scary. I have seen reports on TV about it so I think I can imagine a little bit how you must have felt... glad you were not hurt!

JoanieBlon · 04-05-2008

Doris ~ SO glad that you are OK. Tornados are awful, and I do agree that at least with a hurricane you have time to prepare. We got quite a few tornados when I lived up in Connecticut, and they were really bad in that most of the time there was NO warning....just ZAP! and they'd hit something. Lots of roofs ripped off houses and apartment buildings in our area. During one bad storm, a tornado ripped the roof off a historical 1700s church in the city of Hartford ~ about a block away from where I worked.

The worst tornado damage we had while I was in Connecticut was the Windsor Locks tornado which stayed on the ground for about 3 or 4 miles and almost took out the terminal at Bradley International Airport. A plane that was landing at the time narrowly escaped being drawn into the funnel. The tornado caused an enormous amount of damage with buildings literally blown away, trees snapped off and power poles and lines down everywhere. It overturned a number of tractor trailers on the road by the airport. I lived JUST up the road from the tornado's path and luckily didn't have any damage, but our yard was littered with aluminum siding and other debris. It took me 5-1/2 hours to get home that day from work because of the incredible mess.

On our recent driving trip, Mike and I saw the path a tornado had taken along both sides of I-80 between Nashville and Memphis (BIG trees snapped off almost at ground level and other trees completely de-barked) and were wondering what it would be like to be on the highway and have to get out of the path of a tornado. There weren't ANY overpasses for shelter, so it would have been dangerous and scary. Anyway, GLAD that you are OK!

Joana · 04-05-2008

OMG- what a horrifying experience!! I would have needed a stiff drink and a new set of pants after that one for sure.
Glad that you made it okay!!!

MWC · 04-05-2008

So glad you are okay! I would have gone into the fetal position in some gully ... for some reason tornadoes are my special "freakout" thing.
We're going to be driving through "tornado alley" in a week, looking at colleges; I hope the weather cooperates!

Doggiemom · 04-05-2008

Very scary Doris.....that's a pretty wicked weather system moving thru the south...anyone else out there, be careful and stay safe!

Doris · 04-05-2008

I tried to call Angie (Rackburt - my new found friend that I met on this forum) yesterday to see if her and her family were ok, but I haven't heard from her. She is not that far from me and I think the tornado was headed in her direction. So Angie if you see this.......CALL ME!!! I'm worried about you!!!

Mamacita · 04-05-2008

WOW!

Doris I'm so glad you're safe!!! Since I've been living in central TX, I've only been close to one, but that was scary enough! I think you really did the right thing by staying in your car under the overpass. With all that debris flying, I'm not sure of the logic of getting out of the car. Then again, maybe logic doesn't rule in these situations!

lolabella · 04-05-2008

Crazy Scary!!

Happy to know that you made it through safely! We have tornados here quite frequently in Wisconsin (even had a freakish one touch down this past January). I don't have a basement in my current home, and I'll admit I do a bit of a freakout when the warnings sound. I do have an interior crawlspace that I used once. Another time I showed up on a friend's doorstep with both kitties in tow!

04-04-2008	#1 (permalink)
Doris beachaholic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jackson, MS ......for now! Posts: 464	Toto, I don't think we are in Kansas anymore..... Ok, just another reason I should NOT be living in Mississippi!!! I almost got blown away in a Tornado today. And I'm not kidding! I knew there was a severe weather watch but I figured I had enough time to take some lunch to my son. So I started on my way, got on the interstate, looked north and it was black!! Looked south and it was clear. Good, I'm going south! Not 2 minutes into my drive and I am in the middle of a tornado! I thought my car was going to tip over. Everyone is trying to get off the interstate. I snugged up next to the concreat wall to prevent being hit by flying billboards,trees signs etc.... and made my way off the next exit. As soon as I could I pulled up under the overpass and just waited. Objects were still hitting my car so I pulled along side the concrete pilon to block some of the wind. As soon as I did, the mangled Exxon sign landed right behind me where my car was just sitting. People were getting out of their car and running up underneath the bridge. I was staying put. Just shows you that I am not experienced at tornados. Everyone I've talked to said that is the safest place to be. I think I was even more scared than when our plane was going down!!! It didn't last long, although it seemed like an eternity. I called Adam and told him I wasn't going to make it. He was tracking the tornado and said it touched down not far from our house. It took me about an hour to go less than 5 miles. Trees where down and blocking a lot of the streets and a lot of them where now embedded in the roofs of some very nice houses. Now can I move back to Florida?? Give me a hurricane anyday, at least you know it's coming so you can prepare! Jeeezzeee!!!!

04-05-2008	#6 (permalink)
JoanieBlon añejo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 1,792	Doris ~ SO glad that you are OK. Tornados are awful, and I do agree that at least with a hurricane you have time to prepare. We got quite a few tornados when I lived up in Connecticut, and they were really bad in that most of the time there was NO warning....just ZAP! and they'd hit something. Lots of roofs ripped off houses and apartment buildings in our area. During one bad storm, a tornado ripped the roof off a historical 1700s church in the city of Hartford ~ about a block away from where I worked. The worst tornado damage we had while I was in Connecticut was the Windsor Locks tornado which stayed on the ground for about 3 or 4 miles and almost took out the terminal at Bradley International Airport. A plane that was landing at the time narrowly escaped being drawn into the funnel. The tornado caused an enormous amount of damage with buildings literally blown away, trees snapped off and power poles and lines down everywhere. It overturned a number of tractor trailers on the road by the airport. I lived JUST up the road from the tornado's path and luckily didn't have any damage, but our yard was littered with aluminum siding and other debris. It took me 5-1/2 hours to get home that day from work because of the incredible mess. On our recent driving trip, Mike and I saw the path a tornado had taken along both sides of I-80 between Nashville and Memphis (BIG trees snapped off almost at ground level and other trees completely de-barked) and were wondering what it would be like to be on the highway and have to get out of the path of a tornado. There weren't ANY overpasses for shelter, so it would have been dangerous and scary. Anyway, GLAD that you are OK! Last edited by JoanieBlon : 04-05-2008 at 02:56 PM.

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04-04-2008	#2 (permalink)
Buggirl añejo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: on an island in the sea..... Posts: 2,228	Holy crap I'm so glad you're ok! I would have peed my pants if I were in that situation

04-04-2008	#4 (permalink)
mastequilapf Un Hombre Legendario Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,965	Wow! Glad you're OK! We've had our fair share of twisters here in ATL recently too...

04-05-2008	#5 (permalink)
Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,425	Sheesh, that sounds scary. I have seen reports on TV about it so I think I can imagine a little bit how you must have felt... glad you were not hurt!

04-05-2008	#7 (permalink)
Joana Niiiice!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The House of God Posts: 4,897	OMG- what a horrifying experience!! I would have needed a stiff drink and a new set of pants after that one for sure. Glad that you made it okay!!!

04-05-2008	#8 (permalink)
MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,829	So glad you are okay! I would have gone into the fetal position in some gully ... for some reason tornadoes are my special "freakout" thing. We're going to be driving through "tornado alley" in a week, looking at colleges; I hope the weather cooperates!

04-05-2008	#9 (permalink)
Doggiemom Canine FANatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Humble, Texas Posts: 5,982	Very scary Doris.....that's a pretty wicked weather system moving thru the south...anyone else out there, be careful and stay safe!

04-05-2008	#10 (permalink)
Doris beachaholic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jackson, MS ......for now! Posts: 464	I tried to call Angie (Rackburt - my new found friend that I met on this forum) yesterday to see if her and her family were ok, but I haven't heard from her. She is not that far from me and I think the tornado was headed in her direction. So Angie if you see this.......CALL ME!!! I'm worried about you!!!

04-05-2008	#11 (permalink)
Mamacita life=playa Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 633	WOW! Doris I'm so glad you're safe!!! Since I've been living in central TX, I've only been close to one, but that was scary enough! I think you really did the right thing by staying in your car under the overpass. With all that debris flying, I'm not sure of the logic of getting out of the car. Then again, maybe logic doesn't rule in these situations!

04-05-2008	#12 (permalink)
lolabella Playa'd Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: One foot in WI, the other in PDC Posts: 4,621	Crazy Scary!! Happy to know that you made it through safely! We have tornados here quite frequently in Wisconsin (even had a freakish one touch down this past January). I don't have a basement in my current home, and I'll admit I do a bit of a freakout when the warnings sound. I do have an interior crawlspace that I used once. Another time I showed up on a friend's doorstep with both kitties in tow!

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