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Posted on 5/17/25 at 9:06 am to BluegrassCardinal
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Our subdivision is wiped out. Had to have been an EF 4
Was following it last night and won’t be surprised if it’s rated an EF5 with those debris fields.
I’m so sorry for what you’ve lost. And glad you’re safe. Please let us know if you need anything.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 9:14 am to Hoops
You could not be more wrong. OP knew he had no place to escape from a serious tornado, was monitoring the progress of the storm, had calculated the amount of time he needed to get out of its path and acted accordingly. He handled the situation perfectly. He is to be congratulated for his intelligence and ability to act.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 9:16 am to BluegrassCardinal
Prayers sent
You did the smart thing sounds like. Homes can be fixed or replaced, lives cannot.
Wife owes you a BJ imo
You did the smart thing sounds like. Homes can be fixed or replaced, lives cannot.
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Wife thought I was overreacting
Wife owes you a BJ imo
Posted on 5/17/25 at 9:21 am to TT9
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TT9
Why do you do this in every weather thread now? Are you simply incapable of keeping your thoughts to yourself?
In no way is this the “new norm.” We’ve had tornadoes in this country forever, and we will always have them. Events like this are always shocking and tragic, but they aren’t the new normal. The only thing that’s relatively new is that technology and social media have made us much more aware of when something like this happens in a different area from where we are.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 9:24 am to lsuroadie
I’m so sorry. Good that you listened to your instinct and got out. Your home can be fixed, your life can’t. Thank you for taking your dog.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 9:40 am to Dixie2023
Updated to 20 dead so far.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 9:47 am to kywildcatfanone
Wow. So very sorry.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 9:56 am to kywildcatfanone
That’s so sad. Such a sudden nightmare.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 10:04 am to kywildcatfanone
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Updated to 20 dead so far.
Damn! This is horrible
Posted on 5/17/25 at 10:20 am to kywildcatfanone
Has to be one of the most scary things out there. A strong tornado in the middle of the night.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 10:25 am to FLBooGoTigs1
24 dead now.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 10:27 am to kywildcatfanone
Sad.
Makes me always think of the lyric in "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald "
" Where does the love of God go, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?"
There is an answer, I just don't know it now.
Makes me always think of the lyric in "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald "
" Where does the love of God go, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?"
There is an answer, I just don't know it now.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 10:42 am to kywildcatfanone
Thank you for the updates; our news out of Knoxville is way, way behind and concentrating on power outages. Your losses make our reliance on generators so minor.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 10:51 am to lsuroadie
Looks like St Louis area got hammered.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 10:56 am to dukke v
Thank you for sharing your story, and your above-average understanding of radar may have saved your life.
I think if you know for sure you have adequate time to evacuate, that is a better alternative than staying in a direct path. Tornadoes are pretty predictable oftentimes in their path. They will never reverse, make 90 degree angles, etc.
I'm a weather geek/nerd/weenie, but I would have done exactly what you did. That cell looked like one that could keep it on the ground long track, which is unfortunately what it did. The HRRR model runs depicted a lone wolf storm hours before around London, and it was on the money on that one.
I'm sorry for your damage, but you saved life. That is what is truly irreplaceable.
I think if you know for sure you have adequate time to evacuate, that is a better alternative than staying in a direct path. Tornadoes are pretty predictable oftentimes in their path. They will never reverse, make 90 degree angles, etc.
I'm a weather geek/nerd/weenie, but I would have done exactly what you did. That cell looked like one that could keep it on the ground long track, which is unfortunately what it did. The HRRR model runs depicted a lone wolf storm hours before around London, and it was on the money on that one.
I'm sorry for your damage, but you saved life. That is what is truly irreplaceable.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 10:58 am to BluegrassCardinal
l was up watching the radar here from SW Virginia while Somerset and London were getting hit. Glad you were able to bug out in time.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 11:02 am to kywildcatfanone
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24 dead now.
London, or the whole outbreak nationally?
Posted on 5/17/25 at 11:17 am to schwartzy
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I think if you know for sure you have adequate time to evacuate, that is a better alternative than staying in a direct path. Tornadoes are pretty predictable oftentimes in their path. They will never reverse, make 90 degree angles, etc.
He made the right call for sure with that storm and how that system played out. That storm ran out front for quite a while without producing. For a couple of reasons it was finally able to get itself together and produce. That storm behind it stayed far enough away from it that it helped the long tracker but didn't influence it in a way that would have made it much more erratic.
We will never be at a point where we can tell everyone to leave, and with most tornadoes leaving will never be the safest choice, given you are in a suitable, well-built structure. Most tornadoes aren't going to kill you in your site-built home, but most tornadoes can kill you in a vehicle.
I will make the same decision he made with a storm like that with good lead time, and I will do it every time. With all the variables at play and people who run the entire spectrum in weather, radar, and spatial understanding, telling everyone to leave will just never work.
That storm last night was the nightmare scenario. OP, I'm glad you and your family are safe, and I hate to see the lives lost and changed forever.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 11:34 am to BluegrassCardinal
How devastating. I’m so glad you’re safe. I can imagine I’d be skeptical if my husband said we needed to get in the car and drive with a potential tornado on the way. I’m so glad you did that for your family.
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