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Mother Day Tornado

While I do not have any Pixies that have asked to be listed on our Pixie Maps, we know we have quite a few regular members in the state and area. Already this year has been particularly active with twisters all over the USA and not limited to traditional Tornado Alley.

I will be watching closely for the Pixies I know in these areas to be checking in with us and hoping they have all been spared. :wish:

I have to say I found it entirely ironic that just yesterday (Saturday) msnbc.com had up a feature story about this town and how the lead levels from mining days were dangerous and people had been (and are still being?) offered buyouts to move from the area. I believe they were having a town birthday celebration this weekend - but oddly that's not mentioned in any of the tornado coverage.

It looks like the beginning of a bad season.

China:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514...olfXgPuN2Ss0NUE

Myanmar/Burma:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514...4H6ZlVOuvms0NUE

As I said, . . . . . .

A clear-cut example of how a natural disaster can be compounded by a human disaster.

"Paranoia: it's not just for psychopaths anymore!"

It's only paranoia if they're not out to get you. Recent talk of UN intervention in

this mess has only proven to the junta that the West wants to interfere.

True, even paranoids have real enemies, but these guys are building a new artform that would even boggle Adolf's mind.

That ^^^ seems to be going around in high places, doesn't it? :cool:

After a pretty rough night weather-wise all is fine here at the IowaMan household. We were very lucky here in my little town, there apparently was a tornado hovering above but I don't believe it touched down.

The sirens started going off here at 11:20pm and on tv they were saying that a tornado had been spotted about 30 miles to the west of here and according to their computers should be in my town at 11:47pm. Judging by the sounds I was hearing while in the basement, I believe they were right on target with that assessment.

Anyway, the only damage here seems to be the flattening of a newly planted flower bed from the wind, rain and hail. Oh, and three very freaked out adult cats that won't leave my side this morning.

Any Pixies in the path of Hurricane Ike?

I spoke with Shadozfire last night and she has relocated for the storm. Hopefully everybody makes it through ok. :wish:

Glad to hear that. ^^^

WW's in for a rough time in Houston.

The eye has now passed Houston.

Here's hoping everyone in the path of this storm will stay safe. :wish:

Amen.

And?

Anything heard yet?

2 million people in the Houston area have no power.

I'm still waiting to hear from my relatives who were forced to move to Houston from New Orleans.

Shadozfire called me last night and she's ok. Took her a couple of hours to be able to get through though. She's not sure what she's going to find when she gets back to her house though.

My sister and family came through ok other than having one of the trees in their yard blown over onto the house. No injuries though, thank goodness.

Both are without power and I'm thinking probably will be for some time. :(

Lucky it was only a Cat2. A Cat4 would have been a hundred times worse.

It may have been a Cat2, but it was no pussy.

Enough to flatten neighbourhoods.

From hurricanes to tornados.

I pray all our Pixies in the zone are safe.

Amen to that, OF ... amen to that!

had few touch down around town, but all is well in our household. we never lost power, just tv signal briefly. the kiddos & I hunkered down on the couch while hubs went to work. a couple parts of town were heavily affected...one of the local marinas was heavily damaged. still have a few homes without power, but they are working to get it restored.

thank goodness you are safe shadowdancer

I'll second that. Glad you're okay, ShadowDancer! Be sure to tell your weatherman to route the storms north or south of you next time. :boink:

North up into yoru area, DB? Be wary of what you wish for.

There not being a 'good' place for anything like that, I guess 'some place else' is where we all want it to be. ..................... kinda like a political rally.

Fair comparison.

Sometimes people are sucked in at Tornado events too.

OF, are you saying that all tornadoes suck ?

Yes, but only some swallow.

Seriously...MORE tornado warnings. *sigh* Apparently, I now live in Tornado Alley. This is nuts! Someone pissed in Mother Nature's wheaties big time! Hope everyone in the area is safe.

So do we all.

Regardless of your view of "global warming", (don't you hate it when the dirty bastards turn science into political fodder :hair: ) the seasonal anomalies have been widespread and radical. May all our Pixies stay safe an sound, even if we don't know what it may be from any longer. :sad:

Things do seem screwed up a bit with 80F temps in Illinois in March ... :yikes:

Like PF said, hope all Pixies stay safe and sound.

Dallas tornados?

Holy flying truck-trailers Batman!