Severe Weather

pippy · 06-05-2008, 11:32 AM

Batten down the hatches for the severe weather heading our way!
Anyone else keeping an eye on it?

I made sure the storage room was cleaned up, put water and flashlights down there. Here at work, we are to be prepared for worse case scenario (another tornado) so we are keeping an eye on how it's going.

pvf · 06-05-2008, 11:34 AM

I have to admit I don't have anything ready for the storm..

We have decent weather at the moment here.

SheriK · 06-05-2008, 11:59 AM

We have so much rain here! One of the dorms at the University of Iowa was actually evacuated last night because of the rising water. I'm tired of wearing my muck boots thru all the seasons

**Applejack** · 06-05-2008, 12:22 PM

This storm is supposed to miss us - I'm in the northern metro and according to last night's weather, it should stay south. It's good that you're prepared. Be careful and check in later.

You know it must be bad when they have been predicting a tornado (for today) since Monday.

thumpersgirl · 06-05-2008, 01:22 PM

Stay safe you guys! I hate to admit, but this is the first I heard of the bad weather that's headed towards yous.

**gbarmranch** · 06-05-2008, 01:45 PM

Prayers to all of you.. stay safe..

DDD · 06-05-2008, 02:11 PM

Checking in............. here in Chaska.
I am the one that monitors the weather for our company. Its moving from the south west to the north east...... And its BIG.
Chances are you will get wet if not a bad storm if you live anywhere in the vicinity of 100 miles of the TC.

pvf · 06-05-2008, 02:25 PM

everyone please stay safe.. I hope you guys don't get hit to hard down there..

BabyMay · 06-05-2008, 02:42 PM

It was really bad here this morning. Hail , high winds, down pours. Now it is very steamy. We are suppose to be in for worse storms tomarrow. I don't have a basement, but I have a closet in the hall, suppose I should make room incase I need to go in there. First time i have ever lived in a house without a basement. Don't have to worry about water seeping into the basement, but no where to go in bad weather.

DDD · 06-05-2008, 02:49 PM

They "say" that your bathtub is supposed to be a place to go too......... I have no clue.
Now which corner of your basement are you supposed to hunker down in again? SW or SE ???

pvf · 06-05-2008, 03:04 PM

storms are rolling in up here too.. Everyone stay safe.. I have head of the bathtub but I don't know which corner in the basement.. We currently don't have a basement either..

**Orchid** · 06-05-2008, 03:12 PM

It looks like we'll be getting the storm here shortly, though there are no tornadoes predicted here, thank goodness.

Everyone stay safe!

DDD · 06-05-2008, 03:13 PM

I live in Sibley County and its in the red now on the radar........... further south near Mankato they have the purply color which is worse.........

DDD · 06-05-2008, 03:15 PM

Errrr............. let me take that back.....
it just changed colors to that purply stuff.

**TDH** · 06-05-2008, 03:15 PM

We were dark enough over the noon hour that our yard light came on. Storms went just north and just south, we got some wind and rain but nothing else thank goodness. The heaviest part of those 2 storms got some quarter-sized hail, no tornadoes though. Still overcast here, but not as dark.

We've just gotten a ton of rain the last 2 weeks - it just doesn't quit! We just put our rain gauge out finally, last night, so I don't know exactly how much; from what we've heard though, several inches.

We're in both a tornado watch and flood watch until 7:00 tonight.

**TDH** · 06-05-2008, 03:16 PM

DDD, I'll bet it's the same system that was down here earlier. Part of that storm system was moving at 67 mph!

DDD · 06-05-2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDH

DDD, I'll bet it's the same system that was down here earlier. Part of that storm system was moving at 67 mph!

DDD · 06-05-2008, 03:45 PM

Dime sized hail at my house...............now I am going to go and drive into it..........
wish me luck.

pvf · 06-05-2008, 03:51 PM

good luck and be safe.. Watch out for all the other drivers on the road..

pippy · 06-05-2008, 03:57 PM

My daughter called me from home (Courtland area) to tell me it was hailing there.
I work in St. Peter, and it is just very dark and rainy - I have seen worse then this though..
I think the worst is past us for now- I think we are to have another round later tongiht..
I had heard this morning that some weather experts thought the Mankato area would have a tornado and that 4 storm chasers were in the vicinity but I don't know if that was true or not. Hope it is past now.

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06-05-2008, 11:32 AM
pippy Long Yearling Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: minnesota Posts: 1,055	Severe Weather Batten down the hatches for the severe weather heading our way! Anyone else keeping an eye on it? I made sure the storage room was cleaned up, put water and flashlights down there. Here at work, we are to be prepared for worse case scenario (another tornado) so we are keeping an eye on how it's going. __________________ Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.\" â€“ Swami Sivananda Saraswati

06-05-2008, 11:34 AM
pvf Regional Forums Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,420	I have to admit I don't have anything ready for the storm.. We have decent weather at the moment here. __________________ www.prairieviewfarms.net Raising Reg. Paints and Quarter horses

06-05-2008, 11:59 AM
SheriK Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Iowa City, IA Posts: 798	We have so much rain here! One of the dorms at the University of Iowa was actually evacuated last night because of the rising water. I'm tired of wearing my muck boots thru all the seasons

06-05-2008, 12:22 PM
Applejack Administrator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,202	This storm is supposed to miss us - I'm in the northern metro and according to last night's weather, it should stay south. It's good that you're prepared. Be careful and check in later. You know it must be bad when they have been predicting a tornado (for today) since Monday. __________________

06-05-2008, 01:22 PM
thumpersgirl Greenbroke Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,380	Stay safe you guys! I hate to admit, but this is the first I heard of the bad weather that's headed towards yous. __________________ Some people are like Slinkies; they're good for nothing, but make you smile when you push them down a long flight of stairs.

06-05-2008, 01:45 PM
gbarmranch Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 29,218	Prayers to all of you.. stay safe.. __________________ Quality FoundationQuarter Horses http://home.earthlink.net/~vpgann Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open – Thomas Dewar

06-05-2008, 02:11 PM
DDD Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes Posts: 840	Checking in............. here in Chaska. I am the one that monitors the weather for our company. Its moving from the south west to the north east...... And its BIG. Chances are you will get wet if not a bad storm if you live anywhere in the vicinity of 100 miles of the TC. __________________ Come visit me at www.tripledstable.com http://www.neigh.com/PeggyD Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down & beat you with experience.

06-05-2008, 02:25 PM
pvf Regional Forums Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,420	everyone please stay safe.. I hope you guys don't get hit to hard down there.. __________________ www.prairieviewfarms.net Raising Reg. Paints and Quarter horses

06-05-2008, 02:42 PM
BabyMay Coming two Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,875	It was really bad here this morning. Hail , high winds, down pours. Now it is very steamy. We are suppose to be in for worse storms tomarrow. I don't have a basement, but I have a closet in the hall, suppose I should make room incase I need to go in there. First time i have ever lived in a house without a basement. Don't have to worry about water seeping into the basement, but no where to go in bad weather.

06-05-2008, 02:49 PM
DDD Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes Posts: 840	They "say" that your bathtub is supposed to be a place to go too......... I have no clue. Now which corner of your basement are you supposed to hunker down in again? SW or SE ??? __________________ Come visit me at www.tripledstable.com http://www.neigh.com/PeggyD Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down & beat you with experience.

06-05-2008, 03:04 PM
pvf Regional Forums Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,420	storms are rolling in up here too.. Everyone stay safe.. I have head of the bathtub but I don't know which corner in the basement.. We currently don't have a basement either.. __________________ www.prairieviewfarms.net Raising Reg. Paints and Quarter horses

06-05-2008, 03:12 PM
Orchid Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 9,805	It looks like we'll be getting the storm here shortly, though there are no tornadoes predicted here, thank goodness. Everyone stay safe! __________________ Be thankful.

06-05-2008, 03:13 PM
DDD Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes Posts: 840	I live in Sibley County and its in the red now on the radar........... further south near Mankato they have the purply color which is worse......... __________________ Come visit me at www.tripledstable.com http://www.neigh.com/PeggyD Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down & beat you with experience.

06-05-2008, 03:15 PM
DDD Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes Posts: 840	Errrr............. let me take that back..... it just changed colors to that purply stuff. __________________ Come visit me at www.tripledstable.com http://www.neigh.com/PeggyD Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down & beat you with experience.

06-05-2008, 03:15 PM
TDH Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 3,214	We were dark enough over the noon hour that our yard light came on. Storms went just north and just south, we got some wind and rain but nothing else thank goodness. The heaviest part of those 2 storms got some quarter-sized hail, no tornadoes though. Still overcast here, but not as dark. We've just gotten a ton of rain the last 2 weeks - it just doesn't quit! We just put our rain gauge out finally, last night, so I don't know exactly how much; from what we've heard though, several inches. We're in both a tornado watch and flood watch until 7:00 tonight. __________________ You are not so important that you have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

06-05-2008, 03:16 PM
TDH Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 3,214	DDD, I'll bet it's the same system that was down here earlier. Part of that storm system was moving at 67 mph! __________________ You are not so important that you have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

06-05-2008, 03:45 PM
DDD Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes Posts: 840	Dime sized hail at my house...............now I am going to go and drive into it.......... wish me luck. __________________ Come visit me at www.tripledstable.com http://www.neigh.com/PeggyD Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down & beat you with experience.

06-05-2008, 03:51 PM
pvf Regional Forums Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,420	good luck and be safe.. Watch out for all the other drivers on the road.. __________________ www.prairieviewfarms.net Raising Reg. Paints and Quarter horses

06-05-2008, 03:57 PM
pippy Long Yearling Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: minnesota Posts: 1,055	My daughter called me from home (Courtland area) to tell me it was hailing there. I work in St. Peter, and it is just very dark and rainy - I have seen worse then this though.. I think the worst is past us for now- I think we are to have another round later tongiht.. I had heard this morning that some weather experts thought the Mankato area would have a tornado and that 4 storm chasers were in the vicinity but I don't know if that was true or not. Hope it is past now. __________________ Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.\" â€“ Swami Sivananda Saraswati Last edited by pippy : 06-05-2008 at 04:02 PM.