Forecasters: Dangerous storms moving into Midwest

Fox News.com ^ | April 14, 2012 | AP

[carriage_hill]

Baseball-sized hail is tearing the siding off homes in northeast Nebraska, a tornado has touched down in Kansas and forecasters are warning residents across the nation's midsection to brace for "life threatening" storms.

The National Weather Service says a rain-wrapped tornado touched down in southwest Kansas on Saturday afternoon, while at least three possible tornadoes were reported earlier in central Oklahoma.

No injuries were immediately reported. But forecasters are expecting the most dangerous weather later in the day and are warning residents across the region of possible fast-moving tornadoes overnight.

Officials say a large area spanning from Minnesota to Texas could be at risk.

In Nebraska, Boone County Sheriff David Spiegel says large hail also damaged vehicles and shattered windows in and around Petersburg, about 140 miles northwest of Omaha.

[carriage_hill]

Heads-up in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas! FReepers in those states take precautions!

[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.koco.com/video/30889176/index.html

[Linda Frances]

Thunder and lightning like crazy here in Southwest Omaha. It’s bad just south of us.

[carriage_hill]

I’m using Opera v11.62 and it won’t let me view it. Darnit. I’ll switch over to Firefox and see if that works.

[randita]

That link hung up Firefox. I had to force quit. Maybe too many people are accessing.

[Jeff Chandler]

Romney supported violent storms in 1971. I have the video around here somewhere . . .

[carriage_hill]

I got it loud and clear. The super-cell has split in two and another one has formed. All kinds of weather coming to Woodward and surrounding environs. Batten down the hatches (and I don’t mean Orrin)!

[Magic Fingers]

I heard something about a dog on a car, too.

[Graybeard58]

I heard something about a dog on a car, too.

Dorothy's Toto?

[ConservativeMind]

Now that’s funny!

[MachIV]

Weather Channel is giving TOR-CON indexes up around 8 and 9 for some areas. That usually means deadly tornados are coming.

[Magic Fingers]

Dorothy’s Toto?

I think the story was that Romney put Toto on his car in a campaign swing through the Midwest in support of more turbulent weather.

[carriage_hill]

OMG that’s funny! I’m choking on dinner. Cats are looking at me weird, I laughing & choking.

[carriage_hill]

Better unplug electric things if it’s coming your way. That lightening can do real damage to electronics!

[carriage_hill]

Better unplug electric things if it’s coming your way. That lightening can do real damage to electronics!

[carriage_hill]

Sorry for the double-post; something here *burped*. And it wasn’t me.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Weather channel is showing video of a (big) wedge tornado somewhere near the town of Langley KS.

[carriage_hill]

Southwest Iowa getting hammered now.

NOAA Doppler: http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php

[TornadoAlley3]

Try this: click watch live now

http://www.news9.com/

[carriage_hill]

Thanks; watching several videos in multiple windows. Yikes!

[carriage_hill]

Report on from “storm chaser Lance”; wonder what his life insurance premiums are? LOL. That’s pretty dicey work.

[Joe Boucher]

About 45 minutes ago I looked at national radar out of AOPA then went to Omaha at weather underground and watched the replay of what youse guys just went through,
WOW,
nice thunderstorm, hope that’s all youse guys got.

[UB355]

National map here.

http://www.mke-skywarn.org/

Most of the activity seems to be in Iowa right now

[UB355]

I should say upper Midwest

[carriage_hill]

I’vew now got SKYWARN bookmarked; thanks. Here’s what I primarily use:

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php

Ctrl-R to refresh.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thanks for the link!

Prayers for everyone in the path of these storms...

[Leep]

I heard the dog was pro Reagan and anti-turbulent weather.

[Winstons Julia]

I have bean-laden chili and a lantern so I can both light the house and heat it.

[carriage_hill]

Mmmmmmmmm; beans & chili! LOVE IT! And an extra *benefit*, to boot.

[muleskinner]

It’s all Romney and his Leftist Advisers fault.

[prairiebreeze]

lOL!

[Magic Fingers]

“I heard the dog was pro Reagan and anti-turbulent weather.”

I heard that, too...which of course makes the deed doubly heinous.

[Linda Frances]

I love thunderstorms. It’s like the hand of God or the angels bowling.

[ExNewsExSpook]

Funny, I thought it was Bush’s fault...in all seriousness, it was the Dims (under Bill Clinton) who tried to close the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, which is responsible for forecasting severe weather outbreaks like the one in progress. It was a Republican by the name of J.C. Watts who saved the center—and countless lives—by keeping the SPC in operation. Remember that the next time you hear a Democrat talk about Republicans trying to “cut” NOAA.

[Dogbert41]

“Better unplug electric things if it’s coming your way. That lightening can do real damage to electronics!”

I’m taking your advice. I have my wife up on the roof trying to dismantle the antenna but wind, rain, and hail are making it difficult. Luckily with all the lightning, she doesn’t need the flashlight she dropped.

[TornadoAlley3]

Cherokee-seek shelter now!

[carriage_hill]

“I have my wife up on the roof...”

THAT’s funny, Db41!

[katiedidit1]

We are ready. SW MO has had its share of the monster storms..I am praying it misses us. After what happened to Joplin we had an in ground shelter built. My next door neighbor moved 3 miles from me and was killed in the last tornado in Cassville, MO. It was a fluke that the storm went through that particular area...Branson was hit too but thank God noone died

[who knows what evil?]

ROTFLMAO!!! I was in hysterics for a few minutes...once I caught my breath; I read it to my wife. She wasn’t quite as amused.

[TomGuy]

I have my wife up on the roof trying to dismantle the antenna but wind, rain, and hail are making it difficult. Luckily with all the lightning, she doesn’t need the flashlight she dropped.

That's dangerous. She could slip and grab onto the antenna and bend it so badly that you lose any reception.

[carriage_hill]

Stay safe, k. Best to over-prepare than under-prepare. Prayers for you/your family.

Storms hitting here now; starting to disconnect electronics to protect from lightening strikes.

G’night all!

[Figment]

That was incredible. Multi vortex tornado, live

[katiedidit1]

Goodnight and you stay safe too. I am going to start making sure I have everything together and thanks for the heads up:)

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Stay safe.

[prisoner6]

Hospital reportedly hit in Preston OK(?) Population over 7k. NO further info.

[prisoner6]

Forgot...report via Fox.

[peggybac]

I thought she said the hospital was in Iowa.

[QualityMan]

Creston, IA hospital hit not sure if tornado or straight line winds

I am in waterloo/cedar falls, and it is thundering/lightining with steady rain right now. nasty to the south of us, we may get lucky and dodge the worst of this one. I-80 corridor from DSM to Iowa City/Cedar Rapids taking the brunt

[QualityMan]

Creston, IA hospital hit not sure if tornado or straight line winds

I am in waterloo/cedar falls, and it is thundering/lightining with steady rain right now. nasty to the south of us, we may get lucky and dodge the worst of this one. I-80 corridor from DSM to Iowa City/Cedar Rapids taking the brunt

[JediJones]

No, he didn’t, he just supported taxpayer-funded abortion, expensive socialized medicine, homosexual marriage, raising taxes and fees including fees on gun owners enormously, etc. Romney was much more successful at implementing a liberal agenda in his jurisdiction than Obama has been.