http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/tornado/ en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:36:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414061/posts Passengers stranded when modern-day trains fell victim to the freezing weather have been rescued by the crew of a steam engine. About 100 passengers climbed aboard the first mainline steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost half a century at London Victoria when electric trains were delayed.  The 1940s technology used to power Tornado, a £3million Peppercorn class A1 Pacific, was able to withstand the snow and ice that brought much of the South East to a standstill on Monday night. Historic solution: The Tornado A1 locomotive came to the aid of stranded passengers let down by... The Daily Mail (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414061/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:36:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374025/posts CNN's on-air meteorologist reporting a tornado on the ground in Shreveport, Louisiana- local fire department calling it in. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374025/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:15:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2374000/posts A vigorous storm system moving through the center of the nation has delivered feet of snow to Colorado including the Denver metro area and is also delivering strong to severe storms across portions of SE Oklahoma/NE Texas/Western AR/Western LA. As of 2 PM CT, 3 tornado watches were in effect. Doppler Dale's Weather Posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2374000/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:31:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2373116/posts A powerful early winter season storm is spinning up across the 4-corners with a surface low across southeast Colorado. The surface system will gradually lift north-northeastward through Saturday while the upper level support will be slowly track eastward into the lower Mississippi Valley. What does this mean? Doppler Dale's Weather Posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2373116/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:00:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2326330/posts My home state of Minnesota has lots of lakes, bitter cold, and Lutherans. Over 150 years ago, Scandinavians targeted this state and its climate, perhaps because it resembled their homeland. Ironically, the fathers and grandfathers of today's Lutherans left Sweden back then because they saw corruption and bad doctrine within Lutheranism in Scandinavia. But these Lutheran immigrants built Bible-believing churches for future generations. No doubt they would be crushed at such a culmination of apostasy in recent years. Wednesday, August 19, was an average day. It was cool with not enough humidity to stir up a storm. No unusual weather... Olive Tree Ministries - E-mail Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2326330/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:53:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2324433/posts ABBA-MAZING VIDEO! ... Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: It shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. (Jeremiah 23:19) YOUTUBE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2324433/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:32:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2322368/posts ome things are not up for a vote. Some things we as creatures do not have the right to even think we can change. We as creatures have forgotten our place. Instead of prostrating ourselves face down on the ground before God, Our Father and Our Creator, in humble obedience and prayer, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—as a shrinking “sideline” denomination—decided to continue its in-your-face unfaithful and disrespectful conduct toward God, Our Maker, ignoring all interventions, warnings and signs. The ELCA put God’s Word and all of its teachings on the natural order, marriage and family up for a... Word Alone Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2322368/posts#comment Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:51:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322107/posts A Gentle But Firm WarningSalt and Light (Hat tip to Christopher Schwinger for this commentary) John Piper has a most interesting post at his blog. It is on the tornado that unexpectedly hit downtown Minneapolis last Wednesday. It hit the convention center and the church across the street. It hit at 2pm. That was the exact time the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ECLA) was going to dicuss “Consideration: Proposed Social Statement on Human Sexuality.” So what you say? They were going to tackle the issue of “whether practicing homosexuality is a behavior that should disqualify a person from the... AIPNEWS.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322107/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:18:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2321671/posts also Howard and Carroll Counties http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2321671/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:02:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2321507/posts Much of the damage may be gone but there's a lot of blame left behind after a tornado touchdown in downtown Minneapolis. The storm struck the cross at Central Lutheran Church. Crews spent Thursday removing it from the steeple. Some bloggers say what happened to the church is a reaction from God to what's going on across the street. John Piper the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, wrote in a blog: "the tornado in Minneapolis was a gentle but firm warning to the ELCA and all of us: Turn from the approval of sin." Nearly 2,000 Lutherans from... WCCO Minneapolis http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2321507/posts#comment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:04:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2320967/posts Some things are not up for a vote. Some things we as creatures do not have the right to even think we can change. We as creatures have forgotten our place. Instead of prostrating ourselves face down on the ground before God, Our Father and Our Creator, in humble obedience and prayer, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—as a shrinking “sideline” denomination—decided to continue its in-your-face unfaithful and disrespectful conduct toward God, Our Maker, ignoring all interventions, warnings and signs. The ELCA put God’s Word and all of its teachings on the natural order, marriage and family up for a... Word Alone Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2320967/posts#comment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:13:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2320562/posts Here’s the church… Where’s the steeple?The inverted Cross atop Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis dangled from the steeple on Wednesday following a rare downtown twister as the ELCA Churchwide Assembly was in legislative session across the street at the Minneapolis Convention Center.Things that make you go, hmmm…Countless spiritual souls over the ages have commented on seeing God in all things. So, how about manifestations of physical evils found within nature, or, as the American justice system calls them: Acts of God… Perhaps a lesson from the fig tree — re-reading Mark 13: 5-6, 28-29 — occured Wednesday on 3rd... WordPress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2320562/posts#comment Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:36:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2319807/posts MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ― The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for the counties that include Minneapolis and St. Paul, and says it has received a report of a tornado just north of downtown. The weather services say it received reports of the tornado at 2:11 p.m. Wednesday. Radar shows the storm is moving north at about 20 mph. It reportedly damaged a downtown church. The tornado warning covers central Anoka County, northeastern Hennepin County and western Ramsey County. It remains in effect until 2:45 p.m. Electric Fetus reported on their Twitter page that their building sustained damage and... wcc(p)o.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2319807/posts#comment Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:09:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2286131/posts Click link for video and details. Wreck occurs at 1:10 mark. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2286131/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:59:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282747/posts (NEW YORK - June 30, 2009) - This week's July 6, 2009, issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, on newsstands tomorrow, features Ed Thomas, head football coach at Aplington-Parkersburg (Iowa) High School, with the billing A GOOD MAN DOWN - TRAGEDY IN THE HEARTLAND: THE MURDER OF A BELOVED HIGH SCHOOL COACH. It was Thomas who had led the townspeople of Parkersburg out of the rubble of a tornado last year, showed them how to live a Christian life and brought honor to a football field he mowed himself. What they can't understand is why Thomas was gunned down by a former... Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282747/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:35:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278959/posts This is an extraordinary video feature from ESPN, aired in September, about Aplington-Parkersburg football's role in Parkersburg's recovery from the devastating EF-5 tornado that struck the town last May. The football team, and particularly coach Ed Thomas, was one of the keys to the town maintaining its identity through the tragedy. Over 200 homes, dozens of businesses, and the high school were all destroyed by the tornado on May 25, 2008. The tornado killed 8 people and destroyed nearly half the town. Coach Ed Thomas, a living legend, was instrumental in the rebuilding process. The high school coach of four... ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278959/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:37:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2278418/posts Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach Ed Thomas has died after being shot multiple times among students at the school’s weight room this morning, officials have confirmed. Thomas was shot at point blank range, including once in the head, according to the school's business manager Pat Gosch. No one else was injured in the incident. The suspected gunman is in custody. The family of Ed Thomas released a statement through Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo: "The family of Ed Thomas would like the media to know that Ed passed away shortly after arriving at Covenant Medical Center," the statement read. Sports... Cedar Rapids Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2278418/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:12:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2269378/posts A crew from the Weather Channel, as part of the VORTEX2 tornado study, caught the full life cycle of a tornado in Wyoming the other day -- including an incredible look inside tornado as its top leaned down toward the camera. Can anyone get a screencap of the tornado about 1:45 in? Amazing stuff. The Weather Channel Videos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2269378/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:35:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269137/posts Statement as of 6:04 PM CDT on June 10, 2009 The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a * Tornado Warning for... southwestern Denton County in north central Texas... northeastern Parker County in north central Texas... northern Tarrant County in north central Texas... southeastern Wise County in north central Texas... * until 645 PM CDT * at 604 PM CDT... storm spotters and Doppler radar observed a developing tornado near Springtown... moving east at 45 mph. This updates and replaces the previous Tornado Warning. * The tornado will be near... Reno and Sanctuary by 610 PM CDT... Briar...... Weather Underground http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269137/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:17:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269166/posts Fast moving tornado on the ground in Flowermound. Fox 4 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269166/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:47:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2265266/posts Tornadoes do strange things, says storm chaser Jay Antle. Antle on Thursday night came to the Basehor Community Library to talk about his experiences on the hunt for storms and to set the tornado story straight. Kansas is commonly referred to as “Tornado Alley,” but Antle says this term is somewhat of a simplistic myth. “Tornadoes are actually a rare phenomena in Kansas, despite what your out-of-town relatives might say,” Antle said. “I know they ask you, ‘How do you live in Kansas with all those tornadoes?’ But the truth is, only one tornado happens per two counties in Kansas... basehorinfo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2265266/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:13:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251958/posts URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 309 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 740 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 740 PM UNTIL 200 AM EDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST... NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251958/posts#comment Sat, 16 May 2009 00:23:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2250715/posts If you've ever, or never, been in a tornado watch this video (I cant post video so just follow the link and scroll down the page) myspace http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2250715/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 12:59:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250536/posts Officials say a woman was killed in her mobile home near Green City in Sullivan County. State Emergency Management Agency Susie Stonner says there are reports of injuries in the Kirksville-Novinger area, but she had no other details. According to storm spotters, the tornado was a rain-wrapped wedge-shaped storm that was estimated at a quarter-to half-mile in width. Stonner said the storm left several people trapped in basements. According to the Adair Count Emergence Operations Center, 30 to 40 homes sustained at least some damage in the storm, with at least one home completely destroyed. Diane Western of the Northeast... Fox4kc.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250536/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 03:44:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2242891/posts The afternoon practice ended in horrifying fashion when the Cowboys' indoor facility collapsed. While a violent thunderstorm pounded rain down on the roof, the lights started shaking back and forth. Then chaos broke out, as the facility collapsed and players, coaches, reporters and team personnel scrambled for safety. Several people were trapped under the wreckage. Police and emergency personnel have arrived on the scene. More to come. Dallas Cowboys Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2242891/posts#comment Sat, 2 May 2009 21:35:11 GMT