jeremy.lankenau
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Hi all,
I currently reside in Fort Worth, TX, and with all the severe weather (tornados, hail, flooding) we've been seeing recently, I thought I'd ask the question: What is the craziest weather you've experienced? Tornados, hail, high wind, cyclones, hurricanes, blizzards, etc - let's hear it all!
For me, it was an EF-1 tornado that did some damage to houses only 3 blocks away from me. I've also seen a few tornado touchdowns while on the road, but nothing massive. On a more minor scale, my backyard has been flooded (but not my house), and I've seen hail up to softball size. The hail was actually the worst - with one nasty bugger punching a hole in my roof, through the attic, and into the nursery on the second floor. We were prepared, however, and had our infant with us downstairs at the time.
I love thunderstorms, and I'll wake up at 2 am to sit outside and watch the lightning and listen to the thunder and rain. I'd love to be in a hurricane one day (safely, of course). I don't like the damage to property and sometimes the cost of life, but there is something exhilarating about being in the path of nature's fury. After Katrina, I spent 3 weeks in Waveland, MS, helping with cleanup and with meeting people's basic needs (food, tents, medical supplies), so I'm not heartless when it comes to the after-effects.
So, what have you experienced?
I currently reside in Fort Worth, TX, and with all the severe weather (tornados, hail, flooding) we've been seeing recently, I thought I'd ask the question: What is the craziest weather you've experienced? Tornados, hail, high wind, cyclones, hurricanes, blizzards, etc - let's hear it all!
For me, it was an EF-1 tornado that did some damage to houses only 3 blocks away from me. I've also seen a few tornado touchdowns while on the road, but nothing massive. On a more minor scale, my backyard has been flooded (but not my house), and I've seen hail up to softball size. The hail was actually the worst - with one nasty bugger punching a hole in my roof, through the attic, and into the nursery on the second floor. We were prepared, however, and had our infant with us downstairs at the time.
I love thunderstorms, and I'll wake up at 2 am to sit outside and watch the lightning and listen to the thunder and rain. I'd love to be in a hurricane one day (safely, of course). I don't like the damage to property and sometimes the cost of life, but there is something exhilarating about being in the path of nature's fury. After Katrina, I spent 3 weeks in Waveland, MS, helping with cleanup and with meeting people's basic needs (food, tents, medical supplies), so I'm not heartless when it comes to the after-effects.
So, what have you experienced?