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Keeping a wary eye towards the skies – and the Weather Channel
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| Posted by: Emory Schley |
5/25/2007 7:51 PM |
So the weather experts are predicting another nasty hurricane season this year. This is of particular concern to those of us living in Florida, as our state is frequently the target of Nature’s fury. However, as deadly as hurricanes are, we always at least know they are on their way, and thanks to the Weather Service, we generally have a pretty good idea of where they are headed for the next couple of days or so.
The only big unknowns about a hurricane are the tornadoes they spawn and how much rain they’re going to dump on us, but we even have some insight – based on the storm’s current performance – on the rain situation. That leaves the only real question mark firmly attached to the tornado issue. Frankly, I’ve always been far more afraid of the tornadoes than the hurricanes. During the middle of a hurricane, you aren’t going to stick your head out the door to see if you can spot a tornado. Even if you did, it would be masked by such a curtain of rain and wind, you’d never see it anyway.
I guess about the only thing worse than a tornado is a tornado at nighttime, or at a time when you can’t see it at all, which is exactly the situation one would experience in a hurricane, whether it’s night or day.
But from a realistic standpoint, I have to tell you I’ve been living in Florida for more than 60 years and I have yet to see my first tornado. On the ground, that is, because I did see one way off in the distance when I was just a wee lad. It was just a tail on a cloud up in the sky. My father pointed it out to me and told me what it was. Whether it ever came down and hit the ground or not, I don’t know. It was quite some distance away.
If you’re apprehensive about the upcoming hurricane season, don’t be. Your chances of being dramatically involved in a major “windfest” aren’t all that great. Just keep a wary eye out, when Mother Nature has her deadliest artillery out there on summer parade. |
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Re: Keeping a wary eye towards the skies – and the Weather Channel |
By paul sacauskas on
6/1/2007 3:15 PM |
| I try telling people that a tornado is more dangerous than a hurrican because it can cause more damage in a smaller space whereas huricanes cause a wider spread of damage. People say that I am wrong, how about you Emory |
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Re: Keeping a wary eye towards the skies – and the Weather Channel |
By Emory on
6/22/2007 5:02 AM |
Paul;
Tornadoes are MORE destructive than hurricanes, but as you mention, their swath is much smaller. Hurricanes on the other hand can affect hundreds, if not thousands of square miles with their actions. The greatest damage, overall, from a hurricane, I believe, is the flooding although the winds can be pretty ferocious as well. |
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