Posted on 09/17/2004 3:30:46 PM PDT by Cheetah1
According to CHannel 4, people are literally running from airplanes for cover at Dulles. Dulles is shut down
Have ya heard from him??
Hope he's safe
Obviously part of the great Bush weather conspiracy. < /sarcasm >
TORNADO DAMAGE AND PHOTOS...
http://www5.wright-weather.com/bb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35043&perpage=25&pagenumber=2
Dulles area is Republican.
Be careful up there, T.
I've not heard, but that's not unusual. I think I might give him a call. Now.
Thanks.
Off to call The Geezer....
Numerous buildings damaged near Poolesville in Montgomery County Maryland.
I bet it was the Chemtrails...where is Art Bell?
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 836
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
650 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARYLAND
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
A SMALL PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN VIRGINIA
THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 650 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAGERSTOWN MARYLAND TO 25
MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ELIZABETH CITY NORTH CAROLINA.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 833...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 834. WATCH NUMBER 833 834
WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 650 PM EDT. CONTINUE...WW 835...
DISCUSSION...THREAT FOR SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES WILL PERSIST FOR
THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE REMNANTS OF IVAN CONTINUE TO MOVE NEWD
ACROSS VA. STRONG L0W-LEVEL SHEAR /0-1 KM SRH OF 150-250 M2/S2/ AND
BOUNDARY LAYER DEWPOINTS IN THE MID-UPPER 70S WILL SUPPORT THE
CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SUPERCELLS...WITH THE
THREAT EXPECTED TO EXTEND NWD TO NEAR A SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS SRN
PA. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS THE
BOUNDARY LAYER STABILIZES.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 19025
See post #107. Be carefu, Pip.
Women, minorties and economically disenfranchised are hardest hit. I question the timing of this.
Oh, geez. My rental property is right in the middle of all those red squares.
He's fine! :)
He's sitting in a restaurant...I had to CONVINCE him that he needs to be aware of more than the heavy rain that's falling.
He landed at Dulles around 1:00 local time, so he got in ahead of this stuff.
How do you get cloud tops?
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