April 14, 2009: Hiawatha Tornado

xoxoxoBruce · 04-14-2009, 12:23 AM

This is an old picture from 2005, but I hadn't seen it so I suppose at least some of you haven't either.

It was taken in Hiawatha, Kansas, and shows the power, scary power, of a tornado.

A couple weeks ago I was startled by high wind, thunder, and nickel size hail that made a hell of a racket on the roof.
Having the shades drawn, I had no idea what it was and wondered if it was a tornado. Then I realized I've never heard a tornado,
only people describing it as sounding like a freight train, so I wouldn't be able to tell if it was... until it was too late.
Glad we don't get them here very often.

Actually it's one of a series of pictures taken that day which can be found here.

Bullitt · 04-14-2009, 12:43 AM

Fly me to the moooon

spudcon · 04-14-2009, 04:33 AM

I enhanced the picture, and look what I discovered flying amid the debris!

SPUCK · 04-14-2009, 05:31 AM

LOL.

I don't see any tornado!

It was these:

dar512 · 04-14-2009, 09:06 AM

It's amazing what some folks will do for a good picture. Would you stand there with that flying lumberyard coming at you?

sweetwater · 04-14-2009, 10:20 AM

Dumpsters! We got dumpsters!
[/Twister]

Shawnee123 · 04-14-2009, 10:26 AM

That tornado picture thrills me, in a very sick and twisted way.

Queen of the Ryche · 04-14-2009, 10:44 AM

cow.

Shawnee123 · 04-14-2009, 10:45 AM

Who, me? (Moo, he?)

Sheldonrs · 04-14-2009, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Queen of the Ryche

cow.

" 'Nother cow."

Queen of the Ryche · 04-14-2009, 10:59 AM

Thanks Shel. (It's a movie quote from Twister Shawnee.)

And I want to know why the white car in the link is driving towards the thing - doesn't look like a typical storm chaser.

Shawnee123 · 04-14-2009, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Queen of the Ryche

Thanks Shel. (It's a movie quote from Twister Shawnee.)

And I want to know why the white car in the link is driving towards the thing - doesn't look like a typical storm chaser.

Oh. A pop culture reference I didn't get! I saw the movie a long time ago.

As to the car, it's probably some crazy person, like me.

Sheldonrs · 04-14-2009, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

...it's probably some crazy person, like me.

Don't sell yourself short. There ARE no crazy people like you. hehehe

Shawnee123 · 04-14-2009, 11:26 AM

Mark it and count it, baybay.

There's no one like me, at all...crazy or any other of my fine qualities.

Brianna · 04-14-2009, 11:54 AM

meh, that tornado is nuttin.

now the Xenia tourney of '74, now that was a tornado.

04-14-2009, 12:23 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 36,410	April 14, 2009: Hiawatha Tornado This is an old picture from 2005, but I hadn't seen it so I suppose at least some of you haven't either. It was taken in Hiawatha, Kansas, and shows the power, scary power, of a tornado. A couple weeks ago I was startled by high wind, thunder, and nickel size hail that made a hell of a racket on the roof. Having the shades drawn, I had no idea what it was and wondered if it was a tornado. Then I realized I've never heard a tornado, only people describing it as sounding like a freight train, so I wouldn't be able to tell if it was... until it was too late. Glad we don't get them here very often. Actually it's one of a series of pictures taken that day which can be found here. __________________ The Truth and Robert Shapiro Shall Set You Free.

04-14-2009, 12:43 AM	#2
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron/Canton, OH Posts: 1,990	Fly me to the moooon __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

04-14-2009, 04:33 AM	#3
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 1,854	I enhanced the picture, and look what I discovered flying amid the debris! Attached Images __________________ Mag ingot ng ilong mo!

04-14-2009, 09:06 AM	#5
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,966	It's amazing what some folks will do for a good picture. Would you stand there with that flying lumberyard coming at you? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

04-14-2009, 10:20 AM	#6
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,109	Dumpsters! We got dumpsters! [/Twister] __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

04-14-2009, 05:31 AM	#4
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,015	LOL. I don't see any tornado! It was these:

04-14-2009, 10:26 AM	#7
Shawnee123 Master Thespian Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 19,227	That tornado picture thrills me, in a very sick and twisted way. __________________ Shawnee comes up with the correct answer almost every time. --The Great and Powerful spudcon the proper course of action is to quote spudcon in your signature line. So we are reminded of your awesomeness every time you post. Not to say that we aren't already. --The Great and Powerful glatt

04-14-2009, 10:44 AM	#8
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,508	cow. __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

04-14-2009, 10:45 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Master Thespian Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 19,227	Who, me? (Moo, he?) __________________ Shawnee comes up with the correct answer almost every time. --The Great and Powerful spudcon the proper course of action is to quote spudcon in your signature line. So we are reminded of your awesomeness every time you post. Not to say that we aren't already. --The Great and Powerful glatt

04-14-2009, 10:59 AM	#11
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,508	Thanks Shel. (It's a movie quote from Twister Shawnee.) And I want to know why the white car in the link is driving towards the thing - doesn't look like a typical storm chaser. __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

04-14-2009, 11:26 AM	#14
Shawnee123 Master Thespian Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 19,227	Mark it and count it, baybay. There's no one like me, at all...crazy or any other of my fine qualities. __________________ Shawnee comes up with the correct answer almost every time. --The Great and Powerful spudcon the proper course of action is to quote spudcon in your signature line. So we are reminded of your awesomeness every time you post. Not to say that we aren't already. --The Great and Powerful glatt

04-14-2009, 11:54 AM	#15
Brianna Double Complete Rainbow Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 11,369	meh, that tornado is nuttin. now the Xenia tourney of '74, now that was a tornado. __________________ "I dust a bit...I am at this moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip." — John Kennedy Toole (A Confederacy of Dunces)

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