Tampa Convention Hurricane Watch

[newbitech]

Or it could curveball right into the bay, which would certainly be ugly.

No disrespect Utah... just saying I'm not convinced local officials really give a hoot about any of us.






For those not familiar with Florida tornadoes, they are not like midwest tornadoes. At most, a few buildings get damaged... like I said, I wouldn't want to be in a trailer, but the tornadoes in FL, even when spawned by hurricanes are usually 60-70 mph and travel a block or two as much as I've ever heard.

this is from TS Debby. This sucker traveled about 25 miles and packed winds well over 100mph. I honestly don't think this is rare tropical tornado spawn.

 

[Anti Federalist]

You would never have survived one of AF's voyages.

 

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

but the tornadoes in FL, even when spawned by hurricanes are usually 60-70 mph and travel a block or two as much as I've ever heard.

this is from TS Debby. This sucker traveled about 25 miles and packed winds well over 100mph. I honestly don't think this is rare tropical tornado spawn.

Being a local person, I certainly respect your opinion. But I'd still call it rare. I grew up in the midwest. Tornadoes shred towns there and kill people regularly if they show up in a populated area. I've lived in the Tampa area for 8 years, and I rarely hear anything worse than a carport being ripped away, or the occasional aluminum roof flying off of a business building. They aren't the same animals for sure. And they are also always described as "possible tornadoes" by the local weather peeps. When tornadoes hit the midwest, people call them tornadoes with zero uncertainty.

If that's not rare, then we, or you could come up with some statistics regarding tornado touchdown deaths and damage, for comparison with midwest tornadoes. I don't think you'll find many tornado deaths in southern FL. I'm not sure about the panhandle.

I'm mostly saying that if you live in the midwest, "tornado" means something very different than it does in FL. I'll stick with that.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Call it off.

Then get word to all the RP delegates: haul ass to Concord NH.

Convene an outlaw "rump" convention and nominate Ron Paul.

Whoo hoo!!

 

[cajuncocoa]

Call it off.

Then get word to all the RP delegates: haul ass to Concord NH.

Convene an outlaw "rump" convention and nominate Ron Paul.

Whoo hoo!!

 

[MelissaWV]

Being a local person, I certainly respect your opinion. But I'd still call it rare. I grew up in the midwest. Tornadoes shred towns there and kill people regularly if they show up in a populated area. I've lived in the Tampa area for 8 years, and I rarely hear anything worse than a carport being ripped away, or the occasional aluminum roof flying off of a business building. They aren't the same animals for sure. And they are also always described as "possible tornadoes" by the local weather peeps. When tornadoes hit the midwest, people call them tornadoes with zero uncertainty.

If that's not rare, then we, or you could come up with some statistics regarding tornado touchdown deaths and damage, for comparison with midwest tornadoes. I don't think you'll find many tornado deaths in southern FL. I'm not sure about the panhandle.

I'm mostly saying that if you live in the midwest, "tornado" means something very different than it does in FL. I'll stick with that.

Your problem was saying "even when spawned by hurricanes." Are there a lot of hurricanes in Nebraska with which to do an accurate comparison? Tornado Alley will always have stronger and deadlier twisters, but that doesn't mean even most tornadoes spawned in Florida during a hurricane are F0 or very weak F1.

Florida is usually in the top five states for number of tornadoes, btw...

So while I get your implication, that tornadoes out west are stronger... it'd be dumb to discount what can happen in Florida. Straight-line winds, tornadoes, hail, flooding, and of course lightning strikes, can all cause significant injury or death.

The April 1958 Florida tornado outbreak[1] was a severe weather event that primarily affected the Florida peninsula on April 15, 1958. A total of five tornadoes touched down in the state of Georgia between 12–5 p.m. EST. 80 percent of the tornadoes were recorded in Florida, while 75 percent of the Florida events attained F3 intensity or greater. The strongest tornado produced F4 damage on the Fujita scale in Polk County, Florida, becoming one of only two F4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. state of Florida. The second F4 tornado occurred on April 4, 1966 in Polk County near Gibsonia and Galloway

 

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

So while I get your implication, that tornadoes out west are stronger...

I didn't mean to implicate it. I thought I was very clear about it.

it'd be dumb to discount what can happen in Florida. Straight-line winds, tornadoes, hail, flooding, and of course lightning strikes, can all cause significant injury or death.

Then we should talk about those things and be realistic about the risks. There's a ton of data that would support my position.

 

[MelissaWV]

I didn't mean to implicate it. I thought I was very clear about it.





Then we should talk about those things and be realistic about the risks. There's a ton of data that would support my position.

There is a ton of data that tornadoes in FL don't get above 70 mph winds very often?

You misspoke. It's okay to admit it.

 

[smithtg]

 

[Matt Collins]

There is a ton of data that tornadoes in FL don't get above 70 mph winds very often?

Tornadoes in FL tend not to be very powerful.

 

[smithtg]

when i lived on the gulf a wise local told me "you can evacuate or chose to stay" remember "you can only make a wrong choice once"

 

[pcosmar]

Tornadoes in FL tend not to be very powerful.

I would agree. though storms can generate a lot of small ones,,
I saw Xenia Ohio,,and have seen a few others,
http://ww2.ohiohistory.org/etcetera...ms/1974_tornado/1974_tornado_albumPage02.html

Hurricanes are serious,, but I think folks are blowing it out of shape (as usually happens)

Here is a little known fact.
NO ONE has been killed by any hurricane in the Florida keys inside a home.
The only deaths occurred when people were out in it for some reason.
Stay indoors during a storm,, don't go out in it. (shit flies around)

And wait till Sunday before you worry at all (unless you live there,, then prep) It still may miss altogether.

 

[Matt Collins]

Hurricane Isaac is like the worm that's about to swim up the urethra

 

[Anti Federalist]

Hurricane Isaac is like the worm that's about to swim up the urethra

 

[Anti Federalist]

Hurricane Isaac

Posted by Laurence Vance on August 22, 2012 02:16 PM

Lew, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans some Christian conservatives said it was the judgment of God for the city being so wicked. I guess God is going after the Republicans in Tampa for their wickedness.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Here's a good weather app. Works...

 

[Matt Collins]

Look at a weather map of the tracking forecast and you'll understand how I came to this analogy

 

[cajuncocoa]

Hurricane Isaac

Posted by Laurence Vance on August 22, 2012 02:16 PM

Lew, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans some Christian conservatives said it was the judgment of God for the city being so wicked. I guess God is going after the Republicans in Tampa for their wickedness.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Look at a weather map of the tracking forecast and you'll understand how I came to this analogy

I'd pay good money to sit down and admister a Rorschach test to you...lol.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I'd pay good money to sit down and admister a Rorschach test to you...lol.

Speaking of which, take one yourself.

http://theinkblot.com/




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