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« on: April 27, 2011, 01:34:48 PM » |
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I hope Winghot and all the VRCC folks over in that area are ok??......Looks like we are under the gun after midnight.....it ALWAYS seems to hit GA in the overnight hours.....  |
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Michael K (Az.)
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« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2011, 01:38:42 PM » |
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Just saw vid on CNN! Storm now heading toward Grant, Al.
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« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2011, 02:58:48 PM » |
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I just left a parts supplier to Mercedes Benz and they were shut down this afternoon as Mercedes was damaged by a tornado or high winds this morning in Tuscaloosa, AL that stopped production. Your new MB SUV is going to be late.
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« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2011, 04:58:45 PM » |
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He said the Cullman tornado passed just a block south of his Downtown Grille and tore up the courthouse pretty bad. Some of you may remember parking in the Courthouse parking lot when we visited the Grille on the way to Cheaha a couple years back.Only minor damage to the Grille and his building next door to it. All of his and Frogs family are alright.  All the power is out and the phones are down.He can't call out but some calls are getting through to him. Still big tornado's rolling through the south right now.  |
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« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2011, 05:17:50 PM » |
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I was watching the weather channel a little while ago as a huge tornado tore through the edge of Birmingham....going to be a lot of damage in the south tonight.
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« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2011, 05:20:17 PM » |
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Glad Wayne and his folks were spared. Looks like you may need to batten down the hatches Stanley for later tonight. We are supposed to get some of the trailing edge tomorrow here in Fl.
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« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2011, 05:45:50 PM » |
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Crappy weather comes thru here as violent thunder storms. We have had hail high winds and tornado warnings.Leaves here and picks up more strength as it travels. Dang things have been boiling up out of texas (not a bad rap on texas just the system as it has been developing) going thru oklahoma arkansas mo and head north and east out of here. This has been going on close to TWO weeks. Prayers up for anybody anywhere thaT have any kind of storm damage. All that being said-weather guessers are calling for sunshine for thursday and friday. If they are correct-maybe get the test ride in tommorrow. Oh yeah-right here where i reside-we are flirting with about 10 to 12 inches of rain since this started. If i heard the radio corectly(concentrating on the valk) had a person drowend when his pick up got swept away by flood waters, I think it was the second such death here. A lot of the lakes here are up 12 to 14 FEET. This particular storm system seems to be hanging around to dang long. RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2011, 06:27:44 PM » |
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There are reports of a tornado in/near Rome, GA in the North West part of GA....just saw some pics on the weather channel of the one that hit Tuscaloosa, AL.....not even the trees were left standing.... |
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« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2011, 06:32:42 PM » |
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Time for me to put a spare crash helmet by the bed for the night - again. Serioulsy.  |
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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2011, 06:34:15 PM » |
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Time for me to put a spare crash helmet by the bed for the night - again. Serioulsy. And sleep IN the bathtub!!.....  .....maybe we need to patent bathtub seat belts......??? |
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« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2011, 09:09:07 PM » |
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just talked to my son(eastern side of birmingham) lots of wind, a few limbs down, but doing ok. whew |
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« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2011, 05:40:21 AM » |
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I heard this morning that whole buildings were missing and that they were finding"parts of Tuscaloosa in Birmingham".
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« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2011, 07:14:51 AM » |
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Time for me to put a spare crash helmet by the bed for the night - again. Serioulsy. And sleep IN the bathtub!!..... .....maybe we need to patent bathtub seat belts......??? There's no "interior space" in my house... no hallways, no rooms without windows...  -Mike |
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2011, 07:35:12 AM » |
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sherry spent bathtub time last night. She took the dogs into the hall bathroom. I stood by in the house with my Ham Radio. It missed us by just about TWO MILES. the roads all around our house to the East are impassable...closed. Total devastation near Eclectic and Lake Martin..........my "back yard" area..........
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2011, 08:31:13 AM » |
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Good to hear Frog and Winghot are Okay. Last I saw on the news more than 120 killed in AL alone. |
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« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2011, 09:03:05 AM » |
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The same storm hit us hard Wednesday morning, then as we were trying to salvage what was left, we got hit again around 10:30 p.m. Our shop roof and contents are gone, It turned 2 Valkyries upside down and to the far side of the bldg, Pick up the 09 VMax and dropped it on the hood of my daughter's Mustang, and lifted the roof off the back of our house. Lots of Wind and water damage, Power lines and trees are down for miles and no sign of restoral anytime soon. But, Our family is safe and that's all that matters! I needed more projects and a good excuse to "soup up" the VMax...lol
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Sherrill Wright
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« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2011, 09:14:05 AM » |
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Sherrill...good to hear you and your family are safe...sorry to hear about your loses, if we can help in anyway let us know....we hope all of our friends and follow members are safe and sound....keep us posted...we got hit here in Va. too....not too much damage here at the farm, but we had tornado's all around us last night, it was a long night.
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« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2011, 01:21:00 PM » |
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« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2011, 01:40:16 PM » |
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The Wildcat Firehouse burned down there on Hwy 197 that goes around Lake Burton....Britman, Ramjet, and some of the other Georgia folks will recognize this road most likely....News channel 4 from Greenville, SC sent a chopper to get video of the damage..... http://www.wyff4.com/video/27702207/detail.html |
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« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2011, 02:42:01 PM » |
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The Wildcat Firehouse burned down there on Hwy 197 that goes around Lake Burton....Britman, Ramjet, and some of the other Georgia folks will recognize this road most likely....News channel 4 from Greenville, SC sent a chopper to get video of the damage..... http://www.wyff4.com/video/27702207/detail.htmlRode past it just last Saturday. |
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« Reply #20 on: April 28, 2011, 03:01:03 PM » |
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The Wildcat Firehouse burned down there on Hwy 197 that goes around Lake Burton....Britman, Ramjet, and some of the other Georgia folks will recognize this road most likely....News channel 4 from Greenville, SC sent a chopper to get video of the damage..... http://www.wyff4.com/video/27702207/detail.htmlRode past it just last Saturday. I'm hoping that all the roads are in good shape by Memorial Day..... |
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« Reply #21 on: April 28, 2011, 03:37:48 PM » |
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The Wildcat Firehouse burned down there on Hwy 197 that goes around Lake Burton....Britman, Ramjet, and some of the other Georgia folks will recognize this road most likely....News channel 4 from Greenville, SC sent a chopper to get video of the damage..... http://www.wyff4.com/video/27702207/detail.htmlRode past it just last Saturday. I'm hoping that all the roads are in good shape by Memorial Day..... There's a few to choose from |
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