People Don’t Understand Straight Line Winds

[oneshot]

Saturday evening Marsffield was hit. Was watching the system on Radar I said we are going to get a direct hit or it is going North of us. 
It went North of us. People was calling in saying they was hit with a Tornado. It has to be confirmed before it can be called.

Sirens were set off because of 60 MPH winds. Supposed to not set them off until we have 70 MPH winds but with all going on go ahead. Better to be on the safe side.

Well it was found Osage Beach was hit by Straight Line Winds. People have to understand that Straight Line Winds will do major damage over a larger area than a Tornado.

We go with National Weather Service and they said there was no Tornado.

There was a second line it brought damage to Springfield and Branson just rain here.

oneshot

[fishinwrench]

3 hours ago, oneshot said:

 

Well it was found Osage Beach was hit by Straight Line Winds. People have to understand that Straight Line Winds will do major damage over a larger area than a Tornado.

We go with National Weather Service and they said there was no Tornado.

Isn't it comforting to hear, after everything you own has exploded and been blown into the woods, that...."Relax, it wasn't a tornado, it was just straight line winds".   

I'm sure that folks feel so much better now.  🙄 

After my event in '06 we had a crew of 6 guys from some branch of government, walking/driving around with the sole purpose of determining what exactly happened SCIENTIFICALLY.     As if it mattered. 

Because my 1/2 ton shortbed pickup was scooted 12 feet across the concrete pad of my shop they adjusted their guess from a F2 to a F3 .....even though my wife's Taurus was completely destroyed...but unmoved from it's original location less than 30 feet away.

Was it really worth the cost of 6 paychecks, and the wear and tear on their Suburban (that we paid for with our tax dollars) to have this crew of highly paid scientist's wandering around all day, just to determine THAT?   Really?  Who GAFF?

[oneshot]

We go with NWS to determine what happened. Night we depend on Radar.

Daytime I’m to be a Spotter. Then have to determine if it is on the ground. What is funny if it is a Funnel Cloud they are uninterested .

After it is done and Daylight we are to take National Weather Service and FEMA around determine what it was and Dollar amount on damage.

Bad just using Radar it always just shows possible Tornado.

One time Boss came by me early in the morning. Well what do you think? I think it is over with. No sooner say that 3 possible Tornadoes pop up North of Springfield. Well maybe we should stay here a little longer.

Tornado usually just cuts a strip. Straight Line Winds can take miles swath.

Me and Highway Patrol guy got into an argument. They was saying if we have a Tornado by us to get into a Culvert. I told them Culverts were far and few. Highway Patrol says oh there is Culverts all along the Highway. Sir you are thinking Interstate I’m thinking the bulk of the roads.

Anyway if there is damage and it is headed our way we are watching and doing what we can do to warn people before hand.

Money put out they are trying to cut cost. Found something interesting use to be if we had to travel they would pay for all our gas. So we would just take our personal vehicle. Well someone got the bright idea to just pay one way. Guess they didn’t want us to come back. So now we take Government Vehicle. They pay for wear and tear and all gas.

oneshot