SW Missouri storms...

[macwilkin]

Just had some very bad tornadic storms blow through SW Missouri. The "pucker factor" was high this evening, as we were about 5 miles north of one of the twisters. Big hail, some the size of small cell phones (the weatherman actually made that comparison on air), and one made a large dent in our hood, but we seem to have weathered the storm.

Several confirmed tornado touch downs, including in a couple of areas that were damged back in 2003 by twisters.

It's going to be a long night, methinks...

Todd

[646guy]

Just had some very bad tornadic storms blow through SW Missouri. The "pucker factor" was high this evening, as we were about 5 miles north of one of the twisters. Big hail, some the size of small cell phones (the weatherman actually made that comparison on air), and one made a large dent in our hood, but we seem to have weathered the storm.

Several confirmed tornado touch downs, including in a couple of areas that were damged back in 2003 by twisters.

It's going to be a long night, methinks...

Todd

I just saw on the Today show about all of the tornados that hit that region...was your storm part of that???

[Mike1]

I'm happy to hear you are safe, Todd. The ugly weather is here in Indiana, now. We're under a torando watch for another 4 hours. Several funnel clouds were spotted about 45 miles away, during the night, with no reported touchdowns. Temperatures are currently in the high 60's and they are now saying we will see snowfall before midnight.

Good ol' Indiana - if you don't like the weather, stick around a minute, it's going to change.

[Moosehead]

Todd,

saw them on the news earlier. Glad you missed out. For you boys in SW Ontario, better keep your heads down today, as the remnants will be hitting you. Severe thunderstorms on the way. And, knowing how the weather can be in SW Ontario, could very well have a twister or two pop up.

[Kiltedmusiclover]

Todd,

Glad to see you weathered the storm.
I hope all of your friends and family faired well too.

[UmAnOnion]

Heya Todd,
glad to hear you made it thru the storms okay - always remember if your kilts need a safe haven from a storm New Jersey is a tornado-free zone.....

BTW whats the "pucker factor" ???? i would say where my mind went with that but we want to keep the forum family friendly...

[Moosehead]

Your mind was headed in the right direction. Refers to what happens to that certain orifice when a person is stressed. The more stressed you are, the higher the pucker factor.

[macwilkin]

We came through fine, except for a few dings from the hail on the cars -- but one of my best friends from the Scottish society lived very close to where one of the tornadoes came through, and I haven't been able to reach him yet. Hopefully he and his family are well.

It's bad -- were looking at hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed in SW Missouri, although Springfield was very lucky.

Todd

[NewKilt]

We had a tornado touch down about 10 miles south of town. Sirens were going off all night. From what I've heard so far there have been two people killed in Missouri as a result of the storms. We have several trees in our backyard, and there are limbs down all over it. The biggest storm that hit Jefferson City was carrying 3.5 inch hail. We are just outside of the city limits on the southwest side, and while we had high winds, lightning, and heavy rain, the hail that hit us was about 1 inch. Fortunately, none of the trees came down on our house. I noticed that our neighbor across the street had the shutters on their windows torn off by the wind. Our local TV station stayed on the air reporting all the storms all over the state, and warned people to take cover as the storms approached their area. A rather scary night to say the least.

It was 80 F here yesterday, but today it is 47 F with the wind blowing 26 mph.

Darrell

[GMan]

When I hear things like this, it always gets me to really respect the forces of nature. My heart goes out to everyone.