JayPSU Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Octobomb was the first time our tornado sirens have went off in 10years. And all that happened was high wind for 10 minutes I can't speak for Warsaw, Ohio, but here in Westerville this is absolutely not true. As I said, I remember VERY clearly two seperate occasions just this Fall getting pounded and hearing the sirens. This typically happens at LEAST once a year here. And my God you couldn't pay me enought to live about an hour NNW of here. I remember two years ago coming back from a weekend getaway at the UP of Michigan almost getting rolled by a tornado in that area of Ohio. We had to pull over at a gas station and hide our freaking ot dog with us in the gas station store. I'm sorry, Dilly, but I just don't agree with you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilly84 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I can't speak for Warsaw, Ohio, but here in Westerville this is absolutely not true. As I said, I remember VERY clearly two seperate occasions just this Fall getting pounded and hearing the sirens. This typically happens at LEAST once a year here. And my God you couldn't pay me enought to live about an hour NNW of here. I remember two years ago coming back from a weekend getaway at the UP of Michigan almost getting rolled by a tornado in that area of Ohio. We had to pull over at a gas station and hide our freaking ot dog with us in the gas station store. I'm sorry, Dilly, but I just don't agree with you here. You're entitled to not. But I know, expecially in my area, there are too many hills for tornado. There has never been a tornado touch down here since the town was established in 1817 lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Notice I said central OH not the OV. The OV is a large area. 1974 or 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 You're entitled to not. But I know, expecially in my area, there are too many hills for tornado. There has never been a tornado touch down here since the town was established in 1817 lol.. Hills don't detour tornadoes, the people of Salt Lake City can prove that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hills don't detour tornadoes, the people of Salt Lake City can prove that. I think hilly terrain interferes with the shear necessary for tornadoes to form to a small degree, but if conditions are otherwise ripe, it's not going to stop the tornado from forming. It's along the lines of the old tale that tornadoes don't hit big cities because of the skyscrapers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I think hilly terrain interferes with the shear necessary for tornadoes to form to a small degree, but if conditions are otherwise ripe, it's not going to stop the tornado from forming. It's along the lines of the old tale that tornadoes don't hit big cities because of the skyscrapers. Or cross rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaxweather Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Octobomb was the first time our tornado sirens have went off in 10years. And all that happened was high wind for 10 minutes Remember this Ohio is home to the following: 1. The Cleveland Superbomb 2. The Xenia Tornado Outbreak "some say this was the worse outbreak ever" 3. IKE "Windstorm" That was the most freakish event in my lifetime. We had no power for six hours but some folks were left in the dark for days. This area was shutdown for days because of it. Never seen so much tree damge. We lost several trees during that event. I will never forget driving around and seeing trees blocking roads. It was crazy! This was a video I made! One of my classics! Between 2:30-2:40 is impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Remember this Ohio is home to the following: 1. The Cleveland Superbomb 2. The Xenia Tornado Outbreak "some say this was the worse outbreak ever" 3. IKE "Windstorm" That was the most freakish event in my lifetime. We had no power for six hours but some folks were left in the dark for days. This area was shutdown for days because of it. Never seen so much tree damge. We lost several trees during that event. I will never forget driving around and seeing trees blocking roads. It was crazy! This was a video I made! One of my classics! The problem here is, no offense to Dilly but because it didn't happen in his direct local it wasn't major event, the thing is especially with tornadoes, the locations that do get hit are small. Thus why people storm chase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 You're entitled to not. But I know, expecially in my area, there are too many hills for tornado. There has never been a tornado touch down here since the town was established in 1817 lol.. eastern and southeastern OH does tend to be a wasteland when it comes to severe wx. Not sure but I think it has to do with the foothill region of the apps. HOWEVER, Jaypsu is correct about westerville and cmh in general. We have plenty of tornado warnings every year. Can't remember the exact year...think it was '07, but a tornado touched down in November and destroyed several new homes in a subdivision just to my east. I can thank a hailstorm a couple years back for my new roof. We aren't the oklahoma tornado alley, but we do pretty damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaxweather Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 The problem here is, no offense to Dilly but because it didn't happen in his direct local it wasn't major event, the thing is especially with tornadoes, the locations that do get hit are small. Thus why people storm chase. The Ike Storm should of done it damage up that way too. I wasn't around for the Xenia/Superbomb but Ike was sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Remember this Ohio is home to the following: 1. The Cleveland Superbomb 2. The Xenia Tornado Outbreak "some say this was the worse outbreak ever" 3. IKE "Windstorm" That was the most freakish event in my lifetime. We had no power for six hours but some folks were left in the dark for days. This area was shutdown for days because of it. Never seen so much tree damge. We lost several trees during that event. I will never forget driving around and seeing trees blocking roads. It was crazy! This was a video I made! One of my classics! Between 2:30-2:40 is impressive! #3 was wild. It was horribly under forecasted.....not a drop of rain fell.....kids got 3 days off school that week due to no electricity, many people were without for over a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaxweather Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 #3 was wild. It was horribly under forecasted.....not a drop of rain fell.....kids got 3 days off school that week due to no electricity, many people were without for over a week. Yeah that was not forecasted. My buddy called me like at 8/9 that morning and said watch out this afternoon if the sun comes because its going to cause that jet to go hog wild and by God did it get sunny. I was watching the Bungals and by halftime my attention was off that game and went outside to see what the hell was going on and I about wet my pants with the high winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilly84 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hills don't detour tornadoes, the people of Salt Lake City can prove that. Youre comparing a giant city with a lot of land to a town of 800 people surrounded by hills lol. Now IKE winds did affect the area I live at the time (Fredericktown) it was quite wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 The Ike Storm should of done it damage up that way too. I wasn't around for the Xenia/Superbomb but Ike was sick! We were north of the clear skies, we had heavy rain up here with some winds, but nothing like what IN/OH received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Youre comparing a giant city with a lot of land to a town of 800 people surrounded by hills lol. Now IKE winds did affect the area I live at the time (Fredericktown) it was quite wild. You are limiting yourself greatly by just using your town as a marker of something occurring in your area. Even at that the people in Mossy Grove Tennessee can tell you about a tornado coming down a hill right into town. They were hit in Nov of 2002 with a F-3 killing 7 people. The thing is you can never say never with meteorological phenomena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hills don't detour tornadoes, the people of Salt Lake City can prove that. Agreed. The Salt Lake Valley is quite small on the synoptic scale--and quite deep. I did a short forecasting stint there--and the valley walls are extreme. The Oquirrh Range is on the west and rises to 10,000 feet--and the Wasatch Range on the east end rise to 11,700 feet while the valley sits low at 4200 feet. Tornadoes--although rare--can indeed form in complex terrain. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.64522,-111.864166&spn=0.501199,0.953751&t=p&z=11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrocks Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 6.5 inches is my final total! My second 6+ inch after going 6 year without a 6+ inch snow. Two 6+ inch snows in three days, This is a miracle from God. I celebrated by drinking at the bar tongiht. Yes I am drunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilly84 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Lol. Was just getting on to see how much you got UK. Congrats man. Enjoy it for the next 3days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 You're entitled to not. But I know, expecially in my area, there are too many hills for tornado. There has never been a tornado touch down here since the town was established in 1817 lol.. 11 Tornados in your county since 1957. Four since 1990. An F2 that is probably just a mile or two north of Fredricktown in 1982. Injured 9 people. http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/custom/267171/map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 few maps of totals for kansas/oka/ark (parents live in mcpherson,ks -15.5" ) -originally only supposed to get maybe 5 inches lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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