I have a confession

#1 Postby **Pebbles** » Sun May 30, 2004 5:14 pm

Guys..I am eyeballing my local radar....and for the first time in a long time...getting seriously wigged out. Anyone else in the target area's feeling the same? *blushes in shame* and here I am suppose to be a weather fanatic.

Local news channel flashing lots of warnings for counties south of us is a bit unnerving.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p ... klot.shtml
(i'm on the bottom of the + sign in +Chicago on the radar if anyone wonders)

#2 Postby **simplykristi** » Sun May 30, 2004 5:16 pm

I am a weather fanatic and that radar makes me nervous too!!! Stay safe!!!!!!!

Kristi

Website · #3 Postby **Brent** » Sun May 30, 2004 5:18 pm

I've had that feeling before too. Mainly when large tornadoes are on the ground and the cells are getting close to me. :eek:

snoopj · #4 Postby **snoopj** » Sun May 30, 2004 5:32 pm

Normally I get an adrenaline rush. However, the 5-4-03 storms brought me back to earth. Having a tornado spinning near your apartment building (without adequate underground shelter) is super scary. Mainly, those storms taught me humility. I no longer take for granted the weather. I always am keeping an eye on it.

Before then, I might have been gung-ho about severe weather in my area. Now, I don't wish for it. Don't know why people WANT severe weather in their area, but I'm not longer actively wishing it would hit in my area.

--snoopj

#5 Postby **vbhoutex** » Sun May 30, 2004 5:38 pm

I know exacatly what you are saying snoppj!! I feel that way about Hurricanes after slmost 50 years of them including Camille and Alicia and that little ts Allison. Had more than enough to last me a lifetime!!!

Don't get me wrong, severe weather and hurricanes still get my adrenaline going and I will spot and chase, but I prefer they stay away from my area.

Valkhorn · #6 Postby **Valkhorn** » Sun May 30, 2004 5:42 pm

I can remember having to drive through an entire Tropical Storm's rain sheild. What made it worse was it seemed to increase the road rage as well.

Road rage is such a problem, and in heavy rain or bad weather it can be deadly.

#7 Postby **USAwx1** » Sun May 30, 2004 5:57 pm

Pebbles wrote:Guys..I am eyeballing my local radar....and for the first time in a long time...getting seriously wigged out. Anyone else in the target area's feeling the same? *blushes in shame* and here I am suppose to be a weather fanatic.

Local news channel flashing lots of warnings for counties south of us is a bit unnerving.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p ... klot.shtml
(i'm on the bottom of the + sign in +Chicago on the radar if anyone wonders)

Those cells ahead of the main complex up in the vicinity of the warm front are in an EXTREMELY well sheared environement -- through a deep layer in the lowest 6 KM, w/ effective SRH above 300 m2/s2, and BL- 6 KM vertical shear of up to 50 KT. This over top of impressive Instability, and SFC dewpoints of almost 74F over South Central IL and IN.

Westward backing of winds w/ height will continue to ensure that most of the more discrete cells ahead of the complex that i just mentioned stay tornadic.

#8 Postby **USAwx1** » Sun May 30, 2004 6:00 pm

Valkhorn wrote:I can remember having to drive through an entire Tropical Storm's rain sheild. What made it worse was it seemed to increase the road rage as well.

Road rage is such a problem, and in heavy rain or bad weather it can be deadly.

I did in SEP 1999 w/ Floyd.....

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