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alfa147x

Lifer
Jul 14, 2005
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who cares if you saw that storm, dont forget the most important this is to stay safe

:cookie:
 

Jeff7

Lifer
Jan 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: spidey07
PICS!

You fool!

PICS! I've seen 3 tornadoes form right over me, it's amazing. Did you get the green/bubbly sky? There was one where the clouds literally looked like they were boiling, but upside down.

Mammatus clouds. I have a pic of those from a few years ago somewhere.

From Wikipedia: The name "mammatus" is derived from the Latin mamma (breast), due to the resemblance between the shape of these clouds and human female breasts.


"Hey Stan! Check out the clouds! It's like a thousand boobs in the sky!"

"You know what, I don't think those have a name yet. 'Boob cloud' just won't work. It needs to be something Latin. Hmm....."

"Stan, that one looks like your wife!"

*punch*



They actually remind me of the "granules" on the surface of the sun, formed by turbulent motion in the plasma goo at the surface.

 

MiniDoom

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Jan 5, 2004
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haven't had power in reston since yesterday afternoon. My day sucks so far. Had to take a cold shower in the dark, pack all my food in my car and drive it 5 miles to put in my brothers freezer.
 

Xavier434

Lifer
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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: spidey07
PICS!

You fool!

PICS! I've seen 3 tornadoes form right over me, it's amazing. Did you get the green/bubbly sky? There was one where the clouds literally looked like they were boiling, but upside down.

Mammatus clouds. I have a pic of those from a few years ago somewhere.

All I know is it was freaky. My girl still yells at me for hearing the sirens going off and my ass is outside to look at the weather.

Not that I can blame you for being tempted because it really is cool, but she was right. ;)
 

Uppsala9496

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Nov 2, 2001
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I've been through 2 tornado's in my life. Quite the surreal experience.
it's the cleanup and damage that are a bitch.
 

nakedfrog

No Lifer
Apr 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: spidey07
PICS!

You fool!

PICS! I've seen 3 tornadoes form right over me, it's amazing. Did you get the green/bubbly sky? There was one where the clouds literally looked like they were boiling, but upside down.

Mammatus clouds. I have a pic of those from a few years ago somewhere.

All I know is it was freaky. My girl still yells at me for hearing the sirens going off and my ass is outside to look at the weather.

Mine's usually out there with me :p
 

Gamingphreek

Lifer
Mar 31, 2003
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Originally posted by: rdubbz420
haven't had power in reston since yesterday afternoon. My day sucks so far. Had to take a cold shower in the dark, pack all my food in my car and drive it 5 miles to put in my brothers freezer.

Hope ya'll get power back soon.

I'm cutting down whats left of some of the trees and hauling them to the dump (Hopefully before the Cardinals Baseball game starts :p )

Afterwards, I'm going to see if some of our neighbors need help who lost trees.

Honestly, I think the house will need a power washing. It is just plastered, on all sides, with leaves-- crazy!

If anyone in the Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania area needs help hauling limbs feel free to send me a PM or an E-Mail.

-Kevin
 

gar3555

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Jan 8, 2005
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Originally posted by: spidey07
PICS!

You fool!

PICS! I've seen 3 tornadoes form right over me, it's amazing. Did you get the green/bubbly sky? There was one where the clouds literally looked like they were boiling, but upside down.

Here you go:

Some pics we took 2+ weeks ago of a tornado about 2.5 miles from our house.

PIC

PIC