Guest guest Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 When one of the tornadoes we had recently hit, the first people that got it didn't have a warning, it sort of suddenly sprang up. I think we get less warning with them then the midwest does because we're a mountainous region. Kathy Re: Hurricanes and the mid-west thinking See us Mid-westeners can't figure that out too why they didn't get the h+ll outta there too. We get tornado's and now we get "some" warning one's acomin. Those mobile home people had atleast 24 hours. Tornado's change paths and so do hurricanes...lol I'm still glad you're ok....lol I'm go ing to bed. It's going on 6 am! night or morning whatever!!..lol Shirely p.s. that's what happens when you sleep until 3:30 pm!"D. Dale" wrote: Yeah, I hear three confirmed dead so far if its the same place. power lines all over the place & trees too so emt's are having a hard time getting through. Its in Punta Gorda. I can't understand the rationale that lets people stay in mobile home parts when they tell everyone in them to go to the shelters. They had the progression wrong but they new the storms path had changed by yesterday at nine am. DawnShirley wrote: Here in Indy we are sending our Task Force and some electric company people to help out. I heard it hit a mobile home park and a lot were killed. They weren't giving out #'s of possilbe killed and infured and ambo's couldn't get to the area. I hope all on our list are ok! x0x0x0 ShirleyPlease visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 I think the change in course was actually less than an hour...it was predicted to be headed for Tampa and all of a sudden it took almost a 90 degree turn and headed inland. I heard one gentleman in his 70's and said he had lived here all his life and he and his wife were in the process of doing everything they could to prepare for the storm but still expecting it to hit Tampa...and it was as though they turned they back and it had taken a 90 degree turn towards Punta Gorda. Jane Re: Hurricanes and the mid-west thinking Yeah, as I said, the Tampa Bay people are whining because Tampa did not get hit & they left their homes. Waaah. We are lucky we are not living a hundred years ago where one minute everything was bright & sunny & then you had no home & had been washed down river like so much flotsam. I am not sure the people in punta gorda had 24 hrs though, probably more like six or so. I think they started broadcasting the change in course around nine am yesterday. they were not sure it would hit there but were mentioning it was a definite possibility. dawnShirley wrote: See us Mid-westeners can't figure that out too why they didn't get the h+ll outta there too. We get tornado's and now we get "some" warning one's acomin. Those mobile home people had atleast 24 hours. Tornado's change paths and so do hurricanes...lol I'm still glad you're ok....lol I'm go ing to bed. It's going on 6 am! night or morning whatever!!..lol Shirely p.s. that's what happens when you sleep until 3:30 pm!"D. Dale" wrote: Yeah, I hear three confirmed dead so far if its the same place. power lines all over the place & trees too so emt's are having a hard time getting through. Its in Punta Gorda. I can't understand the rationale that lets people stay in mobile home parts when they tell everyone in them to go to the shelters. They had the progression wrong but they new the storms path had changed by yesterday at nine am. DawnShirley wrote: Here in Indy we are sending our Task Force and some electric company people to help out. I heard it hit a mobile home park and a lot were killed. They weren't giving out #'s of possilbe killed and infured and ambo's couldn't get to the area. I hope all on our list are ok! x0x0x0 ShirleyPlease visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 I think the change in course was actually less than an hour...it was predicted to be headed for Tampa and all of a sudden it took almost a 90 degree turn and headed inland. I heard one gentleman in his 70's and said he had lived here all his life and he and his wife were in the process of doing everything they could to prepare for the storm but still expecting it to hit Tampa...and it was as though they turned they back and it had taken a 90 degree turn towards Punta Gorda. Jane Re: Hurricanes and the mid-west thinking Yeah, as I said, the Tampa Bay people are whining because Tampa did not get hit & they left their homes. Waaah. We are lucky we are not living a hundred years ago where one minute everything was bright & sunny & then you had no home & had been washed down river like so much flotsam. I am not sure the people in punta gorda had 24 hrs though, probably more like six or so. I think they started broadcasting the change in course around nine am yesterday. they were not sure it would hit there but were mentioning it was a definite possibility. dawnShirley wrote: See us Mid-westeners can't figure that out too why they didn't get the h+ll outta there too. We get tornado's and now we get "some" warning one's acomin. Those mobile home people had atleast 24 hours. Tornado's change paths and so do hurricanes...lol I'm still glad you're ok....lol I'm go ing to bed. It's going on 6 am! night or morning whatever!!..lol Shirely p.s. that's what happens when you sleep until 3:30 pm!"D. Dale" wrote: Yeah, I hear three confirmed dead so far if its the same place. power lines all over the place & trees too so emt's are having a hard time getting through. Its in Punta Gorda. I can't understand the rationale that lets people stay in mobile home parts when they tell everyone in them to go to the shelters. They had the progression wrong but they new the storms path had changed by yesterday at nine am. DawnShirley wrote: Here in Indy we are sending our Task Force and some electric company people to help out. I heard it hit a mobile home park and a lot were killed. They weren't giving out #'s of possilbe killed and infured and ambo's couldn't get to the area. I hope all on our list are ok! x0x0x0 ShirleyPlease visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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