2012 Severe Weather Thread

Post by **Brad** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:00 pm

2012 Severe Weather Thread

First Tornado Warning of the year. Â Going on near Holdrege, NE (SE of Kearney) moving towards Kearney. Â Two Chasers on it, no funnels that I have seen on their cameras yet.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:07 pm

Tomorrow's headline: One of a kind Asian crane killed by tornado.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:36 pm

Not in Omaha, but HOLY |expletive|!

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Post by **Brad** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:55 pm

I saw that earlier.... Absolutely Crazy!!!

Post by **Brad** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:16 pm

The Storm Prediction Center has Upgraded the outlook for Tomorrow (Saturday 4/14/2012). Â Looks to be a serious situation.

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:14 pm

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:25 am

Updated graph. I believe they've added the "you're effed" hatch area in central/eastern ne

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:35 am

Goodbye to everyone its been a good run.

cp jay 07 · Post by **cp jay 07** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 11:09 am

So Omaha is now on the edge of the 30% 15% area but the WH is still showing the one that puts us in the middle of it and telling people to pretty much prepare for the end of the world. Nothing like good old fasion scare tactics journalism.

Hopefully this does not damper the Buffet tailgates today.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 11:51 am

I'm wearing a motorcycle helmet as we speak. I will be wearing it all day.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:33 pm

S33 wrote:I'm wearing a motorcycle helmet as we speak. I will be wearing it all day.

A full proof solution for those out there who may not have a basement, by the way.

I just hope we don't see a repeat of the storm a few summers ago with the 90+ mph winds.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:40 pm

This tornado on the East End of CB didn't get much attention.

National Weather Service wrote:...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FIND AN EF1 TORNADO IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
IOWA JUST EAST OF COUNCIL BLUFFS...

THE FOLLOWING IS AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED JUST
EAST OF COUNCIL BLUFFS DURING THE VERY EARLY MORNING HOURS ON APRIL
15.

* EVENT DATE...APRIL 15

* ESTIMATED START TIME...12:55 AM CDT

* EVENT TYPE...EF1 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION...4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCCLELLAND IOWA TO
Â 3.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCCLELLAND IOWA

* PEAK WIND...100 MPH (EF1)

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH...0.25 MILE

* PATH LENGTH...1 MILE

* INJURIES...NONE

* FATALITIES...NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE...THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF
Â THE WESTFAIR AMPHITHEATER...THEN TRACKED ACROSS THE FACILITY
Â GROUNDS...AND LIFTED ABOUT 1 MILE LATER. Â NUMEROUS TREES AND
Â OUTBUILDINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:59 pm

After all of this damn weather, we lose our fence in yesterday's high wind. How freaking lame is that!

Post by **Brad** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:25 am

almighty_tuna wrote:After all of this darn weather, we lose our fence in yesterday's high wind. How freaking lame is that!

The wind was actually higher yesterday than during the storms. Â We lost a big tree branch yesterday. Â Guessing its a wood fence?

cp jay 07 · Post by **cp jay 07** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:51 am

Brad wrote:This tornado on the East End of CB didn't get much attention.

National Weather Service wrote:...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FIND AN EF1 TORNADO IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
IOWA JUST EAST OF COUNCIL BLUFFS...

THE FOLLOWING IS AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED JUST
EAST OF COUNCIL BLUFFS DURING THE VERY EARLY MORNING HOURS ON APRIL
15.

* EVENT DATE...APRIL 15

* ESTIMATED START TIME...12:55 AM CDT

* EVENT TYPE...EF1 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION...4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCCLELLAND IOWA TO
3.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCCLELLAND IOWA

* PEAK WIND...100 MPH (EF1)

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH...0.25 MILE

* PATH LENGTH...1 MILE

* INJURIES...NONE

* FATALITIES...NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE...THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF
THE WESTFAIR AMPHITHEATER...THEN TRACKED ACROSS THE FACILITY
GROUNDS...AND LIFTED ABOUT 1 MILE LATER. NUMEROUS TREES AND
OUTBUILDINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

I was at the HorseShoe after the Buffet concert during this exact time and they didnt say anything or did we hear sirens. heck we didn't even know that another storm moved through after we left.

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:13 pm

I think smaller tornadoes are harder to pick up on radar and that can lead to delays in issuing warnings.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:35 am

Brad wrote:
almighty_tuna wrote:After all of this darn weather, we lose our fence in yesterday's high wind. How freaking lame is that!
The wind was actually higher yesterday than during the storms. We lost a big tree branch yesterday. Guessing its a wood fence?

Yep. Snapped three 4x4 posts at the base.

Post by **nebugeater** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:59 am

I as in Thurman on Wednesday to help a co-worker that got hit. here are a few quick shots of the town after a couple of days of cleanup already done.

Thurman 2012 Tornado 0140 by nebugeater, on Flickr

Sounds like this church is a total loss due to structural damage

Thurman 2012 Tornado 0116 by nebugeater, on Flickr

Thurman 2012 Tornado 0171 by nebugeater, on Flickr

Thurman 2012 Tornado 0137 by nebugeater, on Flickr

New car had less than 4K miles on it. Totaled. It was in the garage, problem is the Garage is gone.

Thurman 2012 Tornado 0148 by nebugeater, on Flickr

Thurman 2012 Tornado 0161 by nebugeater, on Flickr

Thurman 2012 Tornado 0156 by nebugeater, on Flickr

A few more here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nebugeater ... 949974712/

TechnicalDisaster · Post by **TechnicalDisaster** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:06 pm

Incredible pictures.

A question:

New car had less than 4K miles on it. Â Totaled. Â It was in the garage, problem is the Garage is gone.

How is that car considered totaled? Â Looks like some small dents and a missing window. Â Or is it 'totaled' in the sense that the insurance company is going to replace it as a total loss based on it's purchased date?

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:57 pm

TechnicalDisaster wrote:Incredible pictures.

A question:

New car had less than 4K miles on it. Totaled. It was in the garage, problem is the Garage is gone.
How is that car considered totaled? Looks like some small dents and a missing window. Or is it 'totaled' in the sense that the insurance company is going to replace it as a total loss based on it's purchased date?

The picture taken from where I was really doesn't do the damage justice. Â The inside was plastered with |expletive|. Â The leather interior was cut up pretty bad. Â They said the electrical system was fried. Â It was the insurance company adjuster that totaled it out and I tell you from looking at it my guess is it will not be fixed and will be crushed.

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:59 pm

Here are a couple of Gigapan images that I took in Thurman on Friday morning. Â I cannot post them on this version of the BBS as a image or video file would e posted like I can some places so you will have to click through the link if you care to see it.

This is of the back of the house where the care was at that is shown above. Â The car is gone by the time this was taken but it sat where there was a garage that blew away on the right side of the house.

http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/103463

This is the heart of the town of Thurman It shows what is left of the city park and looks basically West.

http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/103520

This is the Church in Thurman. Â While the damage may not look bad from the outside the last I heard it is a total loss and the building will probably have to come down.

http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/103458

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:40 pm

Anyone else not get any rain last night? I just saw the videos on the OWH and it looked like a monsoon, yet I don't think I got much beyond a sprinkle near Elmwood / Aksarben.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:43 pm

ShawJ wrote:Anyone else not get any rain last night? I just saw the videos on the OWH and it looked like a monsoon, yet I don't think I got much beyond a sprinkle near Elmwood / Aksarben.

We must be neighbors. Â We didn't get anything. Â Rain gage was bone dry thins morning...

There was a decent line coming this way today and now I see it has drifted a bit east and it looks like we will miss out again!

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:23 pm

None hear at 168 center. Seems it all went North, far south, and east.

lisanstan · Post by **lisanstan** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:21 pm

I live on 52nd between Dodge and Leavenworth. We got a nice 15 minutes of rain coming down pretty steadily.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:36 am

We got hail penny size in Ralston Thursday night.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:12 pm

Yup, poured over here Thursday night. Rain dial said about an inch of rain. Hoping that Sunday brings some more.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:33 pm

This has been the quietest year for storms in the Midwest that I can ever recall. Â I guess a drought will do that.

Post by **BRoss** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:49 pm

Anybody else think it's weird that last year we had a flood and this year we have a drought?

One year too much water and the next, not enough.

Post by **nebugeater** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:40 pm

HR Paperstacks wrote:Anybody else think it's weird that last year we had a flood and this year we have a drought?

One year too much water and the next, not enough.

I saw on one of the news Chanel's that this is the first time in recorded histrory that has happened in the same location ESP as large an area it is. Â Of course we know there is a lot more history than recorded history.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:41 pm

While we were flooded last year, if you got away from the river it was still really dry. Â This drought actually stated last year in the middle of the flood.