thessa516 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Tornadoes in KC. I'm hearing reports of damage in Sedalia. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43164389/ns/weather/?gt1=43001 Any homeschoolers from there? Are you okay? :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Praying everyone is safe... this has been so awful! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We just spent a while in our basement. We actually watched a funnel cloud go over our house. Then we went up to the second floor and watched one travel up from south to north, east of our home. There have been brief touchdowns all over the metro area. These twisters are weak but numerous. I am curious to see the actual count once this system is past. The meteorologists were advising everyone to take cover because this weather system was acting oddly and it was difficult to tell where the storm might spin out a twister. Weird, wild stuff.... We are thanking the Lord that these were in no way comparable to the tornadoes that have struck the region in the past few days. Nerve-wracking, but not comparable. Thanks for asking. I am eager to hear from Elegantlion, hope she checks in, I think one of the stronger parts of the storm system was tracking her way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Tornadoes in KC. I'm hearing reports of damage in Sedalia. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43164389/ns/weather/?gt1=43001 Any homeschoolers from there? Are you okay? :grouphug: The twister that touched down in Miami County is the one that bounced over our house. It was going up and down all the way north through the metro area, touching down here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessa516 Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 There have been brief touchdowns all over the metro area. These twisters are weak but numerous. I am curious to see the actual count once this system is past. Thanks for asking. I am eager to hear from Elegantlion, hope she checks in, I think one of the stronger parts of the storm system was tracking her way. I'll be interested to know how many as well. The KMBC blog has lots of pictures of different tornadoes that people have sent in. Crazy! Bumping up for ElegantLion. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It looks like the most dangerous part went just south of EL's house and just north of the one I am trying to sell up there! Fun stuff. She's probably in the middle of some pretty significant rain righ tnow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I spent the morning in the basement but all tornados were south of me by half an hour. On the plus side since I was stuck in the basement I had no reason to not work on the ironing I've been putting off for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm growing more concerned about our NW Missouri boardies. It's pretty messy over there right now. "Very erratic behavior by these storms," says the local TV weatherman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessa516 Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm glad that all who have checked in are safe! The pics from Sedalia are not pretty. I hope everyone is okay! http://www.kmbc.com/slideshow/news/28022414/detail.html What a crazy storm! Tornadoes popping out the sky, only to pop back up, and then drop down again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We're here. Major parts of the storm turned right before it hit us. We got rain and wind, no hail or tornadoes. there were supposedly some brief touchdowns 30 minutes south and about 15 minutes north, too close for comfort. A baby robin decided to fly the nest right before the storm. He spent the storm under our covered porch. I've been anxious to see them fly, but not this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We're here. Major parts of the storm turned right before it hit us. We got rain and wind, no hail or tornadoes. there were supposedly some brief touchdowns 30 minutes south and about 15 minutes north, too close for comfort. A baby robin decided to fly the nest right before the storm. He spent the storm under our covered porch. I've been anxious to see them fly, but not this way. Awww.. Thanks for checking in, everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I spent the morning in the basement but all tornados were south of me by half an hour. On the plus side since I was stuck in the basement I had no reason to not work on the ironing I've been putting off for a while. We rearranged boxes in the basement. :glare: Glad you were able to get your ironing done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We rearranged boxes in the basement. :glare: Glad you were able to get your ironing done. Are you guys forecasted to get more after dark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Are you guys forecasted to get more after dark? I don't know. All they've been talking about on TV is what's still going on. I need to check weather.com. I hope not, I'm getting a little edgy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Glad to hear from you, Paula, I feared some of that messy stuff was coming in your direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidiKC Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I sent my kids to the basement (where they proceeded to pull out all kinds of stuff that was packed away!) and I took my photo albums and a hard drive down there! But I stayed up and watched the news. I think one touched down about a mile from me. My husband had to go into a stairwell at work. This is the only time in my adult life I've ever gone to the basement for weather, and only once as a kid. I think the Joplin thing has got everyone scared, too. The thing that freaked me out was that I can't really hear the sirens from inside my house and I wasn't watching TV. So I had no idea what was going on. A friend called me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We're good. We lost our 3 year old apple tree--snapped straight in half across the trunk. I think it had been weakened by the strong storms we've been having nearly every day since Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. at J.A. Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We're good in Lee's Summit, the storm actually went North & South of us and we barely even got any rain. DH works in Kansas City and he is fine too. I'm concerned about STL - my folks & brother's family are in the path now. UGH! Blessings, Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueLobsters Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 This is near where we live. You can see DH's work from here (toward the end of the video) Our sirens went off for a good 1.5 hours off and on. Thankfully no one was hurt, DH spent an hour in the stairwells, but nothing happened. WHEW! http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-video-storm-rotation-over-leawoof-20110525,0,2955010.story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We're good in Lee's Summit, the storm actually went North & South of us and we barely even got any rain. DH works in Kansas City and he is fine too. I'm concerned about STL - my folks & brother's family are in the path now. UGH! Blessings, Angela Praying that your family is safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineW Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Tornadoes reported in St Louis. My mom called me and the sirens were going off in Oakville. Funnel cloud spotted at South County mall--which is less than a mile from my mom's house. 4 inch diameter hail too. Be safe everyone. Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Those storms were pretty crazy. KC is pretty wide spread and sirens were going off all over the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa in MO Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm in St. Louis county and we are in the basement. Tornados have been spotted minutes away from us. We went through this on Good Friday when one did considerable damage 2-3 minutes from us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Please be safe and post when it's over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. at J.A. Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Praying that your family is safe! Thank you. I just got an email from my mom...she's fine but my dad is stuck at work (about a 45min commute back home on a good day) where it is bad. Haven't heard from my brother or SIL. Thanks for your prayers. Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 This is near where we live. You can see DH's work from here (toward the end of the video) Our sirens went off for a good 1.5 hours off and on. Thankfully no one was hurt, DH spent an hour in the stairwells, but nothing happened. WHEW! http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-video-storm-rotation-over-leawoof-20110525,0,2955010.story Here's another picture of that one... taken by my dd from our basement window! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Yikes, Auntie M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Yikes, Auntie M. Funny thing, it didn't look that defined to the naked eye. We could see the white, wispy, fast moving edges, and it was obviously not travelling towards our house. I guess something about the camera is...I dunno, like a polarized lens? If I had seen then what the camera revealed a few minutes later, I would have shoved them all under dh's work bench! When we went out at about 3:15pm, we saw that right around the corner (say, SSSW of us), a big wooden Rainbow play set looked like it had been lifted up and dropped, a big evergreen tree was snapped off clean about 2 feet off the ground and was lying appx 15 feet away, and a large maple across the street had been spun in half. Thankfully, there appeared to be no damage whatsoever to the homes. Weird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison in KY Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It's all about an hour away from us now. I've had a bad headache for a while, I wonder if it's pressure in the air or something. We've all got our shoes on and our flashlights ready to dive in our little hole in the ground tornado shelter. I hate going in that thing, you can't tell what's going on above you :tongue_smilie: Prayers appreciated and praying for all. Peace. Be still, in Jesus's name. Alison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 It's all about an hour away from us now. I've had a bad headache for a while, I wonder if it's pressure in the air or something. We've all got our shoes on and our flashlights ready to dive in our little hole in the ground tornado shelter. I hate going in that thing, you can't tell what's going on above you :tongue_smilie: Prayers appreciated and praying for all. Peace. Be still, in Jesus's name. Alison Let us know when you are out! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison in KY Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Crawled out about 10 minutes ago. I think we'll have round 2 in awhile. Strong winds hit a few miles away, I've heard 60 and 80 miles, but I don't think ours was thatbad. We had a ton of rain in a short amount of time, it was raining sideways from the wind. Thanks for the :grouphug: :), much appreciated. Alison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in KS Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I live in Overland Park (KC), but I'm out of town in St Louis. I haven't been able to figure out if our house has been affected by the KC tornadoes so if anyone has details on the KC touchdowns, please pm me. We spent time in the basement in St Louis this evening, but we're safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Those storms were pretty crazy. KC is pretty wide spread and sirens were going off all over the city. No kidding. My sister is 45 minutes south of me and they had tornados there. I had dinner with some friends an hour north of me and they spent time in their basements too. That's a big gap for the storm to have come through. I'm in St. Louis county and we are in the basement. Tornados have been spotted minutes away from us. We went through this on Good Friday when one did considerable damage 2-3 minutes from us. We were in St Louis this weekend (Maryland Heights area) and saw some of the damage. Crazy. It still looked like a war zone in parts. I live in Overland Park (KC), but I'm out of town in St Louis. I haven't been able to figure out if our house has been affected by the KC tornadoes so if anyone has details on the KC touchdowns, please pm me. We spent time in the basement in St Louis this evening, but we're safe. I'm in your neck of the woods and I haven't heard about much destruction here. Mostly it was Louisburg and Belton. There was a tornado at 119th and Roe but no damages is what I heard. Couldn't have been too big of a tornado because that area is so dense with buildings it seems like something would have been hit. Stay safe tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 The only super serious damage seemed to happen in Sedalia.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherLinda Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I live in Overland Park (KC), but I'm out of town in St Louis. I haven't been able to figure out if our house has been affected by the KC tornadoes so if anyone has details on the KC touchdowns, please pm me. We spent time in the basement in St Louis this evening, but we're safe. My husband works at the Sprint Campus in OP. He said that there really wasn't much/or any damage that he knew of in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in KS Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Thanks! I figured the damage couldn't be too bad or it would have been all over the news websites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I hope it lets up and you can all sleep tonight - in your own beds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabanana1992 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Wow - I didn't realize so many of us lived south of KC! We are in Leawood and the funnel cloud went right over us. Driving around this afternoon, I didn't see much damage though.... Thanks for thinking of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fhjmom Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Our Volunteer Christian Builders crew worked on building the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Sedalia several years ago. Praying for everyone in the area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueLobsters Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Soooo, who else is thinking we need to do a KC meet up?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Soooo, who else is thinking we need to do a KC meet up?! At this point we could meet in someone's basement. :glare: But yes, a meet up sounds wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamachanse Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I live in Overland Park (KC), but I'm out of town in St Louis. I haven't been able to figure out if our house has been affected by the KC tornadoes so if anyone has details on the KC touchdowns, please pm me. We spent time in the basement in St Louis this evening, but we're safe. My family lives in OP/Olathe. Sounds like there were some touchdowns at 137th & Metcalf (my sis lives at 139th!) and a few between there and State Line heading northeast, but nothing serious. Stay safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabanana1992 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 ooooh... a meet up - I'm in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueLobsters Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I just can't get over how many of us are near here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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