Tornado last night
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Topic: Tornado last night
Posted By: ac fleet
Subject: Tornado last night
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 5:15pm
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Last night we heard something besides the rain, and just west of us a funnel was passing by! ---Close shave this time. Several were in Il. at that time. southwest of us got hit hard. Any of you guys having ruff weather? thanks; ac fleet
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Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 6:06pm
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AC Fleet, Glad you are all ok. That same storm's Tornado passed within 3.5 miles of our farmstead (4:50pm). At about 5:15pm it hit the SW side of Taylorville hard, then lifted up & spared the center & eastern side of town. Lots of chainsaw & electrical crews in Taylorville, today. I think social media & TV channels 17-Decatur,20-Springfield,& 3Champaign efforts must have given people a good 30 minutes warning. So far, have not heard of any fatalities in Taylorville area. It could have been much worse. We are very Blessed! I'll upload a photo of the Tornado later. Right now, our internet is very slow.
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Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 7:02pm
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Whoah, I was not as close but probably 8 miles as the crow flies from that duzy at Taylorville. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 7:14pm
| One went through here Friday night Carroll and Madison counties. We saw a lot of big trees down and heard tell of some roofs and barns gone south of here. It got windy here in the holler but we missed the golf ball size hail and the tornado . |
Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 8:02pm
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A house 2 miles west of us got totally destroyed.--other damage in varying degree was seen for several miles. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 8:11pm
| Been watching the reports on the damage on local news, So Glad you are OK as so many are digging out of the mess. |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 8:14pm
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Too close for me. It is the wrong time of year for weather like that. ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
Posted By: Dan Hauter
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 8:26pm
| The paper said 21 people were admitted to the hospital in Taylorville, no fatalities. One person died in SWMO. |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:00pm
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Before the F3 hit Taylorville, there were actually two tornado storm cells. I think the stronger cell started by Stauton. That's the one that passed closest to us. It tracked on the east side of IL Rt 48. Over by Farmersville, a second tornado cell was similtaneously at work. That's how I remember seeing on TV as my wife & I went to our basement(no TV there). Later after we came out of our basement, I believe the two cells had joined near Clarksdale, then unified, one big wide twister hit Taylorville. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 11:19pm
| i'm glad ya'll are o-k out there! shucks...kinda makes the "pretty" kind of minor now...huh? |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 1:08am
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Don't you go getting any ideas, Shameless, that "pretty machine" of yours does enough damage. We don't need no "tornado machine"! ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: Wayne180d
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 8:20am
| Shameless just don't get any ideas. I have the blade on the D14 ready for your Chit just in case. |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 9:44am
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Back in my college days, I took a weather class as an open elective. The professor explained how twisters can have multiple vorticies that spiral about the main vortex funnel. Here is a photo that someone caught near Morrisonville of this tornado's jumping (lift, then re-establish) character. Notice the numerous vorticies (3-5) as the main vortex tries to re-establish. Another crucial part about this storm's furious super cell is the fact that the sun is continuing to add solar energy(heated humid air) to surrounding open sky. The super cell literally sucks this warmer humid air into it's counter clockwise Low pressure spiral (main vortex), then accelerates this warm humid air vertically upward causing rapid cooling thus creating condensation/ice crystals. Those ice crystals culminate into large hail stones which usually exit just ahead of the twister.
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Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 9:49am
In this photo that someone captured just south of Taylorville, I believe two storm cells, each with tornados, convened into one big twister. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 10:03am
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WOW, WOW, WOW,,,,,those are some scary pics,,,those dang tornados litterally scare the chit outa me,,,,!! Never actually been IN one but been DANG close, within a mile or so,, 3 times during our travels. Valentine Ne, Garden City KS and Graham, Tx, We actually saw the one in Texas bout a mile north of us,,,,and HEARD the one in Garden City,,!! It's a sound you'll not soon forget,,,, sheee-it,,,,It's amazing what them things can do. Guess my little old desert rock farm ain't too bad after all,,,,,
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 2:57pm
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Glad everyone is safe. They sure are dangerous. Had one come close by once when I was young. It drove pieces of straw straight into the yard light pole. Never saw anything like it! And I don't want to again. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |