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SheilaT

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8. Tornadoes are immensely and immediately devastating.

Mon Apr 28, 2014, 05:39 PM

Apr 2014

The damage a good one does can remain visible for years afterwards. Trees get stripped of leaves and branches in a way that is unmistakable. I currently live in NM, used to live in KS, my son went to college in Tulsa, so I've driven by plenty of tornado-devastated landscapes in my time.

The only good thing is that as awful as they are, the damage will end abruptly. One house totally destroyed, the very next one untouched. That doesn't make the total loss person feel any better, but that's how it happens.

I think there was a time when most people didn't really understand how destructive they are, but now with the news coverage that can occur anywhere, we get these incredible pictures and video, and we pretty much all get it.

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Pics of the Tornado damage in AR. juxtaposed against Google Earth shots. [View all] A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 OP

Geezus! Tornadoes scare the crap out of me..... Little Star Apr 2014 #1

Yeah...me too. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #2

My nephew drives an 18 wheeler all over the country.... Little Star Apr 2014 #6

Care to say who he drives for? A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #14

I've been pretty close to one and it was scary. Skidmore Apr 2014 #32

They scared the crap out of my girlfriend, she moved out of OK when they had an outbreak sakabatou Apr 2014 #3

It's practically Lovecraftian in its horror, if you ask me. arcane1 Apr 2014 #5

Give me my hurricanes malaise Apr 2014 #12

That's the thing, Malaise..... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #15

True but we are already prepared for the hurricane malaise Apr 2014 #18

Yup. My mom and dads house in Miami was a victim of Andrew A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #19

MIL's house in Cutler Ridge was like match sticks - as was the entire neighborhood malaise Apr 2014 #20

Then if you know the area..... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #21

Damn!! malaise Apr 2014 #30

I was on a team that inspected libraries in South Dade after Andrew. Sometimes buildings mfcorey1 Apr 2014 #29

Yep post-Gilbert will remain with us to our graves malaise Apr 2014 #31

Completely leveled all those homes. lpbk2713 Apr 2014 #4

Holy crap! truebrit71 Apr 2014 #7

Tornadoes are immensely and immediately devastating. SheilaT Apr 2014 #8

Seeing the damage in person is a shocking experience. laundry_queen Apr 2014 #11

I was in Joplin a few weeks after that big one in 2011. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #16

Yes. SheilaT Apr 2014 #22

.... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #23

I was a 2naSalit Apr 2014 #28

All that damned open land just by that neighborhood. nytemare Apr 2014 #9

God, in his mercy... FiveGoodMen Apr 2014 #10

Wow. nt DanTex Apr 2014 #13

.. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #17

I live in Tornado Alley and they both fascinate and terrify me Horse with no Name Apr 2014 #24

I in no way mean to make light of your fears or your situation..... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #25

In tornado alley on the Arklatex border? Horse with no Name Apr 2014 #26

AGAIN...I understand your concerns A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #27