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markpkessinger

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1. They can and do occur almost anywhere . . .

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Thu Jul 3, 2014, 04:40 PM

Jul 2014

. . . it's just that some places are much, much more prone to them.

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TORNADOES in New England??? What the hell...? [View all] MADem Jul 2014 OP

They can and do occur almost anywhere . . . markpkessinger Jul 2014 #1

I wonder if they're occurring more often in areas that aren't prone to them? n/t Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #14

I think they consider a larger area now to be 'Tornado Alley' A Little Weird Jul 2014 #96

Thanks for the link, A Little Weird, this is a fascinating image. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #97

Brooklyn a few years ago freaked me out! bettyellen Jul 2014 #2

Wow....the northeast is developing a tornado alley! nt MADem Jul 2014 #56

No kidding Dorian Gray Jul 2014 #102

"What the hell" is right. Stay safe. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #3

I'm OK--I'm well away from the worst of it. MADem Jul 2014 #24

and here I sit on Chappaquiddick Island... CTyankee Jul 2014 #34

Be careful; Arthur is headed your way!!! nt MADem Jul 2014 #60

watching msnbc this am....looks like we'll get lots of rain... CTyankee Jul 2014 #101

It's back down to cat 1, they are saying heavy MADem Jul 2014 #106

yikes- ferry ride does not seem fun in choppy seas Marrah_G Jul 2014 #114

yeah, my fast ferry catamaran ferry from Oak Bluffs on MV to Quonset, RI cancelled tonight both way CTyankee Jul 2014 #117

They can happen there. NutmegYankee Jul 2014 #4

actually tornadoes are not uncommon in New England cali Jul 2014 #5

I've lived in New England, off and on, for a long time. MADem Jul 2014 #7

Well, it's quite a front coming through. NutmegYankee Jul 2014 #16

This is not the weather of my childhood! nt MADem Jul 2014 #63

It is the weather of mine... NutmegYankee Jul 2014 #68

Yep....no wonder everything on TV these days is labeled "extreme!" nt MADem Jul 2014 #70

Oh, the "fun" has yet to begin. NutmegYankee Jul 2014 #71

Figures--as I approach my dotage, something to scare the it-shay outta me!!! nt MADem Jul 2014 #75

The next TWO decades will be quite something. Scientist's and climatologists and the IPCC ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #112

well, I have. cali Jul 2014 #23

Yeah, but compare that to ... Tennessee, for example! MADem Jul 2014 #65

This is a very good point goldent Jul 2014 #61

Huge tornado in Worcester in the 50s. Many deaths. virgogal Jul 2014 #6

That was over half a century ago! MADem Jul 2014 #11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_New_England_tornado_outbreak NutmegYankee Jul 2014 #18

Which is why we should only be seeing them every half century or so! MADem Jul 2014 #58

I lived in Connecticut for a few years in the late 70s and early 80s. amandabeech Jul 2014 #62

Ya just don't think of New England as a place where MADem Jul 2014 #66

Growing up in the Boston area, remember several tornado warning Fla Dem Jul 2014 #8

That was over a half century ago, though. MADem Jul 2014 #19

Yes rare, not like the mid west and southeast, but not unheard of. Take care and take cover. nt Fla Dem Jul 2014 #30

I am fine--they were targeted in southern NH and southern ME! MADem Jul 2014 #80

sure, they can happen in New England Skittles Jul 2014 #9

They're rare here... MADem Jul 2014 #17

I'd say climate change will eventually change that description Skittles Jul 2014 #26

I'd say you're right!!! nt MADem Jul 2014 #81

Calm down, the Republicans are saying it's a hoax derby378 Jul 2014 #10

Ha ha ha!! MADem Jul 2014 #13

Warnings are not uncommon. Those that actually occur are usually very small and travel for PoliticAverse Jul 2014 #12

I haven't seen this kind of frantic coverage. MADem Jul 2014 #15

What is NECN? NutmegYankee Jul 2014 #20

New England Cable News Agschmid Jul 2014 #29

The only cable option I have is Metrocrap, AKA Metrocast NutmegYankee Jul 2014 #48

It's an aggregator of local network sources. Handy to have if something is going on MADem Jul 2014 #84

If you get thunderstorms,you can get a tornado. Jenoch Jul 2014 #22

If they are shitting bricks, take it seriously Aerows Jul 2014 #28

The danger has passed, but thank you! MADem Jul 2014 #83

I'm glad you are okay Aerows Jul 2014 #85

I live in a frigging fortress! MADem Jul 2014 #86

Have fun, my friend Aerows Jul 2014 #89

I saw the rotation with my own eyes today. bunnies Jul 2014 #47

WOW--YOU stay safe!!!!!! nt MADem Jul 2014 #87

Stay safe! Aerows Jul 2014 #21

PA too - just got an Accuweather Tornado Warning on my phone for Northampton County PA MgtPA Jul 2014 #25

Not at all uncommon in PA nt Tree-Hugger Jul 2014 #33

WOW---they're everywhere, they're everywhere!!! nt MADem Jul 2014 #37

Get ready malaise Jul 2014 #27

The ones they were warning us about were in systems that MADem Jul 2014 #40

They are rare but not unheard of Marrah_G Jul 2014 #31

Welcome to Global Warming lovuian Jul 2014 #32

Yes, I think you're right. Boston is windier than Chicago; we MADem Jul 2014 #41

The US has the largest amount of tornadoes edhopper Jul 2014 #35

Do tell! I have no idea...! MADem Jul 2014 #36

Great Britain edhopper Jul 2014 #73

Who knew? And I used to live there, as well!!! nt MADem Jul 2014 #74

In 1998 we had what would have been a whistler162 Jul 2014 #38

That must have been terrifying! nt MADem Jul 2014 #45

Weird sound. Like tornadoes it sounded whistler162 Jul 2014 #57

I've been in earthquakes all over the world... MADem Jul 2014 #59

They happen in all 50 states. nt greytdemocrat Jul 2014 #39

I know some folks who live in Alabama who have been MADem Jul 2014 #43

I see waterspouts alot. greytdemocrat Jul 2014 #54

Wow--that would scare the shit outta me! nt MADem Jul 2014 #55

A palm tree... greytdemocrat Jul 2014 #67

I knew a sweet old lady who lived in Dade City...I would visit her every so often. MADem Jul 2014 #90

LOL!!! greytdemocrat Jul 2014 #103

In Canada too laundry_queen Jul 2014 #99

There have been some very severe tornadoes in Western Mass. SecularMotion Jul 2014 #42

The climate is most certainly changing... nt MADem Jul 2014 #44

Western Mass is a mini tornado alley Gormy Cuss Jul 2014 #49

I remember the 2011 outbreak. NutmegYankee Jul 2014 #50

I watched one form outside my work on the coast of NH today. bunnies Jul 2014 #46

Dayum!!!!!!! MADem Jul 2014 #92

Eastern Long Island>>> most often water spouts or systems moving in quickly onto shore from ocean KittyWampus Jul 2014 #51

glad you're OK, hope your family stays safe ! nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #52

When late day summer thunderstorms sweep down form Upstate New York.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2014 #53

They were named after that tragedy a half century ago!!! MADem Jul 2014 #94

Well thanks for getting me to pay attention, MADem. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #64

There will be lashings of rain tonight, too!!! MADem Jul 2014 #107

Did you have them last night too?! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #108

Yes--the sky OPENED UP for a bit and it poured MADem Jul 2014 #109

Keep your head down and grab your bike helmet, and MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #69

What a BRILLIANT idea! MADem Jul 2014 #111

hurricanes mercuryblues Jul 2014 #72

Arthur is supposed to go thru Newfie and Nova Scotia. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2014 #76

and Greenland, but by the time it gets to Greenland it will be simply a low pressure system nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author Marrah_G Jul 2014 #78

This afternoon they said the Cape/Islands were in the Cone of Doom... MADem Jul 2014 #79

They've had them before laundry_queen Jul 2014 #100

No tornado, but Rumford, ME got shellacked last night by a microburst. bluedigger Jul 2014 #82

Wow, that happened last year, something very similar, in a town in Aroostook County, I think... MADem Jul 2014 #95

Actually there are a few pipi_k Jul 2014 #88

Compare that to TX, TN, AL, GA, MO, etc. MADem Jul 2014 #91

And it WILL get more severe up there, and over in Europe. kentauros Jul 2014 #98

You know what's relatively common, though... pipi_k Jul 2014 #118

Yeah, I guess the most recent "important" tornado in MA happened in your neck o'the woods. MADem Jul 2014 #120

Be safe. littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #93

Not often but it does happen. freethought Jul 2014 #104

Bill Weld had designs on an ambassadorship! MADem Jul 2014 #105

Great Barrington, MA, 1995 Tanuki Jul 2014 #110

Huh Kber Jul 2014 #113

The danger has passed--he may have gotten very wet, though. MADem Jul 2014 #115

Are they pipi_k Jul 2014 #119

Not sure. They checked in after the storm. Kber Jul 2014 #121

Massachusetts averages 3 per year Quixote1818 Jul 2014 #116