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kentauros

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98. And it WILL get more severe up there, and over in Europe.

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:58 AM

Jul 2014

I read on Dr. Jeff Masters' blog earlier this year that as the climate changes, storms will form sooner off the west coast of Africa and turn north sooner, too. That means fewer storms for us on the Gulf of Mexico and more storms heading up the East Coast, with enough staying power to end up in England and Europe.

Remember that thread we had the other day for which European country you'd want to live in? Most picked northern countries, presumably for the better governments there. That could end up being a poor choice after all as those regions end up getting more storm remains (or possibly full tropical storms) lobbed upon housing and buildings which have never been designed for storms of that nature.

Sandy may have been a freak storm, but Irene wasn't.

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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