That tornado started only a few miles east of me in Woodbine, MD, and was on the ground for 20 minutes. Having been through several tornadoes when I lived in Minnesota, I hope never to see another one.
Yep, it's like nice WX, OM - then dark Hell - then hi hi FB again all in fast forward..
Back in Aug 1979? I walked thru the tornado devastation in Windsor Locks, CT. I wasn't supposed to be there, but the cops thought I was a local, I guess. I saw many bare house foundations, huge trees twisted everywhere and wood splinters impaling anything in their path - total chaos. I walked thru a graveyard and saw a ripped up bed mattress wrapped around a monument. An arm was torn off the statue. Still have pictures of it.
Along RT I-91 you could see where it started and set down in a forest of trees. Looked like an excavator went thru and then led right into the neighborhood.
I was about 15 miles away when it occurred and wondered why the sky was so dark and why it turned GREEN!
The next worst thing is a micro-burst. We had 100+ winds here a few years back and it took down some Yuge trees all in a matter of 15 seconds. This is the time of year, bros.
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