Re: fireworks NOW flooding

there's a sort of urban legend here that tornadoes go around Fort Wayne, aka
the Summit City.  Something to do with the confluence of the 3 rivers and
the point at which they meet in town.  I've heard it's hogwash but, whereas
we do get high winds when tornadoes are around, we never get a full blown
one in town.  Have had some on the outskirts and a couple that were
considered borderline in the limits, but usually the big damage happens all
around us.  On the other hand, with 3 rivers and innumerable ditches, we
aren't immune to flooding.

Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] fireworks NOW flooding


> Wow - 13 inches?? Have mercy. And tornado "season" per se is over, but
> tornadoes happen 12 months a year here. The worst one I've been in was
> in Waxahachie on President's Day. Got up, heard the roar, rain was too
> heavy to see, so I just got back in bed, pulled a pillow over my head
> and went back to sleep. When I woke up the second time - the church
> right across the highway was nothing but splinters. A close call. Boy
> what a mess. I wasn't in Texas 3 weeks when I saw my first one. Was
> heading straight toward Midland.
>
> I ran to the kitchen to look for the grocery bag I remembered seeing
> that had tornado tips on it (I had no clue what to do coming from the
> East Coast). By the time I found that damn bag, it was gone. Oh well,
> gave me something to do.
>
>
> Dumb luck.  Small wonder my mother says I have more lives than 10 cats....
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Kitty Morrissy <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Tue, 08 Jul 2003 12:41:22 -0500
>
> >We do get tornadoes around here, but I thought we were pretty well done
> >with Tornado season.  Summer brings occasional thunderstorms but not
> >usually with such high winds.  (When I left home this am I saw that a
> >huge silver maple in my addition was down, blocking the street)
> >Humidity can be pretty high here in the summer but not like it is now
> >and for so long.  You actually feel like you're in a steam room when
> >you're just standing still; try to do anything physical and the
> >humidity can wear you out.  and don't get me started about my hair!
> >
> >The paper this am said we had as much as 13 inches of rain over the
> >weekend with more to come.  The route I usually take home from work by
> >the river was under water.  I personally am fine, but a lot of people
> >have lost much.  The governor is planning to declare some areas a
> >disaster.  As I said, I don't know all the weather terminology, but
> >what you described, Pam, sounds much like what they were describing on
> >tv.
> >
> >Kitty
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
> >Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2003 12:09 pm
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] fireworks NOW flooding
> >
> >> Are y'all in the upper portion of tornado alley or something?
> >> Sounds like what happens when we get
> >> 1. moist air mass from the Gulf
> >> 2. hot dry air mass from the Mexican desert and
> >> 3. a cold front zooming down over the Rockies and all meeting over
> >> Oklahoma or Texas w/ alarming regularity.
> >> I've never been to the Midwest so I'm not familiar w/ the
> >> topography or weather patterns.  Closest I've been is Jesse's!!
> >>
> >> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> >> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> Date:  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:06:02 -0500
> >>
> >> >Donna,
> >> >What do they say? "When it rains, it pours."
> >> >So sorry to hear you sustained yet more damage.  I woke to super
> >> high winds
> >> >about 1 am.  Went to get the 3 outside cats in. 2 were huddled on
> >> the front
> >> >porch but couldn't find Shimmy. But he was in his grill-bed in
> >> the Florida
> >> >room, nice and dry when I got up again at 6:45.
> >> >
> >> >You're right about these being the worst.  The wind and rain in
> >> the trees
> >> >looked like something out of a hurricane.  Fortunately, I didn't have
> >> >anything left to stake; I'd managed to secure everything either
> >> before the
> >> >storms or after some of them.  I just had a new roof put on - it
> >> better NOT
> >> >be going anywhere!
> >> >
> >> >Bonnie Morgan had some damage in Ohio in her neighborhood from
> >> the earlier
> >> >storms.  I hope she'll check in with us soon on this one.  How
> >> about Cathy,
> >> >Ceres , Melody?
> >> >
> >> >Pam wrote, "What is up w/ these storms y'all have been having?"
> >> I'm no
> >> >meteorologist, but it has something to do with the southern hot
> >> air moving
> >> >north and crashing in to the northern cold air.  I for one have
> >> had enough.
> >> >I'm sure Donna has too.
> >> >
> >> >Kitty
> >> >
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
> >> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> >Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 5:29 AM
> >> >Subject: RE: [CHAT] fireworks NOW flooding
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Yes, I do have another pond for a quarantined area, and many
> >> got dumped
> >> >> into there. The current pond conditions will not kill the fish,
> >> but not
> >> >> the greatest environment but getting better daily.
> >> >>
> >> >> Did you survive the storm last night? It was the worst and
> >> thought for
> >> >> sure I was up for a repeat of the other day. Pond survived this
> >> time>> (power is back on already obviously) but my attached screen
> >> room is
> >> >> history! (roof is gone, can't even get out of the back door)
> >> Waiting for
> >> >> the sun ( ok, light)to come out so I can take pictures before
> >> heading to
> >> >> work. Actually ripped off the light fixtures from the house
> >> too. Thought
> >> >> the roof was going too.... We have been fixing all the stuff
> >> ruined by
> >> >> the storms, but this time I am going to have to call the insurance
> >> >> company... way too much damage out there... that you can see in the
> >> >> dark.
> >> >>
> >> >> How is everyone else fairing in these storms? I know a few of
> >> us are on
> >> >> the same weather track...
> >> >>
> >> >> Suns coming up- talk later,
> >> >> Donna
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Donna,
> >> >> > I hear some relief will be moving into the area later in the
> >> week.>> Were
> >> >> > you
> >> >> > able to save some of the fish?  Can they be moved to a
> >> temporary tank
> >> >> > while
> >> >> > the pond is stabilized?  I don't know anything about ponds,
> >> but I can
> >> >> > understand your pain.  Sounds like a lot of work in terrible
> >> >> conditions
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > not very satisfactory results. I wish you luck.
> >> >> > Kitty
> >> >>
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