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I just downloaded WeatherBug onto my computer and my daughter is in tears, because she saw the tornado warnings flash across the screen. Coupled with the fact that my husband just decided to have a "family meeting" about what we should do when a tornado hits!
Are we hitting the panic botton a little too soon here?
Side note: My daughter would freak at severe thunderstorm warnings and any other severe weather warning back in NJ too.
Personally, I'm facinated by stormy weather. It makes me realize how "small" we really are as human beings.
Any input from long-time residents? TIA
Awww, your poor daughter! Tell her everything is fine!!
The conditions are certainly RIGHT for a tornado to develop. The time to get worried is when funnel clouds have been spotted. So far today that is not the case. Tell your daughter a warning is just that-- a warning. Tell her you all are talking about it to be cautious, and she should not get upset, poor thing. Tell her that the chances of anything happening are slim, but now that you all have come together as a family to plan, she should feel very secure! :-)
And I agree, storms fascinate me, but make me a little nervous, too!
We're just ending a thunderstorm here in Concord. Cabarrus County was under a tornado watch because conditions were good for a tornado to form. Iredell County was under a tornado warning a few hours ago. It just looks like a really heavy spring rain right now.
I dont know how long you lived here but it really something you will have to get use to especially in the summer. Summer time we have alot of late afternoon thunder poppers. The watches means conditions are ripe and warning is for either a tornado been spotted or cloud conditions picked up by doppler radar indicate one but doesnt mean one has touch down. They are usually followed by a projected path. Today isnt a great day far as news channels being weather hounds but a few of stations have very good technology they can zoom in on the thunderstorm and tornado warnings and give you projected streets or communities it is heading towards.
The problem with the terrain of the piedmont is if a funnel cloud is spotted up the road from your location it hard to look for it due to the hilly terrain. One could indicator you are about to get hit hard either with thunderstorm or tornado if outside it looks like almost nighttime in the day time and that would be a good time to brace for the worst.
I am fascinated with weather too even hurricanes. It a wild feeling to step outsde before a hurricane hits and you can feel the barometric pressure dropping and the tropical carribean feel to the air. Then you go inside and wonder what room isnt under a tree LOL. I remember Hurricane Hugo it was like a war zone outside with all the trees just snapping away.
It's really raining hard here in Union County, but thankfully the trees are no longer blowing sideways! Thanks for the kind words, kmway. I read your post to my daughter, and she feels much better now.
I dont know how long you lived here but it really something you will have to get use to especially in the summer. Summer time we have alot of late afternoon thunder poppers. The watches means conditions are ripe and warning is for either a tornado been spotted or cloud conditions picked up by doppler radar indicate one but doesnt mean one has touch down. They are usually followed by a projected path. Today isnt a great day far as news channels being weather hounds but a few of stations have very good technology they can zoom in on the thunderstorm and tornado warnings and give you projected streets or communities it is heading towards.
The problem with the terrain of the piedmont is if a funnel cloud is spotted up the road from your location it hard to look for it due to the hilly terrain. One could indicator you are about to get hit hard either with thunderstorm or tornado if outside it looks like almost nighttime in the day time and that would be a good time to brace for the worst.
I am fascinated with weather too even hurricanes. It a wild feeling to step outsde before a hurricane hits and you can feel the barometric pressure dropping and the tropical carribean feel to the air. Then you go inside and wonder what room isnt under a tree LOL. I remember Hurricane Hugo it was like a war zone outside with all the trees just snapping away.
I remember the smell and the warmth of that Caribbean air during hurricane season, living in Florida, years ago. It was amazing, but very unnerving all at the same time.
Thanks for the kind words, kmway. I read your post to my daughter, and she feels much better now.
Oh, I am glad! I felt bad for her! Storms can be so scary for kids!
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Not too bad
