Tornado

[hannahbeeandme]

YEA! Grant County, where I live, gets alot of severe thunderstorms, and a few tornadoes. ECSPECIALLY IN 2008!

[ShadowCaver]

For some maps of where historically twisters have traveled:

Indiana Tornadoes, 1950-2001
NWS Northern Indiana Tornado Maps and Data

And yea, I'm another goofy fool that loves severe weather - minus of course suffering/destruction
Can find me on roof tops and hills photo'ing the clouds, lightning, etc. Yea, real smart...

[Candy T]

Griffith, Indiana, which is 3 miles east of me, had a tornado August 5, 2008. About 30 homes had ripped off roofs, etc. It was an F2. There was widespread damage across the region in the way of trees down. We could hear limbs cracking everywhere. I never saw so much lightening. The lights went out and came back on over 40 times. It was wild. The same storm sent a rotation through downtown Chicago. I guess you would call it an F0?

I grew up in southern California, and even though I've lived here since 1969, bad storms still un-nerve me. My husband, who grew up here, hates the thought of an earthquake. I guess it's all about what you grow up with.

[midnightrosefashions]

i had to add to this post. i came across the site and forum and thought i would join. i found it oddly humorous that it is mentioned that indiana hasn't had a tornado in years, then poof in mid-thread we get an f3 in nappanee. while true, there was tons of damage with companies closing and lots of job loss, one thing wasn't mentioned. here in northern indiana, while i'm not from here, i appreciate this, there is a close family feel. after the tornado hit my town just a couple blocks north of me, the community reacted quickly. sirens do go off and the area was evacuated in a short time. two days later, over 3,000 people poured into nappanee to help clean up and some had to be turned away. i agree with those that say no matter where you are are, there is always the possibility of disasters. i lived in southern rural minnesota and you learned to look at the sky for tornado signs and prepare. you should always be aware of what "could" happen and be prepared to take care of yourself and then your community. i'm beginning to like it here

[domergurl]

Originally Posted by midnightrosefashions

i had to add to this post. i came across the site and forum and thought i would join. i found it oddly humorous that it is mentioned that indiana hasn't had a tornado in years, then poof in mid-thread we get an f3 in nappanee. while true, there was tons of damage with companies closing and lots of job loss, one thing wasn't mentioned. here in northern indiana, while i'm not from here, i appreciate this, there is a close family feel. after the tornado hit my town just a couple blocks north of me, the community reacted quickly. sirens do go off and the area was evacuated in a short time. two days later, over 3,000 people poured into nappanee to help clean up and some had to be turned away. i agree with those that say no matter where you are are, there is always the possibility of disasters. i lived in southern rural minnesota and you learned to look at the sky for tornado signs and prepare. you should always be aware of what "could" happen and be prepared to take care of yourself and then your community. i'm beginning to like it here

And you guys got a great DQ Grill and Chill out of it too!!!

[DFidler]

Mooresville has it's share of severe weather. We've had tornadoes, we've had high winds, we've had major thunderstorms. I've lived in Indiana all my life. And they still scare the holy you know whats out of me. Besides 1996 and 2002 I really do think 2008 has been a pretty bad year. 96 and 02 I lived in a trailer park. So I scared ****less. Now I live in a house. Not as good as I would like it. But better than a trailer. I live with my mother and grandfather. We don't have a basement or a shelter area. We just have to tough it out. I'm not sure what the biggest tornado to hit Indiana was. But it's something we do have. Not as much as the central states. But a decent amount. I hate them!