All of you okay after the tornado? (Minneapolis, Fridley: fit in, rent)

[green_mariner]

I heard about the tornado in Minneapolis on Sunday. Hope all of you are okay. I only heard about it after I watched a video of a few people riding it out in North Minneapolis in a gas station. How are you guys doing after the tornado?

[Laggard]

Well, I'm not in Kansas anymore.

[Minnesota Spring]

The news was saying most power was supposed to be restored tonight, which is great. 2 people lost their lives (one from a tree falling and one from a heart attack in the clean up).
I am still in shock from seeing the news reports regarding the Joplin, MO tornado. 116 dead and the city basically wiped off the map. Not to diminish the significance of the Mpls. tornado, but it looks like mere child's play compared to the devastation in Joplin.
I can't imagine how things would look if the tornado that hit Mpls. was the size of the one in Missouri. Just crazy!

[audadvnc]

One interesting aspect of this weekend's Mpls tornado is the relatively cool air temperature on the ground, typically 55 to 60 degrees. I always thought that tornadoes were heat driven, and in order to get enough energy to generate the amount of damage we've seen, the temperatures should have been in the 80's or 90's. They weren't, but the storm had plenty of energy.

I'm surprised how close it got to my home. Two blocks west from me, there are downed trees, and three blocks over, the damage was full force. And there was significant damage on the other side of my neighborhood also - the man who died from the tree fall was a quarter mile east of me. Yet all we experienced were small branches broken and scattered about - I didn't even lose lilac flowers. Tornadoes are bizarre.

[green_mariner]

I'm hoping and praying for a speedy and decent clean up as everyone is getting on with life after the tornado. I also have concerns because I have relatives in Minneapolis.

[embedded_engineer]

The freaky thing is that I could have been living in the damaged area, as I have plans to move to the Twin Cities upon finding a job. The Camden neighborhood seemed like a good value - relatively low rent but a respectable neighborhood. If were working in the northern half of the Twin Cities (like Fridley, Arden Hills, Golden Valley, etc.) or downtown Minneapolis, I would be living in or near the damaged area.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by embedded_engineer

The freaky thing is that I could have been living in the damaged area, as I have plans to move to the Twin Cities upon finding a job. The Camden neighborhood seemed like a good value - relatively low rent but a respectable neighborhood. If were working in the northern half of the Twin Cities (like Fridley, Arden Hills, Golden Valley, etc.) or downtown Minneapolis, I would be living in or near the damaged area.

It can be humbling. It makes one think about their own life. A few months ago I was in a tornado scare. No actually tornado, but all of the students were escorted to the basement of the building. Counties north of where I live got the main brunt.

[Oildog]

But people found the ability to loot a liquor store....just like New Orleans.

Minneapolis liquor store looted after tornado - TwinCities.com

[audadvnc]

Originally Posted by Oildog

But people found the ability to loot a liquor store....just like New Orleans.

Dog whistle, anyone?

I live four blocks from that liquor store. Yeah, the tornado busted the front windows and some bad boys got into it after the storm. Then the police came along and chased them out.

Are you going to write about the aid center that local citizens (myself included) have set up across the street from there, to hand out clothes, toiletries, first aid and snacks for neighbors in need? Or doesn't that fit into your agenda?

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by audadvnc

Dog whistle, anyone?

I live four blocks from that liquor store. Yeah, the tornado busted the front windows and some bad boys got into it after the storm. Then the police came along and chased them out.

Are you going to write about the aid center that local citizens (myself included) have set up across the street from there, to hand out clothes, toiletries, first aid and snacks for neighbors in need? Or doesn't that fit into your agenda?

We do need to talk more about the positive things being done.