so much for that
Everyone ok in STORM 2012?
March 15th, 2012 at 6:51 PM
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Everyone ok in STORM 2012?
Haven't seen any funnel clouds, but they're out there...they have pics in Dexter. Serious hail on the South side. My deck is white. How is it where you're at in Michigan? Stay indoors if you can, stay safe, and hopefully keep power, so you can tell your best storm stories.
March 15th, 2012 at 6:54 PM | 
Living up north and working
Living up north and working
March 15th, 2012 at 7:08 PM |
Ill be up at boyne tmrw for
Ill be up at boyne tmrw for
Ill be up at boyne tmrw for the wkend.. Got a great deal at one of the Bluegreen condos.. Should be a good drunk time.. Never been up there for Carnival wkend, hoping it is all everyone talks it up to be.
March 15th, 2012 at 7:34 PM |
Forecast is calling for 70's
Forecast is calling for 70's
Forecast is calling for 70's and sun - first time I can remember anything close to that for carnival. You won't be disappointed...the worst part will undoubtedly be trying to ski back down after drinking heavily for many hours...
I may be drunk, but you're ugly, and in the morning I'll be sober.
March 15th, 2012 at 10:45 PM |
looking forward to it,
looking forward to it,
looking forward to it, driving up tomorrow. Should get there around 10-1030..
Checking in to our condo about 3-430.. Can't wait
March 15th, 2012 at 7:36 PM |
It's not
It's not
Go to Brazil. It is ok, but overhyped like Bud Bash.
[Caved troll is caved. Sorry, Mobile app users.]
March 15th, 2012 at 11:45 PM |
What golf courses should I
What golf courses should I
What golf courses should I play at Boyne? I'm finally going to make the trip this year.
March 16th, 2012 at 10:48 AM |
BOYNE courses
BOYNE courses
If you've never golfed the BOYNE courses, I would recommend checking out The Heather and Arthur Hills courses at Boyne Highlands, and The Monument at Boyne Mountain. Hole 13 on the Arthur Hills course offers one of the most picturesque views of any hole I've ever played.
I may be drunk, but you're ugly, and in the morning I'll be sober.
March 15th, 2012 at 6:54 PM |
Tons'o'Hail
Tons'o'Hail
I am also on the South side, it looks like it snowed here due to so much hail. Ugly aftenoon weatherwise.
March 15th, 2012 at 6:55 PM |
88 and sunny here...watching
88 and sunny here...watching
88 and sunny here...watching the NCAA's from my poolside lanai, drinking some Stella.
March 15th, 2012 at 7:10 PM |
Me too!
Got a mix and match
Me too!
Got a mix and match
Me too!
Got a mix and match 6pack from Trader Joe's.
March 15th, 2012 at 6:57 PM |
My tire exploded. Im soaked
My tire exploded. Im soaked
My tire exploded. Im soaked
Hail Yes
March 15th, 2012 at 7:29 PM |
+1...
+1...
because it definitely sounds like you need one.
Go Blue!
March 15th, 2012 at 7:01 PM |
The front is coming your way
The front is coming your way
The front is coming your way however.
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
March 15th, 2012 at 7:00 PM |
Sunshine
Sunshine
85 with a light breeze and sunshine here in the Texas panhandle. Hope you all up there in the land of cold stay safe.
Is there anything close to Bay City? That's where most of my family lives.
AWWWWWW SHUCKY DUCKY
March 15th, 2012 at 7:02 PM |
http://forecast.weather.gov/M
http://forecast.weather.gov/M
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Bay+City&state=MI&site...
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
March 15th, 2012 at 7:22 PM |
Ha! I guess I could have done
Ha! I guess I could have done
Ha! I guess I could have done that myself, but thanks!
AWWWWWW SHUCKY DUCKY
March 15th, 2012 at 7:01 PM |
There was pretty big hail on
There was pretty big hail on
There was pretty big hail on north campus. Apparently a tornado touched down somewhere here in Ann Arbor in addition to the one in Dexter.
...will be champions
March 15th, 2012 at 7:33 PM |
Bursley
Bursley
My daughter is a freshman living in Bursley and they were ordered to the basement a while ago and still there. Although now there is a flood warning.
March 15th, 2012 at 8:14 PM |
Nope
Nope
I think the tornado actually touched down last near Asheville, North Carolina
Sincerely, the Syracuse game refs
March 15th, 2012 at 7:04 PM |
All OK here on the west side in A2
All OK here on the west side in A2
Crazy storm though....consistent hail for an hour, some pieces as big as a quarter, interspersed with intense downpours, with lots of heavy lighting/thunder action—but with absolutely no wind. The tops of trees that are several stories tall aren't moving at all. Very strange.
The good thing is that it was the puppy's first thunderstorm, and he's been pretty calm about it all.
March 15th, 2012 at 7:11 PM |
Coming To SW Wayne County Now...
Coming To SW Wayne County Now...
It's breezy with a pretty good rainfall here. Nothing too violent yet, but it has a pretty damn spectacular and frightening lightning show.
PSA from your MGoDTEGuy....call 1-800-477-4747 if the lights go out.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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March 15th, 2012 at 7:09 PM |
Tornado
Tornado
NSFW Language
"I recently heard from fans and friends that Michigan will be great again one day. In my opinion, Michigan never stopped being great." --Zac Ciullo
March 15th, 2012 at 7:19 PM |
Best part about this was that
Best part about this was that
Best part about this was that I was watching it thinking they're at least looking through a window and then he turns around, and lo and behold they're staring it down from the yard. Bold.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
March 15th, 2012 at 8:35 PM |
Hudson Mills Metro Park actually
Hudson Mills Metro Park actually
Looks like their only shelter was the restrooms... that could have been bad.
"That's right. It's an off-tackle play. It's coming right over you. And there's not a thing you can do about it."
March 15th, 2012 at 7:43 PM |
Holy shit!! That's amazing
Holy shit!! That's amazing
Holy shit!! That's amazing how that is going on over there, and we haven't had a drop on west side of the state, especially when you consider that most of the systems move west to east.
"It's the only place to get the inside story on Wolverine football, so blee bluhh tahh!" - Bo
March 15th, 2012 at 8:09 PM |
That's quite a
That's quite a
That's quite a tornado-watching party. Sure hope no flying debris hit the area.
March 15th, 2012 at 7:10 PM |
White street is flooded
White street is flooded
I can't get to my house on Brookwood in my car. If you have a basement in the area, I'm crossing my fingers for you.
March 15th, 2012 at 7:11 PM |
Getting it in Cincinnati too.
Getting it in Cincinnati too.
The heavy stuff has been missing us today, but a nasty one just went through the very same town in Kentucky that had the deaths and the houses lifted off their foundations two weeks ago. It's amazing how the local geography seems to funnel the storms to the same spots over and over again.
March 15th, 2012 at 7:12 PM |
State Street
State Street
March 15th, 2012 at 7:53 PM |
Is this for real? I live in
Is this for real? I live in
Is this for real? I live in Northville and there's been nothing here whole tonight. I assume no meetings at the Union tonight.
March 15th, 2012 at 7:15 PM |
Does anyone live in Dundee on
Does anyone live in Dundee on
Does anyone live in Dundee on here that can provide some insight about what it's like to live in Michigan's tornado alley? My family and I have a running joke to stay away from Dundee whenever there's a tornado warning, because that Cabela's seems to take a beating every time. Must be rough. I haven't seen any updates about them yet, but I'm sure they're coming.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
March 15th, 2012 at 9:18 PM |
My dad lives just on the
My dad lives just on the
My dad lives just on the outside of east Dundee. He said he watched a Tornado today a mile or so south of his house...
March 16th, 2012 at 11:06 AM |
i hate
i hate
Dundee. It is wrestling related
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March 15th, 2012 at 7:16 PM |
Where is TTU Wolverine?
I
Where is TTU Wolverine?
I
Where is TTU Wolverine?
I hear he's a meteorologist
March 15th, 2012 at 7:23 PM |
It's because we grow tornados
It's because we grow tornados
It's because we grow tornados here, then export them.
AWWWWWW SHUCKY DUCKY
March 15th, 2012 at 7:30 PM |
There are several
There are several
There are several meteorologists that lurk here. If I had to guess, TTUWolverine is currently chasing (or as much as one can storm chase in Michigan).
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
March 15th, 2012 at 7:48 PM |
ugh.
ugh.
Just ugh. I was napping, woke up to about a bajillion text messages. Epic fail on my part.
March 15th, 2012 at 8:18 PM |
Would you say this is was a
Would you say this is was a
Would you say that it was a whirlwind of texts...? *snicker*
Don't hate.
AWWWWWW SHUCKY DUCKY
March 15th, 2012 at 7:32 PM |
Photos
Photos
http://www.clickondetroit.com/ishotnews/-/4757478/-/i49sks/-/index.html?...
Video
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Video-of-tornado-near-Dexter-Michigan...
It's bad.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Aerial-video-of-damages-in-Dexter/-/1...
I hope no one was seriously hurt.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
March 15th, 2012 at 7:42 PM |
I really do not want to sound
I really do not want to sound
I really do not want to sound course, since clearly some houses were destroyed or nearly destroyed, but I don't see much damage to houses half a block away. About half a dozen homes were affected. Severe weather can be highly localized but I wouldn't call this bad. Bad is an entire town being leveled. This was just a small storm and an unlucky half dozen home owners. (But since no deaths are being reported, you could say it was a lucky half dozen home owners)
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
March 15th, 2012 at 11:39 PM |
A lot more than 6 houses
A lot more than 6 houses
A lot more than 6 houses were damaged. Are you familiar with how tornados work? They will often skip around, levelling some buildings while leaving others very close by undamaged.
No this was no F5 tornado like the one that levelled Tuscaloosa last year, but it probably has done more damage to homes and buildilngs in the Ann Arbor area than any storm in the last 40 years, so it's a pretty big deal. We don't get stroms like this up here. Or at least, we didn't used to.
March 16th, 2012 at 12:13 AM |
"Didn't used to"
"Didn't used to"
Michigan right at the north end of Tornado alley. We don't get them like the heart of the midwest, but our neck of the woods gets it share of tornado generating storms every year. This is nothing out of the ordinary. This one just happened to land in a pretty populated area. A lot of them hit the middle of a cornfield and people hardly know it was there.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
March 16th, 2012 at 1:00 AM |
Not what Channel 7 meterologist was saying
Not what Channel 7 meterologist was saying
He said this storm was "extremely unusual" for Michigan especially for this time of year. So no offense, but unless you happen to also be a meterologist, I'm going to take his word over yours.
Regardless of how "rare" the storm was, the damage it did to the Ann Arbor area was pretty rare. As I said before, I can't recall a single storm in the last 40 years that damaged as many homes around Ann Arbor as this one. I'm hearing wildly varying reports of how many homes were destoryed. Every one agrees it was double digits, with one report going as high as 35. The Dexter paper says over 100 homes suffered damage.
March 16th, 2012 at 11:19 AM |
I'm getting a PhD in
I'm getting a PhD in
I'm getting a PhD in atmospheric science, so yeah. It was rare for this time of year. It wasn't very rare of this area in general.
There is a large difference between number of homes destroyed vs number of homes that suffered damage. I don't want to sound snarky, but bet me know when you have spent time in any area or town that was hit with an EF4 or EF5. You'll understand how bad a tornado can be.
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
March 16th, 2012 at 1:02 PM |
13 destroyed, 105 damaged.
13 destroyed, 105 damaged.
Because it didn't level the town doesnt lessen the tragedies of the people it did strike.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
March 16th, 2012 at 2:27 PM |
I'm not trying to say it
I'm not trying to say it
I'm not trying to say it wasn't a tragedy for those involved. I just want to put the tornado size in a scientific context. it was not that large of a tornado.
Tuscaloosa 2011
Joplin 2011
Greensburg 2007
Dexter 2012
Are you a park ranger at Yellowstone? Say hi to Yogi Bear for me. - the_big_house 500th
I may not be a 70 year old man. - Herm
March 16th, 2012 at 4:32 PM |
And none of them are anywhere near Michigan.
And none of them are anywhere near Michigan.
No one claimed it was the worst storm in the history of the world. Or that it needed national relief like Hurricane Katrina. Just that it was uncommonly bad for this area. Tail end of the Alley or not. If you have a list of pictures of a half dozen worse storms in southeastern Michigan, go for it, but the more you beat a dead horse, the more you are coming off as "coarse".
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
March 18th, 2012 at 3:27 PM |
Um, yes it WAS rare
Um, yes it WAS rare
According to the tornado history project, this was only the 4th F3 level tornado to hit Washtenaw county since 1950.
So, we get a tornado like this in Ann Arbor about once every 20 years. You don't consider that rare???
http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/Michigan/table
March 15th, 2012 at 7:39 PM |
Damn, really
Damn, really
It's absolutely gorgeous over here in Kentwood. I just got done walking around East GR and Reeds lake, which is what I like to do when the weather is nice. That is crazy. Everything must have stayed south of us.
"It's the only place to get the inside story on Wolverine football, so blee bluhh tahh!" - Bo
March 15th, 2012 at 7:39 PM |
Had dinner at slows
Had dinner at slows
Walked outside and saw lightning, heading back to the apt and school. Just hear a few rumbles sitting in my office, but nothing major.
I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge
Living up north and working at Boyne Mountain - clear skies and 70...and yes skiing still! Hope everyone is staying safe to the south.
I may be drunk, but you're ugly, and in the morning I'll be sober.