How's the weather?

[TooTall]

Yeah, I usually go outside and watch unless it gets out of hand. I was outside watching the lightning and wind from the bad storm we had in Columbus a few days ago until a massive wall of water drenched me immediately. Then I watched from my window. Not as awesome. :(

Yeah luckily we have a patio that's covered to the West and South, but the winds were so strong when the initial part of the storm rolled through that the rain just blew in, so I stood closer toward the corner until the heavy rain stopped. There's a walkway just outside the patio that flooded within 2 or 3 minutes. The rain was crazy for about 10 minutes.

 

[Mac]

I tend to not even pay attention to the weather media in general unless the storm dropped a tornado just before it reached my area. I just pull up about 3 different weather sites and go straight to the radar/sat. maps and compare it to what I'm seeing outside.

I like the method of licking my finger and sticking it in the air. Always accurate 60% of the time.

 

[smitty03]

About .50 miles from my parents' house yesterday in Monroeville, Ohio.

 

[TooTall]

About .50 miles from my parents' house yesterday in Monroeville, Ohio.

That's some crazy shit!

 

[Tonyank]

Im sure a 9 year old could be a meteorologist.

Green shit = Rain.
Red shit = thunder and Lots of rain..

Check the radar, fuck the weather "outlook"

 

[Muck]

.../snip/...Most of us were excited to hear that (I've never heard a tornado siren before that).

.../snip/...

I just can't understand why people get so scared of storms.

.../snip/...

There's a relationship between those two statements.

Growing up in a town that was the poster child for tornado (or in our case multiple funnels combining into one) damage, and which has been hit 3 times in the past 40 years, gives one a slightly different perspective on what storms are capable of.

There's a difference between fear & respect gained through experience.

That being said I stood on the porch watching the storm line until the wind really started blowing & the hail began to come down...

 

[buxfan4life]

82 and scattered showers today. But we need the rain.

 

[DubCoffman62]

Clear no wind, forecast says the high will be 103.

 

[TooTall]

Clear no wind, forecast says the high will be 103.

Oh, that's what the weather's like when you aren't in Ohio... Fucker.

 

[DubCoffman62]

Oh, that's what the weather's like when you aren't in Ohio... [censored]er.

Move out west, it's the place to be

 

[jwinslow]

Move out west, it's the place to be

You keep your desert vegetation, heat and old people.

Colorado is the furthest west I can stand, though I wouldn't mind some long business trips to SD.

 

[Taosman]

You keep your desert vegetation, heat and old people.

Colorado is the furthest west I can stand, though I wouldn't mind some long business trips to SD.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
Edward Abbey​

 

[Muck]

Colorado is the furthest west I can stand, though I wouldn't mind some long business trips to SD.

Yeah South Dakota is really hopping this time of year.

 

[DubCoffman62]

You keep your desert vegetation, heat and old people.

Colorado is the furthest west I can stand, though I wouldn't mind some long business trips to SD.

I'm guessing that you've spent little to no time out here and your opinion is based solely on prejudice :)

 

[scarletmike]

Holy shit, I don't think I've ever had a lightning bolt strike so close to me! I could see the bolt through my blinds and it was immediately followed by two sounds that were like someone firing a .50cal right behind my apartment. Happened twice, and the second bolt caused enough vibration to knock a few dishes off the stack by the sink.

Surprised I didn't lose power after those two, but the lights have flickered once or twice. The rain is really coming down now.