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| Bea |
Posted - October 28 2002 : 10:31:31 AM
I am just wondering how our dear friends in Europe are doing???
Saw some scary coverage on our morning news! Apparently Berlin had a terrible storm that killed quite a few people..
http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/10/28/europe_winds021028
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| Bea |
Posted - October 30 2002 : 10:16:59 AM
Theresa, I am so sorry about your mother-in-law! What an awful way to lose a loved one...
The province I live in, Alberta, has had its shares of tornadoes as well. I still remember Black Friday in 1987 when over 30 people lost their lives due to a killer tornado in Edmonton. And yes, one can feel that something is different before it happens. The night before I saw a cloud formation I had never seen before. It just didn't look right! But Sgt Munro is right: When this tornado hit us EVERYONE pitched in to help. Edmontonians were absolutely wonderful and people from across Canada and the US sent help.
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| Ilse |
Posted - October 30 2002 : 03:59:10 AM
Theresa, we do have storms in this season and in Spring. This one was not really stronger than usual in windforce itself, but the wind gusts (?not sure about the word here) were. Spring storms are usually more of a nuissance here in Holland. The combination of melting snow in the Alps and inland winds every now and then cause serious flooding of the forelands of our rivers.
SgtMunro, yes, I feel the same way.
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| SgtMunro |
Posted - October 30 2002 : 03:18:21 AM
One thing that natural disasters like this are good for, is that it reminds us how frail we human beings are and how we are not the masters of all around us. It reminds us of the virtue of humility, something which I lack a great deal of from time to time. I'll continue to pray for the comfort of the survivors, the departed and their families.
Sgt. Duncan Munro
Capt. Graham's Coy
1/42nd Royal Highlanders
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| Theresa |
Posted - October 29 2002 : 9:30:47 PM
Ilse,
These tornadoes occur during the change in season when the atmosphere is very unstable. Mrs. Williams's house was found about 100 yards away from the foundation....the WHOLE house. The house was shattered to smitherines. There was nothing left on the property except the foundation. It's frightening how powerful these storms are....don't watch "The Wizard of Oz" the same way anymore.
Was this a "freak" occurance you had? Something that doesn't usually happen there?
Theresa |
| Ilse |
Posted - October 29 2002 : 6:23:51 PM
Theresa said:
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So...believe me when I warn you, if you know one's headed your way, get the "hell out of Dodge!"
I believe ya! That's surely way worse than what happened here on Sunday. I think, because we usually have such a moderate climate here, many of us are not well aware of the danger. I read that one of the persons that died, actually went out to the beach and walked out on the pier; and subsequently was blown into the see 
Ilse
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| Theresa |
Posted - October 29 2002 : 4:50:11 PM
Hey Isle, and yes I do live in tornado alley. Every spring and sometimes in the autumn, we are always on alert for bad weather. As many of you know, we lost Claude's mother in 1998 when a tornado ripped through her community and five were killed on her block alone. It was an F5 (the most severe) and everytime we go back to visit you can still see and effects from it. You can usually feel it in the air when the weather is about to become dangerous. We have tornado sirens in our community as do a lot of cities here in Alabama and I'm sure other states have them as well.
So...believe me when I warn you, if you know one's headed your way, get the "hell out of Dodge!"
Theresa |
| Ilse |
Posted - October 29 2002 : 10:41:21 AM
Hi Theresa and SgtMunro,
This storm wasn't as severe as the ones you mention I think, but still a bit more than we are used to over here. 
Theresa, do you live in what I think is called Tornado Alley?
Ilse
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| Bea |
Posted - October 29 2002 : 10:13:11 AM
I am glad you're safe, Adele! It sure sounds scary.I lived in Europe for 21 years and thank God I never witnessed anything like that!!!
So the weather has calmed down now?
Well, we are safe and sound in Alberta. ..but bloody cold. -16 C for a high..brrr....
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| Adele |
Posted - October 29 2002 : 05:35:07 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Bea:
I am just wondering how our dear friends in Europe are doing???
Saw some scary coverage on our morning news! Apparently Berlin had a terrible storm that killed quite a few people..
http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/10/28/europe_winds021028
Dangit...my post went missing!
Just wanted to say that we are safe and sound here...just. A tree fell right behind the car my ex was driving with my son, he heard it crack and boom....there it was. Scary! A tree has also flattened the two gardens next door to mine, and my beautiful Sumac tree in my garden is being held up by my sons slide right now - not sure if it is going to make it. Fortunately, no home or bodily damage, but it was pretty worrying looking out the windows over Sunday.
I think the tally was 7 or 8 dead here.
HM
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| SgtMunro |
Posted - October 29 2002 : 12:04:30 AM
I was in East Anglia in '87 (RAF Mildenhall) when the cyclone hit there. If this one is even worse, I pray for the victims and recovery efforts.
Sgt. Duncan Munro
Capt. Graham's Coy
1/42nd Royal Highlanders
"Nemo Me Impune Lacessit" |
| Theresa |
Posted - October 28 2002 : 9:25:21 PM
Ilse, stay out of harms way. I don't know if these are tornado-like storms like we have here in the South. If so, get the heck out of their way!
Theresa |
| Bea |
Posted - October 28 2002 : 7:54:40 PM
29 people dead???That is awful!!
I hope you/re not riding your bike right now!!
Stay safe!!
We are just getting our first major snowfall here..Sigh...
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| Ilse |
Posted - October 28 2002 : 4:47:19 PM
Bea,
Yes, weather turned a bit rough yesterday. Apparently, the worst storm in 12 years, at least in Holland it is. There are 4 dead here, and I think 29 in total.
Ilse
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