Archived material Access restricted Article
Rantburg

Today's Front Page   View All of Tue 02/07/2017 View Mon 02/06/2017 View Sun 02/05/2017 View Sat 02/04/2017 View Fri 02/03/2017 View Thu 02/02/2017 View Wed 02/01/2017
1
2017-02-07 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
NASA Michoud facility in New Orleans hit by a tornado!
Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.
Posted by 3dc 2017-02-07 14:57|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ]  Top

#1  a space discussion link on this tornado
Posted by 3dc 2017-02-07 15:04||   2017-02-07 15:04|| Front Page Top

#2 
Posted by 3dc 2017-02-07 15:13||   2017-02-07 15:13|| Front Page Top

#3 
Posted by 3dc 2017-02-07 15:14||   2017-02-07 15:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Is that debris up high at about 0:30 @#3?

If so, this is no joke.
Posted by swksvolFF 2017-02-07 15:30||   2017-02-07 15:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Slide Show
Posted by 3dc 2017-02-07 15:38||   2017-02-07 15:38|| Front Page Top

#6 @#2, it is tempting to think, "Well instead of hoping everyone is ok, get out and help."

There are so many ways a for a Good Samaritan to end up on the patient list, especially initially concerning electricity. Everyone loves the story about the mom who turns into The Hulk and lifts the car off of the child, but there is broken glass, nails, sheared metal. It really is an equipment oriented exercise, beginning with really good boots and thick gloves.

I can't say don't; I'm the dumbass going around helping as soon as I check on the family. There is plenty to without getting too deep - clearing roads (watch for power lines, and they are always live even if they are not), checking damaged vehicles, structures for occupants, water and food to rescuers, even just helping calm people cuz it fn sux.
Posted by swksvolFF 2017-02-07 15:50||   2017-02-07 15:50|| Front Page Top

#7 I take it the structure/windows are hurricane rated?
Posted by swksvolFF 2017-02-07 15:53||   2017-02-07 15:53|| Front Page Top

#8 
This doesn't look hurricane rated.
Posted by 3dc 2017-02-07 17:09||   2017-02-07 17:09|| Front Page Top

#9 One of those videos from New Orleans of the tornado had a Trojan in the TV station's video page. WTF? Luck for me it doesn't work in Linux. Idiots.
I didn't post that page here.
Posted by 3dc 2017-02-07 17:29||   2017-02-07 17:29|| Front Page Top

#10 Certainly not tornado rated.

If that is debris in the video and not water droplets doing funny things on the window, this thing was throwing around some big items.

Think of the videos where somebody drives into a store or someone's house. Those cars are not moving very fast to go through that wall or window.

Along with wind and pressure changes, it can get pretty nasty down there. Collection of Greensburg Tornado Pictures has a pic of (claimed) aluminum screen door molding impaled into a tree.

The way that metal is twisted would indicate a nasty one, at least at the point of contact. I know basements are not much of an option in that area, so let's call it why we find a significant structure and get as far away from windows as possible.
Posted by swksvolFF 2017-02-07 18:03||   2017-02-07 18:03|| Front Page Top

23:52 Crusader
23:50 Crusader
23:45 Crusader
23:29 james
22:54 Grins Snese4215
22:33 CrazyFool
22:26 CrazyFool
22:12 Mullah Richard
22:03 Bangkok Billy
21:55 Procopius2k
21:51 Procopius2k
21:46 Procopius2k
21:42 Procopius2k
21:38 newc
21:22 DarthVader
20:34 Anguper Hupomosing9418
20:11 Crusader
19:06 Silentbrick
18:58 Rex Mundi
18:56 swksvolFF
18:39 ed in texas
18:29 ed in texas
18:27 Seeking cure for ignorance
18:25 Frank G









Paypal:
Google
Search WWW Search rantburg.com