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Location: SE Louisiana | I was sleeping peacefully in my truck... and thunder woke me up... Well.... I sat up and looked out the windshield to the front... all broken clouds..... so I looked in the side mirror... and saw something I'd never seen down here before... A green sky!! Well.... coming from the Mid-West I knew what that was... With my truck already rocking and rolling I knew there was no place to run to get underground... So I rode it out...
I have to say... I have a friend down here.. Mr. Mike... He was born and raised a Nebraska farm boy but has lived here since the 60s... He told me today... yesterday was the first time he has seen a green sky down here.. in over 45 years!!! This pic was taken about 3 city blocks from me...
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Where was that?? You still in south Louisiana? |
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Location: SE Louisiana | Nita - 2015-04-29 1:45 AM
Where was that?? You still in south Louisiana?
Yes I am... That was over Hollywood RD. Houma LA. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Wow! I didn't realize they had a tornado go through. But, I was asleep during the day for the last few days and haven't seen the news much. I sure hope it didn't do too much damage. Glad you're ok. |
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Location: Florida | I have seen the green sky once here in Florida, and a tornado touched down 1/4 mile from me. |
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Location: Kansas | thankfully we haven't had any tornado scares in my area. Stay safe komet |
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Location: Carpenter, WY | wow! Glad you're safe...I bet that got the blood pumping :)
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| i'm in baton rouge. according to the news there were about 5 or so tornados confirmed that touched down in south louisiana that day. i'm a big chicken when it comes to weather!!! i was at work and they made us all go down stairs into the hallway. i couldn't see anything from where i was so i was ok. that night (when the storms hit again) i was home just me and my kids. yep i was a bit nervous then!! thankfully we were all fine! |
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Location: Here | How scary. Glad you are okay! |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Wow, that's terrifying. Glad you're ok. I'm a weather wimp too. Will never live somewhere where earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, sink holes, hurricanes, or any other natural disasters occur often. Stay safe. |
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| So glad you're ok, Komet.
9 years ago on the 4th of July, we were camping at our favorite campground near the Berlin Reservoir in Deerfield, OH. Tornadoes are rare here, though they do happen.
I've never seen the sky look so strange before or since. The green hue is something I'll never forget. The tornado touched down about 1.5 miles from where we were in the campground. If it had not touched down in dense woods and been stopped by the lake, it could have made it to the campground. With the way it was travelling, it could have passed right through it.
Crazy, I'll never forget it.
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Location: SE Louisiana | Well... I've only actually SEEN one...When I went to farrier school in Sperry OK. ....and I never saw the funnel.. It was a rain wrapped F5, so all we could see was the wall of rain to the north just before it hit Skiatook and continued on to trash Oologah and wipe out the school bus yard... |
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| ~BINGO~ - 2015-04-30 7:36 AM
Wow, that's terrifying. Glad you're ok. I'm a weather wimp too. Will never live somewhere where earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, sink holes, hurricanes, or any other natural disasters occur often. Stay safe.
So where can you live? lol. The only thing we have on a regular basis here in Louisiana is hurricanes and you know ahead of time that those are coming so they really aren't that bad. They can do a lot of damage but you have the chance to make sure your family is safe ahead of time and they are only during a certain few months. Other than the heat/humidity, it really isn't that bad here. |
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Location: In a happy place | Glad you are okay. Vveeeeerrryyy scary. |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | runnin.on.dreams - 2015-04-30 5:43 AM ~BINGO~ - 2015-04-30 7:36 AM Wow, that's terrifying. Glad you're ok. I'm a weather wimp too. Will never live somewhere where earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, sink holes, hurricanes, or any other natural disasters occur often. Stay safe. So where can you live? lol. The only thing we have on a regular basis here in Louisiana is hurricanes and you know ahead of time that those are coming so they really aren't that bad. They can do a lot of damage but you have the chance to make sure your family is safe ahead of time and they are only during a certain few months. Other than the heat/humidity, it really isn't that bad here.
I live in good old Flagstaff, AZ. I have lived here for 16 years. Experienced one tornado and one small earthquake in that time. That's about often enough for me.  |
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Location: SW MO | sooooo glad your ok |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Oh crud that would have scared me to death, glad that it didnt carry you away...  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Itsme - 2015-04-30 10:44 PM Naders are no joke!
Whats a nader???  I think I know but just wanted to make sure.  |
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Location: SE Louisiana | Southtxponygirl - 2015-04-30 10:51 PM
Itsme - 2015-04-30 10:44 PM Naders are no joke!
Whats a nader??? I think I know but just wanted to make sure.
Tor-Nader...
Common!! You're a southern girl.. you should know that one..
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | komet. - 2015-04-30 10:59 PM Southtxponygirl - 2015-04-30 10:51 PM Itsme - 2015-04-30 10:44 PM Naders are no joke! Whats a nader??? I think I know but just wanted to make sure. Tor-Nader... Common!! You're a southern girl.. you should know that one..
LOL, I thought thats what Itsme meant, but just checking cause Itsme can be a meanie wennie at times..And I have never seen a nader in my whole life... only on TV.. |
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