05-09-2004
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Area code 166 represent
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Crystal, MN
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We have had some tornados get kinda close, and it's getting crazy up here. What about everyone else. We are in the ROgers/Elk River area.
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05-09-2004
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Lakeville is going to get hit pretty bad within the next half-our. I know its not Rogers or Elk River, but might as well tell whats goin on down here. So how is Jana's BBQ going with this weather? Wait, and so it begins, we are starting to get it here. Let the fun begin........ :razz2:
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05-09-2004
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Any 2 card caller.
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We just drove back from Inver Grove and hit some major hail. Stupid idiot drivers are parking under the underpasses trying to avoid the hail. But they are cutting people off to get under there and parking halfway out in the lane of traffic. Morons!!!!!!!!!!!!
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05-09-2004
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Mazda Bitch
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: MN
Posts: 3,208
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I trashed the thread. I saw what was coming and said fuck it. 
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05-09-2004
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Gotcha, just wondering
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05-09-2004
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Shit Rocket Pilot
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Shoreview, MN
Drives: 2003 Evolution VIII
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I left Plymouth around 5:30 just as the shelf cloud was rolling in. Saw a huge lightnight strike somewhere west of 494 in the highway 55 area and hightailed it out of there. Heading south on 494 I saw a huge cloud of dust ahead of me, and a pickup pulling a big camper almost lost it just ahead of me as the gust of wind hit it. Onto 394 heading east, dust was passing me as I was doing 60-65, just barely outrunning the front. Trying to get onto 94 was a joke, backed up a good 2 miles. The heavy rain, wind and hail came, anyone and everyone was pulled over under every bridge overpass on the way to St. Paul. I turned off onto the first street just before Front Ave. and there was a tree completely blocking the road, from curb to curb. Turned around, went down the next street, drove down the alley and saw a bright light reflecting off the QPR windows... A power light was arcing right next to the bar across the street, as bright as when you weld. Hung out with Josh and Mike for a while, once the rain subsided we ran into the neighbors outside and inspected the damage. There were shingles laying between the houses that didn't belong to any of us, and there was a tree down the street that was hit by lightning. Most of the tree fell and took out a chainlink fence and did minor damage to a pickup, and the top part of the tree was completely detached from the trunk and was blown a good 20 feet from it. The barber shop nearby had the tin roof torn back a little, and random trees here and there blown down. Luckily nothing happened to our own personal property. Hopefully all of you are safe and sound as well.
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05-09-2004
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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i better get some wipers on my car huh? weather here right now is about 85. It's dark out, sun has setted. Tomorrow is Sunny with a high of 98 and low of 68. Tuesday and Wednesday are hi of 90 low of 64. :cheers:
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05-09-2004
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ConArtist
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 1,960
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Well, it went pretty nutty here as you could tell from Matts thread I am sure. The power was out since about 4:30. Stuff was flying around all over and the wind was strong enough to move our extremely heavy dumpster about 12 feet into a neighbor ladies new Buick Rendevous. Only a small scratch on the car so that wasn't too bad, but it sucked when Josh and I ran out in the hail to move it off her car. He was going "ouch owww oh damn" all the way into the house (what a sally!) He managed to suffer though it long enough to put his car cover back on the stealth as well. It's all about priorities. I got lucky and decided to work on mine today so it was in the shop for the whole thing, good timing I guess. The other project 1g took it fine. (like anyone would notice damage on it anyway)
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05-09-2004
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back in the saddle again
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the stealth lived  .
I wasn't ouching for me, I was just aware that every hail chunk that thwaked me in the head also hit my poor car, as I wasn't fortunate enough to beat you to the open bay today.
All is well, neighboorhood looks like a leaf infested warzone, but heck, we did save some money on the electric bill  .
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05-09-2004
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Nothing has hit here yet, but the storm is headed straight for BVU. It's starting to lighting pretty badly and I can hear all the beer cans left over from the weekend rolling around. Hopefully the weathermen lie, because my car is sitting outside with no cover or garage and 2 inch hail is in the forcast  Other then hail, I love storms!
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05-09-2004
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Area code 166 represent
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Crystal, MN
Posts: 10,329
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How the hell does that work. The odds of Mike doing somthing on his car the one time the weather goes to shit and the bay being open. LOL that's some funny shit.
The shitty part is I was prying the Turck would get a pounding, but no.
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05-09-2004
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Area code 166 represent
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Crystal, MN
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Anyone grab some hail and freeze it? I still have some from our last storms, unless Jana has used it for ice. lol
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05-09-2004
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Dinky town MPLS:
Hail Dime to Quarter Size. Wind strong enough to knock powerlines loose. Lots of rain.
My parter at the PD said they spotted a funnel cloud pass from just north of downtown MPLS, pass over 280/94 area, pass over Falcon Heights (our coverage area), and dissipate. 1/4 to 3/4 inch hail officialy recorded. Winds were stated sustained at 75 mph, with gusts upwards of 100. This all coming from Hennepin County (Saint Anthony PD).
I was outside watching it roll in. The initial rain and wind was tolerable, but presumably when the funnel cloud passed over, I could barely keep my balance outside, and hail really hurts. Lots of debris and rubbish in our area. No major damage
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05-10-2004
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Well as much as my weather bug was freaking out about the hail, we didn't get any!  Hope that everyone else is okay that is going to/has been/is now being hit by the storm.
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05-10-2004
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Slower than a rusty Honda
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Got Damn it rained here in wiscony and that wasn't even shit from listening to the radio and watching t.v. It was a whole lot of bark with little bite in wisconsin. no hail only thing to happen to me while driving in it was a pop can caught air in the middle of the road and it hit my passenger side fron quarter. haven't even looked for a scratch damn people littering the roads. can shoulda never been thrown into the ditch in the first place. ass clowns.
-joe
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05-10-2004
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Captain J-Sack
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 594
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last night in winona was pretty interesting. high winds and a little hail for a few minutes. pretty much the lightning was light a strobe a rave.
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05-10-2004
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Guest
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Like Jacek said, it was like God was having a rave. Some chain lightning kept flying over my brother's car one the way back from Van Helsing (dumb movie, btw).
I just turned all the lights off in my room and opened the shades. :bounce:
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05-12-2004
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Captain J-Sack
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 594
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raining like hell again..
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