Tornadoes
 

I don't know about you but for me I find them strangely frightening yet beautiful to look at. I've never seen one in the flesh before though apparently I missed out on seeing one in Bulgaria (which saddens me for some reason).

I think if I ever did see one I would be terrified but find it compelling at the same time. That's not to say I wouldn't try and get the ******* away from it but I dunno it's one of natures beautiful tragedies I think.

What do you think? Has anyone seen one? What do you think you would do if you did?

I really don't want to ever see one in real life, just seeing the after effects on TV is more than enough, thank you very much!

Being a storm chaser not a vocation for you Fingers? :dance:

They intrigue me too....I would love to go storm chasing in America

Not at my age, no!

Steady on.....they intrigue me right enough but I'm not lucky enough to go chasing the bastards looking for an encounter. :hugesmile:

Your never too old Fingers. Them mobility scooters can pack some revs nowadays you'll outrun in it in no time. :dance:

It's something I've always wanted to do...l

Same, its a silly and dangerous idea but i'd love to do it :laugh:

Hey listen I totally admire it, in many ways I can see it being one hell of an adrenaline fix. Not to mention they are damn good to look at.

So Dangerous but yet so amazing.

I love it when they test the sirens every monday of every week unless it's winter. *Sarcasm*

Ah I keep forgetting we have people on here from across the pond.

You ever seen one in the flesh before BBfanUSA? Do you get them often where your at?

I haven't seen one in the flesh, but they're common in Iowa where I live. Usually during the spring/summer they usually inform us if there's a tornado watch(Meaning there's a chance for one) or warning (Meaning there's one on the ground or near the ground).

I'd say the last tornado that went by me was about 1-3 years ago. It was late at night (about 1 AM) and I was in a pissy mood because I was a teenager that wanted to go to sleep but I had to wait the storm out in the basement (and the siren that was blaring, alerting the town there was a tornado warning, nothing hit the town though,)

At my school they always had a tornado drill once a month or so during the school year.

i would love to be a storm chaser. its only nature that makes you realize how pathetic and sad we are as a human race. we think we are in control but nature has other plans
its things like tornadoes which are fascinating. and make you realize how insignificant we are.
mother nature she sure is one dangerous but interesting sob lol

So you get a fair amount of warning before they form up?

Absolutely.

Tornadoes and cyclones have always fascinated me because how striking and unique they look yet not being too dangerous to the point of your pretty much doomed as soon as you see one. Lighting is another beautiful feature of nature I think with only a tiny hint of danger.

Can't say I'd find a tsunami or a volcanic eruption too enthralling though. :hugesmile:

Never seen one but would love to.

Tbh I find all natural disasters amazing and beautiful. Volcanoes are my fave I think

I'd love to go see Pompeii. I bet it would be fascinating.

Thunder and lightning is great. i like to be out in it. i was walking through town the other week it was torrential rain and the craziest lightning and thunder i've seen in a long time.
and everybody was left and right under shelter . and i was the only one just strolling down the middle lol with people looking at me like i'm mental lol. but i love it. i nver know why people run it wont kill you unless your unlucky

volcanoes would worry me you wont survive them .but anything else i'd like to see .you only know your alive when the weather shows its different face

Guess what......when I go to Italy next year I'm going to Pompeii! I'll send you a picture :wink: my sister is obsessed with it lol

As for tornados you can go chase them without me so long as you come home in one peace! Lol

Some people have all the luck :hmph:

And I never said I actually wanted to go storm chasing! knowing my luck the storm would be chasing me.

As for going to pompeii now, I'm afraid it's a case of "you had to have been there! lol :devil:

I'm terrified of tornadoes :(. I used to have recurring nightmares about them, from the age of about 8 right up until around 20 (not all the time, but probably one every month or so) and seeing footage of them on TV or even in movies sends shivers up my spine. Not sure what it is about them, specifically...

Same here, I never seen one, I love to see one, even chase one, I gutted that Missed the one the Midlands number of years 2005/6? I think it was.

I did not go out that, I was meant to go near to place the that Twister in birmingham, it was lashing down with Rain, I was dog sitting that week.


Here person going crazy as he was being made, turn it's down a bit!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLjANAVnz54



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eq3Kuyc6Tw

Up Pompeii!

I can imagine them being terrifying to many, many people. That's what fascinates me about them. If I ever saw one close up I'd no doubt cack my pants but yet be in awe at their beauty. Up until it whisks me away that is :hugesmile:

Lol.

I remember a story about one in Coventry was it abut 3 or 4 years back now I think?

Oh Yeah, The local tv stations usually interrupt programming to say there's a tornado warning for *Said Area* and the meterologists usually stay on the air to keep a track of it live to see where it could possibly be going.

Within each state, there's a bunch of counties. So they usually say there's a tornado warning for SE Sully County.

It used to be issued for the whole county but to avoid confusion and sometimes unnecessary panic, they just use areas within a county now.

There was a funny story one time. I live by a Division I Sport College called Iowa State, and their mascot is a cyclone. One time a American Football game got interrupted because of a Tornado Warning.