York County works to repair storm damage as experts investigate tornado possibility

[neighbor]

i live at the top of the hill right on 74 right by beer distrubitor was defiantely a tornado i saw was crazy, heard it right over top of us before it hit at the bottom of the hill defiantely lookedlike a funnel to me and i agree there calling it something different because of federal funding

[Ted C]

Tom C wrote:

NOT a TORNADO are you kidding me I seen it myself with witness .go look at the damage it caused at the intersection of carlisle and brougher steets going in to the mall & holiday inn I saw it first hand, that my friend WAS A TORNAAAAAAADO ,unless spinning spirals of heavy wind are not tornadoes!!!!!

Did you "seen" it while reading your grammar textbook?

[Ted C]

People, what is the big deal whether they are calling it a tornado or something else? If the weather experts are saying, based on all available evidence and data, that is was not a tornado then it wasn't. Good grief. What difference does it make?

[Ted C]

neighbor wrote:

i live at the top of the hill right on 74 right by beer distrubitor was defiantely a tornado i saw was crazy, heard it right over top of us before it hit at the bottom of the hill defiantely lookedlike a funnel to me and i agree there calling it something different because of federal funding

Yeah, its all a big conspiracy about federal funding. Good grief, give me a break.

[Amy D]

this definity had to be a tornado not a microburst .
My account from what happened on that night:
it had felt like a tornado had hit somewhere after 8:20ish last night. Around 8:00 ish i had noticed that the clouds were very black and had a weird greenish tint to them .i had never seen the sky look like that . it was also very calm and still there was no sounds except for the occasional rumbles of thunder. i had headed in ( i was outside taking pictures of the sky) and checked the weather report online and thats when i found the tornado warning posted. somewhere around 8:30 ish , there was a very loud and deafing roar of wind coming towards the house, it sounded like hundereds of jet plane engines starting up all at once. I got my daschund otto and went downstairs to the basement and as i was running down stairs i happened to look out the window and saw a electrical utility pole snap in the wind like it was a peice of straw and a huge shower of sparks rained down from the snapped powerlines . i reached my basement and could hear the sounds of glass breaking and trees and i had no idea what else getting broken and smashed together. it happened very quickly and was gone in a matter of minutes and everything was calm again .

yea a microburst doesnt have a distinct roaring sound and the sky before was definity a characteristic of a tornado . there also was a tornado warning and the official warning stated that there was in fact a tornado spotted .... now why they would say that if it wasnt a tornado?

[Reality FTW]

No, it was likely a microburst.

Couple of things:

- Microbursts do indeed follow specific paths.
- They can make roaring sounds.
- Greenish tint to the sky can be a sign of a tornado but it's due to hail in the clouds, not a tornado.
- It can produce sporadic damage like a tornado.
- It can produce a cloud that may appear to be a funnel cloud but is actually from rain being forced out of the cloud.
- If the damage is in different directions but radiating outward, it's a microburst. If inward, it's a tornado.

Who cares, really. Microbursts can cause lots of damage, exactly like what happened here.

[Well]

Ted C wrote:

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Yeah, its all a big conspiracy about federal funding. Good grief, give me a break.

They changed and said it was a tornado. And no, it's not a big govt conspiracy. If, however, you think the bureaucrats are not above calling it something to close the books and make their lives easier, you have never dealt with them. I have seen it first hand, and not just once.

[Well]

Ted C wrote:

People, what is the big deal whether they are calling it a tornado or something else? If the weather experts are saying, based on all available evidence and data, that is was not a tornado then it wasn't. Good grief. What difference does it make?

It can make a difference in that federal funds will or will not be available to recover. It is a big deal. Of course, I am sure you, from your couch, know nothing about how things really work. Go crack open another beer and continue pontificating (you will probably have to look that work up).

[danielle prowell]

yes it was a tornado i seen it myself with my own eyes u news people need to do better research.

[abc]

There is an article on abc27 saying they are now calling it a tornado. An EF0.

[funny]

Oh, I can say YES..........it was a tornado! IF, you have ever been 1, or 2 as I have been you will NEVER forget that sound! Not fun being away from home and running to get to safety!

[Cody Ford]

That mall sucks anyway the only reason its there is for kids to deal drugs.