16 Known Dead From Storms In Tennessee

[TheWeatherGuy]

Storms kill trees

[DeDominicis]

TheWeatherGuy wrote:

Storms kill trees

Yeah that counts as damage then the local authorities generally have a pretty good idea as to which trees are going to fall but they never do anything about it before hand that way the fallen trees constipate things. We have at least one event per year in which they shut down all emergency communications,id guess to avoid a bigger problem with the phones radios etc.

[dlady]

any one know George Browning?

[news flash]

Do you people not realize this bad weather topic was started late last year? I mean at least TRY to be original.

[Polyanna]

Mary Poppins wrote:

mother nature can be harsh..........

So can Father Time!

[Polyanna]

stormy dumbass wrote:

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The Lord's Resistance Army is not ancient history, nor was the holocaust. Adolf Hitler justified genocide as God's work.

And we KNOW that he was defined more by his mental illness than by any bogus claim, label, or what have you, to be a Christian. I cannont identify Hitler as any kind of Christian, Muslim, Jew, Buddist, etc. etc., ad nauseum..the man was dead in spirit years befoe he died in the body.

[MaryJo03]

So sad, prayers for all affected!

[Polyanna]

MaryJo03 wrote:

So sad, prayers for all affected!

Yes! Let's not get distracted with our other thoughts on religion, etc.(talking to myself, especially here). It can happen to any of us..life is like that.

[TreeHouse]

I've heard these recent storms being called a derecho— also known as a “land hurricane”.

[Lite N Lively]

Frankly, I can't see a whole lot of difference, as far as damage is concerned, between a Tornado & a Hurricane. One forms on Land & the Other forms on the Ocean. But aside from that, they're pretty much the same , as far as I can tell.

[Well]

Really Sassy wrote:

Frankly, I can't see a whole lot of difference, as far as damage is concerned, between a Tornado & a Hurricane. One forms on Land & the Other forms on the Ocean. But aside from that, they're pretty much the same , as far as I can tell.

You don't have the water damage from a 12 foot (or more) storm surge in a tornado.

[Lite N Lively]

Well wrote:

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You don't have the water damage from a 12 foot (or more) storm surge in a tornado.

Well No, because if you take a direct hit, there's no building left to be damaged by water. If you take an indirect hit, the rain will cause plenty of water damage, because your Roof will be gone.

There's no way to win against Mother Nature...that's why Tornadoes & Hurricanes, both, are so scary! You're entirely at her mercy!

[Mississippi Man]

news flash wrote:

Do you people not realize this bad weather topic was started late last year? I mean at least TRY to be original.

....then just consider this a continuation! We live about 25 miles S/E of Memphis and the recent wind/rain storm that came through took down the biggest (and dead) pine tree and it landed in the Maple tree across our drive way. Luckily, the Maple saved unknown damage to our house and cars. Of course I knew that the tree was dead but it was also the home of every species of woodpeckers and their cousins in this territory, so,...I decided to leave it stand. Oops, wrong decision! But a younger neighbor buddy and his friend came with a tractor, pulled it down, cut it into several pieces and pulled them 1/4 mile down the road to their place. Knowing them, they'll get 'em several cases of beer and burn it when weather cools....if they wait that long! I've raked the whole drive and around the brave Maple, now you can't tell of any damage at all. Moral of the story....?....don't keep dead trees unless you have a Maple and beer-loving friends!!!

[richard]

Sad

[BC Alien]

Pine trees are just dangerous. Back whatever year the big icestorm happen, cousins mobile home was situated underneath one. Limbs broke off and came through the metal roof like missiles. That was one noisy night.

[staystrong]

Sending prayers to all the family members involved. Such a sad time for all involved!

[Miss Ing]

Did I miss something?

[Cousin]

Polyanna wrote:

<quoted text>And we KNOW that he was defined more by his mental illness than by any bogus claim, label, or what have you, to be a Christian. I cannont identify Hitler as any kind of Christian, Muslim, Jew, Buddist, etc. etc., ad nauseum..the man was dead in spirit years befoe he died in the body.

More like a type of antichrist.

[pofolks]

sosorry to hea about theloss!

[mike]

Miss Ing wrote:

Did I miss something?

yes, we are partitioning a ban on all pine trees, they are dangeros, and polin riddin, and they have no respect about where they fall, ban pines before its too late!!!!!