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2:39 am
July 3, 2009
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Revenant
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I was checking out The Rogues Gallery and came across this article about clouds and I thought it was kind of interesting:
http://www.theskepticsguide.org/sgublog/?p=827#more-827
The pictures are certainly…different. I've seen clouds like the ones shown in the second picture. A couple of friends and I were on the way to see another friend at the University of Illinois. It's out in "farm land." Anyway, we actually saw a couple of small tornadoes touch down in the corn fields. I instantly pulled out my Elwood Blues impersonation "Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail us now." I punched the gas and never looked back. If the tornadoes were going to catch us, they would have to be traveling faster then 140 mph, because that's what we were going. To be young, reckless, and stupid…good times…
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10:06 am
July 3, 2009
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Learjet
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I like clouds, when I'm NOT doing astronomy… 
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1:10 pm
July 3, 2009
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Revenant
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When looking at the first picture, I was kind of reminded of Nosfer's UFOs of the 19th Century thread. Maybe very unusual clouds, such as these, could have been what people were seeing.
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6:09 pm
July 3, 2009
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alicat
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Revenant,
I know you said you saw the second cloud formation but do you really think the first one is legit? That was so freaky, it gave me the creeps. I could understand why, if it was, people thought it was the end of the world. Reminded me of the movie Ghostbusters. After watching The Weather Channel's Vortex2 a couple weeks ago, I'm trying to conquer my fear of tornados. Watching storm chasers follow them and actually seeing the formation and center cross over the film crew was incredible. However, while it was fascinating, it's still one of my biggest fears.
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12:17 am
July 4, 2009
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Revenant
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Well, asking if the pictures are legit is a very good question. They do address that within the article. I mean, sadly, you do have to question almost every picture that you see now. What we don't know is how fast those clouds were moving. If they were really moving at a good clip, then it could have looked that way but only for a few seconds. Presumably, we're only seeing the "best" shot. They could have taken 200 pictures for all we know. Or…it could be fake. I don't know though…nature can do some pretty cool things. I'll lean towards them being real. Besides…what do I lose if I'm wrong? 
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5:25 am
July 4, 2009
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alicat
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Revenant,
True. Not much to lose. You just need to pull that one shot. Still amazing photos. Thanks for sharing.
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8:03 am
July 4, 2009
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Learjet
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alicat said:
…I'm trying to conquer my fear of tornados. Watching storm chasers follow them and actually seeing the formation and center cross over the film crew was incredible. However, while it was fascinating, it's still one of my biggest fears.
I have frightening recurring dreams where there are tornadoes coming in my direction. This is odd, because I've never seen a tornado (only on TV or pictures) and don't have any feelings for them one way or another while I'm awake.
I've seen little dust devils and find them fascinating. Love to watch them too. Obviously the big ones are dangerous. Would really like to get one on still or video.
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9:01 am
July 4, 2009
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alicat
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Learjet,
You would have loved Vortex2 on The Weather Channel over here. As frightening as it was watching the funnels form from a distance, when one formed and traveled over the film crew, you could see the swirling clouds and see through the center as it was forming and passing over. I've seen water spouts on the Chesapeake Bay but only from a distance. Here in the metro Philadelphia area we've had a lot of watches, a number of warnings but very few tornados over the years. We've had one actually in the city and one just up in Mt. Holly not far from NOAA's NJ headquarters, just about 3-4 miles from my house. We really have no disaster warnings around here unless you are watching a local tv station or listening to the radio. The townships say they do but don't share them with the public. Go figure! I guess it's not cost effective since it happens so infrequently. However, at nighttime you'd never know if something was happening unless the police went around announcing over speakers. I've seen the dust devils in NM and they are interesting because they are not threatening to me.
Here's a link to Mike Bettes from The Weather Channel with pictures.
http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_19637.html
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