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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:29 PM Original message |
MASSIVE tornado chewing up northern Denver exurbs! |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yikes! I have family there! |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
70. Likewise. My sister. |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 10:02 AM Response to Reply #70 |
93. It appears to be north of my family, but that doesn't mean they couldn't be passing through there. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:31 PM Original message |
shit |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Three quarters to one MILE wide????? |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Yes, Footage shows super tornado swallowing |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. That might have been State Farm |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. As in "Like a good neighbor" STATE FARM? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. That was Allstate |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
47. "Somestates" gave a repeat performance after Katrina |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
92. DOH!!!! Good neighbor, good hands....I guess I was thinking "It's all good..." |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
48. No. All State Cancelled their policy |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #48 |
88. Karma from Katrina, for sure. n/t |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
78. That's the size of the F5 tornado that wiped out a huge chunk of Topeka, KS, |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's mean looking! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. articles... |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. I was just IM'in a friend in Ft. Colliins a bit ago |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Hope she's ok. Storm track was skirting to the east of the |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Crap. |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. CNN reporting it missed Fort Collins. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
45. That's great news. n/t |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Take shelter now! And if you have a Republican neighbor, ask them to run an errand for you. n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Now THAT is MEAN!!! |
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reflection (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Excellent! n/t |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
8. Uh oh |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. She'll be fine |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
58. It's 60 miles north. I lived there for years. |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
9. It was at least a mile wide. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Early estimates of 200mph winds. n/t |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Where was that from? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
15. read heading towards FtCollins. articles, FtCollins webcam here... |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
17. MSNBC has the video now ... holleeee shittttt |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I'm watching it on CNN. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
55. i don't believe it, it's unreal! out of a nightmare. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
63. I did as a young child. F5 took out houses 200 ft away. Hence my fascination with them. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. heres some Colorado webcams |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Here: |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. Video of it |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Oh my god. Those cars are driving really fast. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Man that was a monster! |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. I drove through one racing back to the office a few years ago, it turned |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #33 |
49. I rode a small one out in Tulsa in '73... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Yep--in South Dakota. An F-2, about 2 miles away--didn't hit anything, fortunately. |
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lazyriver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #33 |
65. Late June 1994 just west of Limon, CO. It crossed I-70 about |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
79. When I was a kid, 40 yrs ago, in Florida. No basements. Mom and I |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. That is one huge looking tornado and baseball sized hail! |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
25. Any live feed links from local news? |
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GardeningGal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
61. Here.... |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. Thanks -- although I'm a little too late, probably. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
26. nws info on Expired warning. |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Both warnings have expired. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Thanks. Am looking and posting as fast as I can. Appreciate your checking. eom |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yet here in Arvada the sun is shining.. |
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Democrat 4 Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
53. My friend's brother lives in Arvada. Glad to hear you guys are |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. Tornadoes are still relatively rare here... |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. New PDS watch issued for Kansas. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
36. When they come across the Rockies that strongly... |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Except in this case they're moving north-westerly. Very strange. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Don't they always head in a generally eatern direction? This |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. Here in Kansas the storms almost always come in from the west |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. This supercell developed on the NE side of the low. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. I thought that was odd also |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. If the cold winds come over the more Southern Rockies ... |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
87. Not all that unusual |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
38. Here are some photos >> |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Wow, that last one makes you wonder how |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. OMG that is scary. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
44. Thank God for that bank vault where they took the day care kids. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
46. Report @ least 1 death near missle silo park... |
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Saboburns (690 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. Missile silo park?!? |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #56 |
83. Yeah. it's a park on what used to be a silo site. |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
54. Heading towards Larimie Wy now. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
57. OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT. I am so glad my grandparents are gone. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. oh come now... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. I was there the summer of 1976. Ft. Collins was about 35,000 people then, |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. A few things. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. You are correct. I know full well tornados are F's and hurricanes are Cat's. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. glorified dust devil...crap |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Deleted message |
ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. F2 is no dust devil... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. I lived in the Fort for 8 years, and it was my grandparents' home for |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. More Stats for you...this time NWS |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Thanks for the link. I suspect most of those 29 were within a couple of miles of the |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
68. Breaking news: HIGH RISK issued. |
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Thirtieschild (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
77. Still remember a grass-green sky when a tornado hit Dallas in 1957 |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #77 |
84. Yep. A green sky is very eerie and an ominous sign. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
80. Couple more picts, overhead shots and updated Road, etc Info |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
81. OMG! I'm in Denver. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Good luck. Let us know what we can do please. |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. I just called the Fort Collins Red Cross chapter. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. The F5 I lived through as a toddler affected me. Will check and call. Thanks. |
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Rocknrule (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
89. Oh boy, Colorado's Katrina |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. Not even close to a Katrina |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
90. Radar images from 11:44 am MDT |
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