Ookay......
Feb. 22nd, 2005 03:24 pmParts of San Diego County are under a tornado alert right now.
Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
230 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2005
... A TORNADO WATCH CONINUES FOR COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...
THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES ORANGE COUNTY... THE INLAND EMPIRE... THE COAST AND VALLEYS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY... AND THE ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL WATERS. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES... VENTURA... AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
AS OF 230 PM... NO TORNADOES OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. HOWEVER... CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. AREAS PARTICULARLY AT RISK ARE THE COASTAL AREAS OF SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE A TORNADO... OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED... SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES... EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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Have to say, this is a new one for me. And I live in a trailer to boot, and we all know how much nature hates trailer parks. (ironic chuckle)
Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
230 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2005
... A TORNADO WATCH CONINUES FOR COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...
THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES ORANGE COUNTY... THE INLAND EMPIRE... THE COAST AND VALLEYS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY... AND THE ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL WATERS. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES... VENTURA... AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
AS OF 230 PM... NO TORNADOES OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. HOWEVER... CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. AREAS PARTICULARLY AT RISK ARE THE COASTAL AREAS OF SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE A TORNADO... OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED... SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES... EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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Have to say, this is a new one for me. And I live in a trailer to boot, and we all know how much nature hates trailer parks. (ironic chuckle)
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Date: 2005-02-22 11:43 pm (UTC)GO. NOW. Scoot. Grab a book, grab some kumihimo, pick up a bottle of water, and go somewhere else. If nothing else likely comes up, go sit in the admitting waiting room of a hospital. They can't close down due to weather, they are sturdy buildings, and they have emergency backup power.
Honest, it's only until 6 pm. Take the extra precaution. Consider it wearing your seatbelt, okay?
Next I get to chat with you, remind me to pass on a song phrase I heard and thought of you.
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Date: 2005-02-22 11:58 pm (UTC)Yeah, but you're not wearing a muu-muu and curlers or a tank top t-shirt with boxers and a bathrobe (and a beer), so I figure you're okay.
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Date: 2005-02-23 12:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-02-23 01:20 am (UTC)I think that if I was, it wouldn't be the storm people were worried about.
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Date: 2005-02-23 09:37 am (UTC)