Well, I wasn’t in Hawk Springs, Wyoming, so my day was uneventful. That, to me, is terrifying. I have driven on a country highway in conditions that threatened tornado, but, thankfully, all I got was wind, heavy rain, and hail. I’ve never understood storm chasers but these guys seem to know what they’re dealing with. Thankful the trucker was rescued.
OK … it’s Hot Springs, WY … desolate high desert. Big horn sheep and that’s about it. All I can say is Holy Shit!!! I live in earthquake country, and I’ve ridden out my share … and they’re all different … most are sharp short jolts, some very powerful … a few have been long rolling earthquakes when you start panicking because they haven’t stopped after 30 seconds (an eternity when the ground is rolling and the building swaying). However … I’m not frightened at all about “The Big One” … but Tornados and hail that can kill you dead!? That scares the hell out of me. And there’s no running from it. Oh sure, you might make it to your storm cellar … and when you open the doors … nothing but devastation. We’ve learned to build better and stronger for earthquakes and (most) hurricanes … but Tornados ? You’re fkcued.
Think I’ll re-settle in Northern AZ instead. Maybe Southern Utah … and join up with one of them polygamous cults? … Nahhhhh too creepy.
Thanks for the correction, Kenji. I can recall two earthquakes here in southwestern Ontario. One was fairly benign: the office just started shaking and then it stopped. It took a second or two to realize what was happening. The other was like a sonic boom or the worst thunder you’ve ever heard. The house shook and I couldn’t figure out what is was right away. That one freaked me out.
I thought it was “Hock Springs”, the pawnshop capital of Wyoming?
Hawk Springs. I watched that storm move by just to the north of us last night. No bighorn sheep, but a heckuva lot of rattlesnakes. Lightly loaded trucks and rvs blowing over is a regular occurrence along I-80, and there’s usually a rash of it on I-25 just south of the Wy/Co line.
Well, I wasn’t in Hawk Springs, Wyoming, so my day was uneventful. That, to me, is terrifying. I have driven on a country highway in conditions that threatened tornado, but, thankfully, all I got was wind, heavy rain, and hail. I’ve never understood storm chasers but these guys seem to know what they’re dealing with. Thankful the trucker was rescued.
OK … it’s Hot Springs, WY … desolate high desert. Big horn sheep and that’s about it. All I can say is Holy Shit!!! I live in earthquake country, and I’ve ridden out my share … and they’re all different … most are sharp short jolts, some very powerful … a few have been long rolling earthquakes when you start panicking because they haven’t stopped after 30 seconds (an eternity when the ground is rolling and the building swaying). However … I’m not frightened at all about “The Big One” … but Tornados and hail that can kill you dead!? That scares the hell out of me. And there’s no running from it. Oh sure, you might make it to your storm cellar … and when you open the doors … nothing but devastation. We’ve learned to build better and stronger for earthquakes and (most) hurricanes … but Tornados ? You’re fkcued.
Think I’ll re-settle in Northern AZ instead. Maybe Southern Utah … and join up with one of them polygamous cults? … Nahhhhh too creepy.
Thanks for the correction, Kenji. I can recall two earthquakes here in southwestern Ontario. One was fairly benign: the office just started shaking and then it stopped. It took a second or two to realize what was happening. The other was like a sonic boom or the worst thunder you’ve ever heard. The house shook and I couldn’t figure out what is was right away. That one freaked me out.
Kenji,
Not everyone agrees with you.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/exodus-nearly-half-californians-are-considering-leaving-state/
I thought it was “Hock Springs”, the pawnshop capital of Wyoming?
Hawk Springs. I watched that storm move by just to the north of us last night. No bighorn sheep, but a heckuva lot of rattlesnakes. Lightly loaded trucks and rvs blowing over is a regular occurrence along I-80, and there’s usually a rash of it on I-25 just south of the Wy/Co line.
The strangest thing this week was 90 people being injured by (up to) tennis ball sized hail during a concert at Red Rocks.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/22/weather/red-rocks-hail-louis-tomlinson-concert/index.html