Horizontal tornado

[j2k4]

My rich little sister offered to finance a trip "anywhere, to do anything" for my 50th.

I told her I'd like to chase tornadoes; she said "No, not that."

[AdamVR4]

These are from a storm that went through Omaha 2 years ago. Never a tornado, just straight through winds. Up by where I lived there were winds of 115mph+. Everything was ruined. Gas stations were torn apart and almost every tree ripped out of the ground in my neighborhood.

Wow, 115+ mph winds and it wasn't a hurricane or tornado? Is that some kind of record?

[onebadmollafolla]

Wow, 115+ mph winds and it wasn't a hurricane or tornado? Is that some kind of record?

It honestly might be some sort of record. Like I said, in Northwest Omaha, where I lived at the time, winds were over 115mph. There was millions of dollars in damage just in the area around me. I'll see if I can find an article on it. I do remember there were a lot of cars driving around with busted out windows after that. All straight through winds.

[j2k4]

Straight-line winds can get pretty crazy - I'm not in a place where we have tornadoes as a regular diet, but we have, a few times a year. sustained winds in the 70-mph range, and a few years ago, they reached 90 mph.

[onebadmollafolla]

Wow, 115+ mph winds and it wasn't a hurricane or tornado? Is that some kind of record?

OK, so this video was taken right by where I used to live. The video is labeled as "tornado" as many people thought it was until after the fact we learned it was just straight line winds.

[AdamVR4]

I kept expecting the trampoline to lift off the ground, hahaha...

[onebadmollafolla]

I kept expecting the trampoline to lift off the ground, hahaha...

I don't know if they had that thing bolted into 50' deep cement bases or what. Considering there were trampolines scattered everywhere, and this one didn't even flinch. Lot of tree cover, but still.

[vr4chick]

My rich little sister offered to finance a trip "anywhere, to do anything" for my 50th.

I told her I'd like to chase tornadoes; she said "No, not that."

I'd do it...You only live once

[stealthee]

We've had microbursts on a few different occasions, which might be what happened in your case Al. Winds were so severe that buildings were toppled.

[j2k4]

I'd do it...You only live once

Maybe someday, but it'll have to come out of my pocket.