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Great-Kazoo
08-03-2013, 15:21
Listening to the weather chasers on my UV-5R it started W - E and now shifted south. Interesting being right there with the weather / storm chasers.
3:17 pm golf ball size hail wellington exit & 25.
what freq??? the noaa ones?
USAFGopherMike
08-03-2013, 15:31
Jim, get to cover, it's headed your way bud. Under tornado warning.
USAFGopherMike
08-03-2013, 15:32
Greely, Windsor, all personnel, take cover.
FUCK... My garden is getting pounded by hail!!!!!
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Tinelement
08-03-2013, 16:33
Literally dropped from 91 to 63 in a matter of minutes just 20 mins ago. Hail has started. Looking south, the low clouds coming in from the east ain't looking good. Shit is spinning.
BPTactical
08-03-2013, 16:39
Just windy down here but the wind keeps shifting, sunny and warm. Had some thunder earlier but no rain.
Batten down the hatches up there guys!
Tinelement
08-03-2013, 16:42
From my vantage it's moving south east.
You guys south of us are in for one hell of a ride. Have about 4" of standing water in my yard. Garden is DESTROYED. Some of my little trees have almost no leaves left. Some places have almost 5" of hail piled up.
Great-Kazoo
08-03-2013, 16:44
Literally dropped from 91 to 63 in a matter of minutes just 20 mins ago. Hail has started. Looking south, the low clouds coming in from the east ain't looking good. Shit is spinning.
57* as of this posting.
Tell ya what that ARES network listening is being there. One guy bout 30 min ago was saying getting under large hail turning around. While you can hear the hail pounding his vehicle like a Keith Moon drum solo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bxwpbeqxD4&feature=youtu.be
You guys south of us are in for one hell of a ride. Have about 4" of standing water in my yard. Garden is DESTROYED. Some of my little trees have almost no leaves left. Some places have almost 5" of hail piled up.
That sux man....I feel your pain!
Stay dry up there gents.
Lucky for us now to get the info, but 10 years ago internet infrastructure was so unreliable you guys probably wouldn't be posting [panic]
Great-Kazoo
08-03-2013, 16:53
It still sounds like a train or jets over head. what's that windsor guys almost 1hr?
First signs of Rotation
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/gun%20pic%20place/100_1358_zps6ef29b80.jpg
Important docs ready for drop zone shelter
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/gun%20pic%20place/100_1360_zps33a69083.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/gun%20pic%20place/100_1368_zpsa5dad9cf.jpg
as it's happening
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/gun%20pic%20place/100_1365_zpsee034f12.jpg
just a tad limited visibility
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/gun%20pic%20place/100_1363_zps79aa8fdc.jpg
redneck122
08-03-2013, 16:56
Keeps gettin worse here in greeley. Just ran outside quick and the wind tore the cover off my harley. I'm afraid to see what the tins will look like when this storm is over
beast556
08-03-2013, 16:57
The rain was pretty serious here in Loveland for approx 20min. no hail at my place. Thanks for the heads up Jim.
It still sounds like a train or jets over head. what's that windsor guys almost 1hr?
First signs of Rotation
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/gun%20pic%20place/100_1358_zps6ef29b80.jpg
Important docs ready for drop zone shelter
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/gun%20pic%20place/100_1360_zps33a69083.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/gun%20pic%20place/100_1368_zpsa5dad9cf.jpg
as it's happening
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/gun%20pic%20place/100_1365_zpsee034f12.jpg
just a tad limited visibility
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/gun%20pic%20place/100_1363_zps79aa8fdc.jpg
Damn!......4:54, rain stopped, calm and quite now. Time to assess garden damage.
http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2010/images/radar/610x480-overlay.gif
Not nearly as bad in west windsor. Good luck.
Mike
Was at a softball tourney near Jim's house. Got cancelled came back to Johnstown and the crap followed us. Just bad rain and wind here, but milliken is getting a tornado according to the interwebz.
Garden fared well considering..Woooohoooo
Shootersfab
08-03-2013, 17:02
im in frederick and its coming fast!
Shootersfab
08-03-2013, 17:04
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Rm125yz450f/IMG_20130803_165009.jpg
In Evans, hail storm just passed and holy crap that sucked, I did peek out back and my fence and trees are trashed. I hope nobody got stuck outside in that.
If it's coming your way, get the cars in the garage and get inside!
Great-Kazoo
08-03-2013, 17:06
Looks like the east side got really dumped on. Gonna have to break out the plow [LOL]
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/100_1204_zps9593c8e9.jpg
UrbanWolf
08-03-2013, 17:08
It rained and hailed hard on Harmony roade just now.
Looks like the east side got really dumped on. Gonna have to break out the plow [LOL]
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/100_1204_zps9593c8e9.jpg
Nice! [ROFL3]
Shootersfab
08-03-2013, 17:09
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Rm125yz450f/IMG_20130803_170706.jpg
the view straight east of me in frederick
Tinelement
08-03-2013, 17:14
Local pizza shop was saying tornado touchdown in greely. Any confirmation???
VERY dark looking East from here in Boulder...and about 30* cooler than it was a couple of hours ago.
Shootersfab
08-03-2013, 17:21
Local pizza shop was saying tornado touchdown in greely. Any confirmation???
you go for pizza in these conditions??!!! shees
you go for pizza in these conditions??!!! shees
The Rocky Mountain's answer to the 'hurricane party'?
Tinelement
08-03-2013, 17:28
Gotta feed the fam!!!
its dun moved outta here. For meow
crashdown
08-03-2013, 17:31
Crazy dark and cold up here. Strange looking layered clouds moving fast.
Was sunny, blue skies, and at 20 degrees warmer 30 minutes ago.
Wind just started wailing in Broomfield... The clouds are black overhead. I'm releasing the carrier pigeons.....
Strange looking layered clouds moving fast.
yeah, there are some low/fast clouds zipping past the hills here, very unusual looking.
Great-Kazoo
08-03-2013, 17:36
Local pizza shop was saying tornado touchdown in greely. Any confirmation???
Funnel cloud 35 th & 37th. One guy on the ARES network was saying the corn fields in the greeley area were trashed. Then he says. MMMM i'm getting hungry it smells like Rabbits!
The Aftermath
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqvER415vJU
BPTactical
08-03-2013, 17:45
Getting really dark clouds here now and they are boiling and rolling like mad.
Wind dropped to virtually nil, not good.
Garden here is destroyed! I have about 4" of hail in the yard. Trees are shredded. Friend called a minute ago, he had 2" hail, broke out hs windows. Spradley Barr should have a hail sale!
hurley842002
08-03-2013, 17:55
Getting really dark clouds here now and they are boiling and rolling like mad.
Wind dropped to virtually nil, not good.
Out on hwy 7 in the shit of it, hail starting to drop, I'm puts here!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/04/a9u5uryr.jpg
Decided to take the family to the Larimer county fair today. We ended up spending most of our time there stuck in an exhibit hall and they wouldn't let us out. I heard the hail but had no idea it was that bad.
trlcavscout
08-03-2013, 18:05
Sink hole by a window well caused basement flooding ruining all the kids toys, topping off my sons bike getting stolen last week. Pretty bad hail and lots of water.
JM Ver. 2.0
08-03-2013, 18:07
Brighton from the parking lot at work. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/04/duzumuqa.jpg
Sent from my teepee using smoke signals.
OtterbatHellcat
08-03-2013, 18:08
i think roggen is getting shit on.
OtterbatHellcat
08-03-2013, 18:09
western cell is headed toward us now....might go south of us.
OtterbatHellcat
08-03-2013, 18:14
lots of green in the clouds west of lochbuie....=hail........lots of scud over there too.
OtterbatHellcat
08-03-2013, 18:37
lochbuie....the kiss of death to storms.
it broke and went south, headed to barr lake.
jhood001
08-03-2013, 18:37
3:17 pm golf ball size hail wellington exit & 25.
http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=33836
BPTactical
08-03-2013, 18:53
http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=33836
That a boy, shoot it right back at 'em!
Lots of damage from the hail here in Evans, saw some small funnels in the sky, did not see the one at 35th/37th was in the basement most of the time with the wife and kid.
Roomate got a pic of funnel looking like a only a few miles away here in Milliken. Pretty brief. Looks like Windsor got worst. I drove home with 15 ft visibility on 34. Lots of folk pulled over but was just bad rain. One spot on 257 was semi washed out. 2-3 ft deep with some big chunks of earth.
blacklabel
08-03-2013, 19:30
I missed all of it but the rain from Lyons to I25. Glad to see my house was still there when I got back.
Worst storm I've ever been in coming back from Left-a-polooza in Longmont.
Pouring down here in the hood
Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.
BPTactical
08-03-2013, 19:50
Ended up passing us by, a few close bolts of lightening and a steady drizzle.
jerrymrc
08-03-2013, 21:16
Got some good rain here in the springs. No hail but that is because I did not plant a garden this year. Had mine taken out about 5 years ago by one. Not a pretty sight as some here have found out.[Rant1]
Still having light rain on and off.
thedave1164
08-03-2013, 21:28
Funnel cloud 35 th & 37th. One guy on the ARES network was saying the corn fields in the greeley area were trashed. Then he says. MMMM i'm getting hungry it smells like Rabbits!
I am about 8 blocks from there, and although I didn't see a funnel cloud there, I did see lots of rotation and lowering.
Got the wife and kiddos in the basement when the sirens went off and monitored it from my GR level 3 command center till it passed.
Looks like the east side got really dumped on. Gonna have to break out the plow [LOL]
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/51jim/100_1204_zps9593c8e9.jpg
Damn! I think you found your Christmas card for 2013. Dated August 3rd!
Great-Kazoo
08-04-2013, 00:01
This is one more item, if not on the list of topics in the S & P forums, to be prepared for. What if a severe storm comes in, power lines down no cell svc. The UV-5R while not a tier 1 SW device was worth it's weight in gold today. I was "in" on what was happening at least 5 min prior to the NWS issuing alerts. Those storm tracker guys / gals are right there, as it's happening.
OtterbatHellcat
08-04-2013, 00:45
you guys realize that's not a picture of hail, right?
you guys realize that's not a picture of hail, right?
Really? I've been had!! [panic]
OtterbatHellcat
08-04-2013, 01:00
well, the aug 3rd thing and all.
jreifsch80
08-04-2013, 01:30
Yeah my company pickup has a dented up hood and a couple big spiral cracks on the window. All the weeds in the back yard were destroyed unfortunately my shrubs and trees were too, I think a tornado touched down about a mile or so south of me. Had to tell a roofing company vulture to get off my roof after it settled down. If he wouldn't have gotten off so fast I was going to pull my Draco out of my pickup fricken douche bag. 9 news was interviewing people in my neighborhood. It was wild hearing the spinning winds from down in my basement wondering if its going to touch down of not (should have built an ak while I was down there hahaha)
stoner01
08-04-2013, 02:43
OK prepping time. Name some good inexpensive radios that I can use when this shit happens again. Because we all know it does. UV-5R Im looking up now. Any others. Or what would be a good all around emergency radio to have.
jerrymrc
08-04-2013, 06:29
OK prepping time. Name some good inexpensive radios that I can use when this shit happens again. Because we all know it does. UV-5R Im looking up now. Any others. Or what would be a good all around emergency radio to have.
A good cheap one is the FR200 grundig. The daughter and member Splogan were in Misawa when everything went dark. They were very glad to have the radio. Something that winds up and has solar would be nice as well.
Singlestack
08-04-2013, 07:09
The UV-5R is a dual band VHF/UHF handheld transceiver. As such, you need at least a Technician license to broadcast, except in a real emergency. No license needed to just receive, tho. There are better receivers INHO such as the Grundig, C Crane, Eton, and Redsun models.
Great-Kazoo
08-04-2013, 07:17
The UV-5R is a dual band VHF/UHF handheld transceiver. As such, you need at least a Technician license to broadcast, except in a real emergency. No license needed to just receive, tho. There are better receivers INHO such as the Grundig, C Crane, Eton, and Redsun models.
There are way better units. For the price point it's not a bad starter / easy to put in a BOB unit. I can see us eventually going to a larger base / mobile unit like you guys have been discussing in the S&P forum.
Yes the UV-5R is a basic unit but (IMHO) considering i have the small / stock antenna i was picking up ARES comm that was 20 miles out. It did what i wanted a basic unit to do, was on for 3 hours and had minimal battery drain.
The pros and cons of SW and hand held devices is better suited for the S&P forums. Hopefully this latest weather cell, which was a major front range deal, will get more board members to visit and participate there.
Bailey Guns
08-04-2013, 08:06
A good cheap one is the FR200 grundig. The daughter and member Splogan were in Misawa when everything went dark. They were very glad to have the radio. Something that winds up and has solar would be nice as well.
OFF TOPIC: Misawa! 6920th ESG 80-83. Awesome place to be stationed. Lots of snow in the winter, too.
I'm just finishing up with flooding, 4 units at work, my bedroom had about 2" in it due to a failed sump pump. My weekend sucks.
buffalobo
08-04-2013, 14:42
Spotters reported several funnels couple miles northwest of us and storm was headed right at our place. Wife was driving home from Ft Morgan and in area with no cell service. Very frustrating not being able to reach her for warning. Radio had just reported that cell was falling apart, which was why she headed home.
Got a shit ton of rain and small hail. Tornado spotted couple miles east of Ft Morgan and another spotted near Log Lane Village.
Major props for the volunteers of Northern Colorado Skywarn and the Wiggins volunteer firemen. Monitored them on scanner while I was stuck in traffic jam between Monument and Greenland.
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