weatherporn: amazing tornado photo

[mckitterick]

Would you be brave enough to snap this shot? On June 11, Lori Mehmen of Orchard, Iowa, took this photo from just outside her front door:

Click the image to see the story.

I loves me my weatherporn.

Chris

Comments

[stuology.livejournal.com]

Fantastic photo! You can tell that it was either 1)a longer exposure to compensate for darkness or 2) a shaky hand because, eeks!

You can see the shadow exposures in the stop sign, railroad crossing and especially the flag, which probably was moving.

You can also see spots and it isn't as horribly compressed or cropped like the paper did in its snope entry: http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/iowatornado.asp


As for those who think it looks too clam, it is absolutely possible to be really close to a tornado and have it be really, really calm. I've been in quite a few, including this one. It was an F4, and I didn't even know it was there. I was outside playing basketball. It was calm as can be. My neighbor and I stepped to the side of the garage and there it was. It took a bit before the wind really picked up. Here is a photo of it.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I really like the Snopes image, but I can't link to it (only get a Mr. Yuck).

Wow! You've been in several? That one looks scary.

[stuology.livejournal.com]

I've lived in Kansas since I was 5. I've been in more than several, but I've actually seen more than one.

I saw this one as well. It was a year later than the one linked above. I spent two spring breaks in a row in high school cleaning up people's destroyed houses. The Hesston one destroyed my best friend's house. We didn't find a piece of it bigger than my forearm.

There was also one in Lawrence that I didn't see, but I heard that they were spotted. I was out driving around that area, and a street divider sign blew down in front of my car. I was on 6th street heading west.

I should be a tornado chaser because they fascinate me and I have no fear of going out and looking for them. At least, I didn't before I had kids.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

At least, I didn't before I had kids.

Perhaps another child-bearing psychological side-effect as you noted today....