tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post2651372504225463490..comments2023-11-03T05:29:25.633-07:00Comments on Wild West History: Tornadoes in the Wild West: Hunkerin' Down for the Big WindsDarla Sue Dollmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-36024628800694933722012-04-08T20:16:27.280-07:002012-04-08T20:16:27.280-07:00Wow, this was really interesting! I've never r...Wow, this was really interesting! I've never really thought about such crazy weather happening in the past. My major encounters with tornadoes are pretty much nonexistent. The most extreme weather I've dealt with would be an ice storm when I was about 10, or an incredibly heavy rainstorm about three years ago. The ice storm added so much weight to a fairly large tree that it collapsed and almost landed on the house. The rain storm eroded away huge chunks of the road. When I stood in the deepest hole the road was at the same level as my waist!Zetrochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626105046183448651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-52244088266652059222012-04-08T13:40:58.973-07:002012-04-08T13:40:58.973-07:00Hi,
just few words to say that i am a big fan of ...Hi, <br />just few words to say that i am a big fan of your page :)<br />and i am always looking forward to your new post :)<br /><br />i am french photographer in czech republic ..<br />just in case if you or your visitors are interested do not hesitate to come to visit me @ http://www.bellxone.com<br />Greetings from Czech Republic<br /><br />Bell x oneBell x onehttp://www.bellxone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-25758666150236280012012-04-07T03:35:24.564-07:002012-04-07T03:35:24.564-07:00Love it *_* Your posts are perfect =)Love it *_* Your posts are perfect =)Mizerova Elinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204267628432874649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-81833429000084006752012-04-05T13:13:22.178-07:002012-04-05T13:13:22.178-07:00I really love what you are doing here. It is unfor...I really love what you are doing here. It is unfortunate that the people who need to see it the most, children, have no real care to look. I tried showing your blog to my 10 yr old boys. I showed them the pictures, read them a blog, and when I finished they quickly asked: "Can we go play now?" Youth is wasted on the young while history is lost by them. Keep up the good workCause and Effecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675368366608565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-39074842694987698452012-04-05T04:36:47.586-07:002012-04-05T04:36:47.586-07:00A great story, well written!A great story, well written!Usenethttp://usenet-downloaden.nl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-15159310051340534472012-04-03T13:33:27.735-07:002012-04-03T13:33:27.735-07:00Yes, that's what interested me about the story...Yes, that's what interested me about the story, as well. I enjoyed reading about the preparations for the coming storm. They knew what they were facing by watching for signs, such as the drastic rise in temperature and insects fleeing the area. We lived in the Texas Hill Country this past year and experienced the worst drought I've ever seen, watching trees in our neighborhood literally turn brown and die in a matter of weeks due to the extreme heat, and yet, the few storms we had were so severe that I kept supplies in a closet at all times in case we needed a tornado shelter. I visited my children in Loveland, Colorado in July and we were caught in a sudden afternoon thunderstorm with hail of all sizes, from penny to golf ball, piled up so high on the lawn, doorways and windowsills it looked like snow, then a few minutes later the fast-moving storm raced into Greeley, the sky was clear, and the hail was gone within the hour, every last one melted. Odd weather, true, and frankly, I would be terrified if I was caught in one of these hail storms on a bicycle! But can we say this is a new experience? How long have scientists studied and tracked the weather in the United States? It's possible this is all part of a cycle. I am working on an article on Texas weather and the records and reports I've read from meteorologists show that even these extreme drought years show a pattern, a cycle.Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-33300040642773982212012-04-03T06:48:38.424-07:002012-04-03T06:48:38.424-07:00Interesting for sure. The story illustrates how i...Interesting for sure. The story illustrates how in tune the native peoples were with their environment. They knew the storm was coming well before it got to them. <br /><br />I've seen more hail this past year here in Ohio than I ever have. As a cyclist it makes me nervous because I'm often out in the middle of nowhere.recumbent conspiracy theoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534820082655384780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-89010151042433369312012-04-02T19:56:57.989-07:002012-04-02T19:56:57.989-07:004m indo with love, nice info.4m indo with love, nice info.Sofia Yulandarihttp://insulindea.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-26715410686819324362012-04-02T16:28:52.834-07:002012-04-02T16:28:52.834-07:00Loved it! Every word of it.Loved it! Every word of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455865172306716900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-6135457036495524772012-04-02T10:29:18.490-07:002012-04-02T10:29:18.490-07:00No, no, no. You're doing fine. The internet ch...No, no, no. You're doing fine. The internet changes constantly and it's a learning process for all of us, promise. If you look on the right side of this post you will see a row of pictures. About halfway down there is a box where you can type in your email, then when I add a new post it will appear in your email. You'll do fine, Sara, I promise. It just takes a little time. And try not to get frustrated--blogging is supposed to be fun! :-)Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-19572619746844125712012-04-02T10:07:58.495-07:002012-04-02T10:07:58.495-07:00ARGH! Today is the day I first create my own blog,...ARGH! Today is the day I first create my own blog, and your blog is the recommendation for me by Google. Your blog's name really gets my interest as I know someone living in NM. I don't really have time to read everything here now, so I want to somehow like 'subscribe' your page like how you do on Facebook. The problem is I just don't know how!!! How frustrating! All I can do now is to save this as my favourite on my sidebar. <br /><br />I guess I really suck at blog and internet stuff, and I'm 19!!! Gosh, worse than those cavemen.Sara C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00296925254046177896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-83252023515828860072012-04-01T19:25:59.160-07:002012-04-01T19:25:59.160-07:00Yes, that's how the fields looked leading to W...Yes, that's how the fields looked leading to Windsor in the 2008 tornado, like they had been carpet-bombed. Everything was flattened, including the street signs, plastered to the ground and not a tree in sight. The tornado that hit Windsor, Colorado was strange because it hit around noon, which is uncommon for Colorado, and the tornado was moving in an odd direction, too. Luckily, most of the residents were at work and school.Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-48476541765797183252012-04-01T18:02:22.506-07:002012-04-01T18:02:22.506-07:00I love that old photo in the upper right corner of...I love that old photo in the upper right corner of that tornado in North Dakota.<br /><br />I grew up in Iowa and only saw one tornado, but it didn't touch down. I hitchhiked and walked through Nashville, Tennessee in April 1998 and saw the damage that a tornado did a week earlier. I hitchhiked through Greensburg, Kansas and saw the damage the tornado did there in 2007. Locals told me that the tornado leveled 90 percent of the town. Here is a post from my blog describing Greensburg after the tornado:<br /><br />"Greensburg, Kansas"<br />http://tim-shey.blogspot.com/2010/10/greensburg-kansas.html<br /><br />I remember I hitchhiked through Greensburg in 1996 and this lady stopped to give me a ride. I ran up to the car and she rolled down her window and she said, "Sir, if you don't kill me, I will give you a ride."<br /><br />Well, I didn't kill her and we had a great talk. I guess I was the first hitchhiker she ever picked up. She bought a couple of Cokes for me and the next ride I got all the way to Southern California with a truck driver.<br /><br />I remember Greensburg in 1996 with lots of trees. It looked a lot different in 2008--it looked like it had been carpet-bombed--like parts of Germany in 1945.Tim Sheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931913325290043598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-24294295658038293542012-04-01T11:38:32.822-07:002012-04-01T11:38:32.822-07:00I lived in the Texas Hill Country for five years a...I lived in the Texas Hill Country for five years and traveled six times a year to Colorado to visit my grandchildren. I would choose my route--either Oklahoma/Kansas or New Mexico--according to the weather, but Mother Nature has her own plans and in those five years of travel I encountered just about every weather event you can imagine, from gustnadoes to blizzards to dust storms. It's always a bit thrilling, fascinating really, to find you're being chased by a massive black cloud that spreads across the sky as far as you can see.Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-33222746563894913702012-04-01T08:14:56.792-07:002012-04-01T08:14:56.792-07:00Another excellent read. I remember as a child goin...Another excellent read. I remember as a child going to visit my relatives in El Paso, Texas coming from near Superior, Wisconsin. That trip always took us down I35 and across US 54 into Kansas and sometimes in I40 through Oklahoma...there is no better place to see the awesome power of nature. The storms could be seen for hundreds of miles and for hours and hours gaining strength. All of this while traveling in a 1963 Volkswagen bus! Later years saw us in a new bus and then a Ford pickup...no matter what the vehicle the beauty of it all was amazing. This brings me right back to those moments.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985598012075218178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-52291211900278484422012-03-31T23:28:57.495-07:002012-03-31T23:28:57.495-07:00Yes, please do. There are many stories of tornadoe...Yes, please do. There are many stories of tornadoes prior to the climate change. I can try to track down a few more, too.Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-10164785348433430612012-03-31T23:20:37.070-07:002012-03-31T23:20:37.070-07:00Wow! We don't often think of tornadoes happeni...Wow! We don't often think of tornadoes happening in the distant past and I've wondered what the Natives did at such times.<br /><br />Darla, I've a nephew who told me he was taught in high school this past year that tornadoes didn't happen before the current "climate change". I'll have to show him this post.Indigo Redhttp://furtheradventuresofindigored.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com