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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 12:42 PM
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Soooo...ya want some rain?
How 'bout a little wind, lightning and hail thrown in with it?

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/latest/DS.p38cr/si.karx.shtml
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 12:52 PM
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1. That front sort of split in half to go around Madison on both sides
They've been doing that the last couple years. Weird.

In any case, we got some gentle rain here in Madison today, but it looks like the worst of it went both North and South of us.

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MadisonProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 01:14 PM
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4. It's the lakes, don'tcha know!
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 01:15 PM
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5. I've thought that...
...but have been told they aren't big enough to have a weather effect.

:shrug:
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MadisonProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 01:21 PM
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6. Just kidding - they always say that's why we don't get
tornados. But in fact we've had a few run right through Madison in my lifetime. It could possibly have some effect, but I'm no meterologist.
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 01:26 PM
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7. The outlying parts of the city have been hit a number of times
But I've only heard of one in the last 20 years or so that managed to line up and bowl down the Isthmus. Living on Willy street, I like to believe that.

:)

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eowyn_of_rohan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 10:10 AM
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18. Do you recall any tornadoes IN Madison
...besides the one last June? I don't remember any (going way back), except for a few around the suburbs. None on the west side I am quite certain--that is, "Real" west-side Madison, which ends at about Odana Road ;)
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 12:54 PM
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2. Sounds like what went through here 20 minutes ago.
I was down in my pole shed & it sounded like someone was attacking it with ball peen hammers.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 01:13 PM
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3. well thanks!!!
we needed this rain in northwestern ill. the rain just may save the corn and bean crops in many counties here..tomorrow it will be as hot as the hubs of hell so right now i`m going to enjoy the 72 degree weather...
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sybylla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 01:35 PM
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8. Same here in Central Wisconsin
Good timing to save some crops and 70-something degrees seems heavenly - even with the battleground noises in the background.
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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 01:42 PM
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9. Yeah, the meteorologists
are always talking rain up here in my neck of the woods, but so far, nothing. We truly need it. Been watering my garden like crazy, but real from the heavens rain is truly needed.
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joneschick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 04:28 PM
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10. my daughter just called
she's working at the race at State Fair Park today---they have evacuated the stands but not called the race due to threatening weather, mostly the lightening. All the folks working are gathered in one of the buildings. The tornado sirens went off about a half hour ago.
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 05:11 PM
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11. Wow! Lots of damage! Pictures Included!
Edited on Sat Jul-23-05 05:25 PM by ewagner
take a look at my "backyard"





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joneschick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 05:27 PM
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12. ouch! is that literally your backyard?
is that your home with the tree resting on it? yikes. We didn't have wind like that here. Be well
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 08:52 PM
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13. Some were
the building with a tree down on top of it was the restroom facility of Wildwood Park across the street from my house. The other two pics were in my backyard.....
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MadisonProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 10:02 PM
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14. Holy crappola!
That looks bad. I hope everyone was alright.
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 10:01 AM
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15. Much needed rain
we did manage to get .6 inches out of that storm yesterday and the good part was that it took about an hour or hour and a half to accumulate that much, even though the first 5 minutes of that storm was pure hell...

It was the first time I didn't have to water my tomatoes in a long time.
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 01:11 PM
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16. Some more damage pictures
Edited on Sun Jul-24-05 01:14 PM by ewagner




Power Company crews getting my neighbor's power back on.....


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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 04:05 PM
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17. I'm happy to report
that we got rain last night! I have no idea how much, but we had a gentle, steady rain around 6, and then after midnight, the thunderstorms rolled in.

We haven't had rain since July 4. :)
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