Monday, March 20, 2006
Snow?
Missouri keeps surprising me a lot. I would never think that the weather here is so unfriendly. First, tornados, then snow in the middle of spring. It's the end of March!!! there should be no smow in MO, first of all because it's quite a southern spot in the US. Anyhow, right after a week of summer we got winter back again. I thought this shit happens only at home, when we get snow in May, but I was wrong: MO is even worth in this sense. The temperature at this point droped down very quick with snow storms following. Within one night, Fulton was covered with a thin layer of snow. Obviously, this region is too warm for snow to stay long, that's why the next day there was nothing left. The paradox of this is that as soon as the temperature drops to around 0 C, ppl get frightened and they don't drive, don't go to school and so on and so on... "Life is not only about driving, ppl!!"! - I wanna scream loud...
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Warning!!! Deadly tornado!
I knew something wasn't going right that day. I felt that it is not going to be a day with a happy ending. The season of tornados had started the day before yesterday and it has already brough lots of damage with it.
Sunday morning was beautiful, peaceful, warm and sunny. Surprisingly, there were no wind at all. It was getting warmer and warmer every hour, until at around 3 I was walking around in a T-shit and slippers. Humid, very humid! A little bit too much for the beginning of March. (wow, sounds a bit poetic:P ). Moreover, later the same day, the weather was behaving odd and stirring. Absolutely clean sky was not as clear anymore. Actually, I would say that it was clear on one side of campus, while on the other wide one could observe and incredible, misterical, fast growing cloud. It reminded me of a cloud after the atomic exploison (the one that most of us most probably have seen in black and white movies or on the pictures). It was growing with a great spead, but how??? there were now wind?!!! :O I was terrified. I wish I could just stand and stair at it until it covers the whole sky, but work was calling for me, so I had to keep walking backwards and almost falling. The rain didn't keep itself waiting, pouring from time to time here or there. It seems like "calm before the storm"... well, I wish I haven't watch news before going to work at 6 pm. The whole day, the local TV was warning Callway county. It was frightening. Taking a short break and going out to check the weather outside, I was surprised: it was very warm, the wind wasn't so strong, but the smell and the atmosphere was taking my breath away. Wanted to run away, wanted to hide, but at the time, I felt like standing steal and be an observer. But unfortunately, I couldn't do it. We got our first warming at around 9 pm. It was exciting! At about 10 pm I was done... still no signs of a tornado in Fulton. Before, they were saying that it is going to reach us before 10, but I guess, the storm toke it own path. It is impossible predict very this massive thing will go!!! To me, it is alive, it has got a heart, feelings. It's like a huge very upset kid walking through Missouri without looking what it is stepping on or where it is going to. It was raining hard from 12 till 1 and at 1:30, the most unwanted sound went off: WARNING SOUND! Good that I wasn't asleep yet like the rest of ppl in my house. Some ppl even manage to go t
o the shower a minute before the warning. hahaha... well, actually, it wasn't very funny. All of us had to go down to the basement. Rules! :P I was too amuzed to go down, so I got stuck right next to the entrance and watching how unbelivably unquiet the sight has been that hour. I would say, Fulton was lucky and tornado passed by without even touching us. A bit of frightening thonderstorms, but very far away. This is my 2nd time of watching tornado in the US. Surprisingly, but this time, I took it much better with no major worries.
Next day, we found out that we were very lucky. Tornado didn't pass by with no damage or killing. 10 ppl died due to this atmospheric hazard. These months we are going throught the season of tornados... so I guess there will be more coming on that issue...
Otherwise, I'm doing pretty much ok. Too much work as usual, a bit of stress due to going on midterms and excitement about the coming spring break... and tomorrow is a free day! :D
Sunday morning was beautiful, peaceful, warm and sunny. Surprisingly, there were no wind at all. It was getting warmer and warmer every hour, until at around 3 I was walking around in a T-shit and slippers. Humid, very humid! A little bit too much for the beginning of March. (wow, sounds a bit poetic:P ). Moreover, later the same day, the weather was behaving odd and stirring. Absolutely clean sky was not as clear anymore. Actually, I would say that it was clear on one side of campus, while on the other wide one could observe and incredible, misterical, fast growing cloud. It reminded me of a cloud after the atomic exploison (the one that most of us most probably have seen in black and white movies or on the pictures). It was growing with a great spead, but how??? there were now wind?!!! :O I was terrified. I wish I could just stand and stair at it until it covers the whole sky, but work was calling for me, so I had to keep walking backwards and almost falling. The rain didn't keep itself waiting, pouring from time to time here or there. It seems like "calm before the storm"... well, I wish I haven't watch news before going to work at 6 pm. The whole day, the local TV was warning Callway county. It was frightening. Taking a short break and going out to check the weather outside, I was surprised: it was very warm, the wind wasn't so strong, but the smell and the atmosphere was taking my breath away. Wanted to run away, wanted to hide, but at the time, I felt like standing steal and be an observer. But unfortunately, I couldn't do it. We got our first warming at around 9 pm. It was exciting! At about 10 pm I was done... still no signs of a tornado in Fulton. Before, they were saying that it is going to reach us before 10, but I guess, the storm toke it own path. It is impossible predict very this massive thing will go!!! To me, it is alive, it has got a heart, feelings. It's like a huge very upset kid walking through Missouri without looking what it is stepping on or where it is going to. It was raining hard from 12 till 1 and at 1:30, the most unwanted sound went off: WARNING SOUND! Good that I wasn't asleep yet like the rest of ppl in my house. Some ppl even manage to go t
o the shower a minute before the warning. hahaha... well, actually, it wasn't very funny. All of us had to go down to the basement. Rules! :P I was too amuzed to go down, so I got stuck right next to the entrance and watching how unbelivably unquiet the sight has been that hour. I would say, Fulton was lucky and tornado passed by without even touching us. A bit of frightening thonderstorms, but very far away. This is my 2nd time of watching tornado in the US. Surprisingly, but this time, I took it much better with no major worries.Next day, we found out that we were very lucky. Tornado didn't pass by with no damage or killing. 10 ppl died due to this atmospheric hazard. These months we are going throught the season of tornados... so I guess there will be more coming on that issue...
Otherwise, I'm doing pretty much ok. Too much work as usual, a bit of stress due to going on midterms and excitement about the coming spring break... and tomorrow is a free day! :D
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