Residents in southwest Washington continue the cleanup after a rare tornado touched down in Vancouver Thursday afternoon, downing power lines, destroying homes and businesses, uprooting trees and terrifying residents who crossed its path. tags tornado vancouver washington cleanup damangeLast time a tornado hit Washington was in 1972. picked by muppet 9 months ago |
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I am in the middle of all this wild weather today! Dark and stormy. Thunder and lightening. Hail! Check out the tornado that touched down here today. picked by eLJay 5 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Alma, Arkansas residents, seeking shelter from a tornado, arrive at the new community tornado shelter only to find the doors locked. Oops!! picked by tigertony 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
As residents in Hugo begin to move on from last week's tornado, some say they noticed a few bizarre things amid all the damage. Jason Akins said the twister unwound a roll of toilet paper in his bathroom — draped it across the countertop, then rewound it in the sink. The toilet paper didn't even rip. picked by lpoindexter 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
Donna and Danny Pistole's black-and-white cat survived a February tornado that destroyed the family's mobile home, coming out of nearby woods skittish but no worse for wear. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup. Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically altered poplar trees to pull toxins out of contaminated ground water, offering a cost-effective way of cleaning up environmental pollutants. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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A tornado hit Colorado, 35 mile long path and over a mile wide. Some pictures for you all. picked by singletrack 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Police on Wednesday gave the all-clear after a suspicious package was found on a subway train near the center of Washington, closing three stations and disrupting traffic along a major route through the city. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
With the speed of 72 to 300 mph tornado is considered as the most violent wind! Therefore, it is very difficult if not impossible to have a very close-up view of a tornado. Here are some of the “almost” close-up view of the tornadoes. picked by gahsoon 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share science |
Professional photographer taking storm pics caught the tornado without realizing it. 0 comments edit related share artsNote: Themepic is not the photo picked by tigertony 7 months ago |
Yes, Brooklyn. Meteorologists classified it as an EF-2 Tornado, with estimated wind speeds of 111 to 135 mph. picked by hisidea 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
A full scale vortex engine would produce a funnel cloud that would stretch several kilometers into the atmosphere. The artificial tornado would be powered at the base by waste heat (ideally from a power-generating facility). picked by deepchill 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Link takes you to the example, then you can make your own! (The "T", however, said to be in Portland, Oregon, is indeed in Vancouver, Wa., to the north of our fair city.) 4 comments edit related share worldStupid, stupid Google. picked by teresag 8 months ago |
GREENSBURG, Kan. - A time capsule found in the wreckage of tornado-ravaged Greensburg High School documented the town's past through 70-year-old newspapers and membership lists from a church, a band and the American Legion post. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Yes, that's right. Thieves in Vancouver, Washington took advantage of a funeral to break into 6 mourners' cars. They targeted those with out of state license plates figuring they would have more valuables in their cars. 6 comments edit related share plime.comWhere is a good old fashioned lightning bolt when you need one? picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago |
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A possible tornado toppled trees in Nebraska and record flooding chased people from their Indiana homes early Sunday as the Midwest braced for still more violent weather. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Investigators think a Vancouver man may have been accidentally buried and killed while he was digging for treasure in Clark County. picked by muppet 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
Some baristas will soon be the target of a protest because of what they're wearing – or not wearing. It seems some people in Bonney Lake aren't too happy about the bikinis and skimpy outfits. picked by muppet 5 months ago 7 comments edit related share entertainment |
A plan to offer consumers Internet access through their home's power lines may soon come to fruition for residents of Grand Ledge, Mich. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
It didn't have a return address and the mailing label was handwritten. It also had stains on the outside, which could have indicated that the item inside had leaked, said Washington State Patrol Sgt. Ted DeHart. picked by kxmk 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Very Close Tornado, only 150y away! This Was a close call and they were lucky. Shows debris wall spinning up very close! Neat video! A MUST SEE! picked by Neiako 2 years ago 12 comments edit related share plime.com |