#massive storms

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It’s a good thing that I have a covered parking space at my apartment complex.

“They” are predicting more massive storms coming through North Texas tonight, bringing not only the possibility of tornadoes, but also tennis ball sized hail!

It’s not quite as protected as being in an actual garage, but definitely better than nothing at all. Especially considering the roof of my car is entirely made of glass!

If my car was totally exposed, I would be completely fucked by the time the storm ends (and not in the good way). Hopefully a tornado doesn’t come close enough to rip away the roof over my parking space before the giant hail starts.

I don’t even need to watch the local news tomorrow, because it will be nothing but non-stop stories about cars and homes being destroyed by the storm. There will be at least 2 reporters stationed at almost every single car dealership in the area. They’d save a lot of time by just re-airing the reports they did last time..... or the time before that.... or the one before that.... or.... This happens at least a few times a year. Every year. For all eternity.

Also, every tv show being broadcast tonight will be repeatedly interrupted or per-empted entirely just so the weather people can repeat the exact same 2 sentences over and over all night, even if the storm is still hundreds of miles away. And they will do whatever it takes to pretend that things are significantly worse if it turns out the storm was nowhere close to as big and bad as they predicted.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzwnXYUht8A)

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Hurricane Patricia

I cannot embed “ Mexico prepares for potential mega-storm, Hurricane Patricia,” but copied and pasted the link for viewing here. According to several sources, Patricia break previous records marked by 200mph winds.

Officials say Hurricane Patricia has strengthened into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm as it churns toward Mexico's Pacific coast. Jillian Kitchener reports. -  Published on Oct 23, 2015, Reuters

Another video I found, click on the provided link (Hurricane Patricia: Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded, Heads Straight For Mexico)(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyFJvZ7IWoU) to be directed to YouTube.

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Gawker's Max Read on why you shouldn't call this storm battering the East Coast Nemo:

Yes: last year The Weather Channel—which owns Weather.com, Weather Underground, and a host of other weather-related sites—announced it would begin naming winter storms too. That is its official list of names, as packaged in its official, attractive graphic.

The truth is there is very little attempt being made to hide the fact that this is a money play. In case the inclusion of "Draco" and "Nemo" (just some Greek and Roman names, nothing to do with any recent children's movies, don't worry) and "Gandolf" (the "Bert Sampson" of fantasy names) didn't tip you off, the announcement itself makes it clear that this is about punching up the weather story: "A storm with a name takes on a personality all its own," writes Tom Niziol. Such "personality," he claims "adds to awareness."

Awareness! Of course, awareness. It's true that if everyone involved in risk and emergency communication—management agencies, local governments, and private news outlets—can agree on a name, it might help emphasize and direct storm news and information.

Cable networks: Where they throw out the official rule book in the name of ratings and hope everyone else plays along.

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The rest of the family members miraculously were virtually unscathed — a couple of scratches, but nothing to them. What they have is the horror of what happened to the two boys.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection spokesperson Larry Ragonese • On the death of two young cousins, aged 2 and 7, at that state's Parvin State Park very early Saturday morning. A tree fell on top of the family, which was huddled together in a single tent amidst the storm. It's just one of the tragedies of the extreme weather seen along the East Coast this weekend, a mixture of incredibly strong storms and record heat. In Atlanta, for example, it hit 106 degrees yesterday, an all-time record for the city. Power grids remained severely damaged throughout the region, and many were suffering from heat exhaustion, which led to the deaths of two young boys in Tennessee. Just a tip to everyone: Find AC and stay inside, but don't be jerks to each other.

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The derecho that whipped the East Coast: A massive storm's aftermath

90mph the maximum winds reported from the storm, which started in the Midwest

13 the number of people killed by the line of storms, from Indiana to New Jersey

3M the number of people who went without power, many in the Washington DC area source

» Strong, windy and quick: As anyone in the Mid-Atlantic region will tell you, the storm that slammed the region last night was there and gone within an hour — but for a good half an hour or so, it was heavy. The style of storm even has a proper name — the derecho. Or as National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan Jackson put it: "It's one of those storms. It just plows through." And yes, this storm is what took down Netflix and Instagram.

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