Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts

Monday, May 20, 2013

Multiple Phenomena? Tornado Trends in the U.S. in May 2013

Phenomena 1: A group of tornadoes in a geographic region occurring as the storm condition

Phenomena 2: The tornado touchdown region is moving in a northwestern direction.
It might be all one big series moving from the southernmost states, such as Alabama, then up through Texas, then further.

Phenomena 3:  Not as clear, but just in case, what has been witnessed the past week on up until this weekend, is something which might be able to be loosely called or described as a drawback, which it is partially comprised of its own Coriolis effect.  Essentially what happened is the tornadoes already came through, but did not touch down, in a southeastern direction, then, drew back, this time resulting in its own Coriolis effect causing more and stronger tornadoes.

This could all mean, that next on the tornado strike list, could be Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, that directional zone, in the upcoming few to 10 days.

Whether all these claims are 100% accurate or not, it is not a let up of prudency to take them in consideration.

The tornadoes which have landed in the past few days, look very ominous, dark gray, dark brown, dark gray-brown.  The destruction they are leaving, is leaving property reduced in quality, rendering them almost or entirely useless.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

7 Reported Missing, 13 Tornados Struck Texas on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. 6 Reported Casualties. Texas Locations: Ranchos Brazos | Granbury | Hood | Ennis | Cleburne | Montague and Ellis Counties

Story here: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/20130515-where-do-you-hide-cleanup-begins-after-12-tornadoes-level-homes-kill-6.ece

excepts from story:

"From Staff Reports

Published: 15 May 2013 05:30 PM

Updated: 16 May 2013 05:51 PM

Deeds said Thursday morning that all of the dead were adults and were in Ranchos Brazos. Another 37 people were injured, with about 100 homes flattened, damaged or destroyed. Separate tornadoes and strong winds near Ennis and Cleburne, where a tornado more than half a mile wide has been confirmed by the National Weather Service, destroyed homes, but no one died.

After a daylong survey, the National Weather Service has confirmed 13 tornadoes, from Montague County down to Ennis in Ellis County.

Although up to seven people are still missing in Granbury, officials said they believe they probably aren't trapped in the rubble and simply haven't notified authorities of their whereabouts. Nonetheless, emergency responders still plan to continue searching the flattened homes."

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Attacks at Community Colleges Has Gone Too Far

Community Colleges are not intended to be the battleground to stage attacks.  Attacks could come in the form of knife, gun, or some violent rampage.

A doctorate thesis requiring years of research is not necessary to come to this conclusion, and to state that the situation needs to be addressed.  Surely there are many that concur to this.

If you were to do all of 10 minutes of research on a history of attacks at community colleges within recent years, you will probably find a bundle.

An example of what is being discussed here, a quick list:
  • Texas
    • Lone Star Community College stabbing rampage earlier this week
    • Lone Star Community College, North Harris, January 22nd this year, shooting
  • Wyoming
    • 3 dead on November 30, 2012, last year, Casper College; bow-and-arrow type weapon reportedly involved
  • Florida
    • Stun Gun attack at Brevard College, June 18-19th, 2012 thereabout
  • Missouri
    • Man found shot near St. Louis Community College, February 20th, 2013, this year
  • Connecticut
    • Threat of Mass shooting at Gateway Community College, this year, same date as immediately above, 20th of February


This list might be updated soon.  Meanwhile there are enough incidents cited that the point has been more than made.




Monday, June 11, 2012

Wildfires Raging on June 11, 2012. Year-round 'Wildfire Season', then Season within the Season

June 12, 2012:  The closer number of large wildfires is 23.

Apparently there are about 18 wildfires There are about 23 wildfires currently raging in different part of the United States.
Wildfires means large fires covering square miles [or acres] at a time.
Big ones are:
  • Larimer, Colorado [northernmost part of Colorado].  The High Park Fire.
  • New, Mexico [southernmost part of the state], in/around/near mountain region of Ruidoso, and Sierra Blanca mountain range
A more accurate regional and specific wildfire location and distribution map is directly below:
click on diagram to enlarge

According to ABC News [June 11, 2012], six states have been impacted heavily by wildfires, the 6 states suffering from fires that seem to head the list in the order [refer http://abcnews.go.com/US/wildfires...] they have it, are:

  • Arizona
  • Texas 
  • California 
  • New Mexico
  • Colorado
  • Georgia

click on diagram for enlarged image

Season within the season explained:
This means, that some wildfires, could rage in some areas year round, which could take away from the notion of a wildfire season occurring only in a part of the year.  Because wildfires are known for usually a higher rate of incidence per unit time, at certain times of the year, there is still wildfire season.  What is brought to the forefront with the year-round season concept, is not to wait until the what used to be historically seasonal cycle, for readiness to prevent and suppress wildfires.  Many things have happened over the course of time impacting a wildfire season, such as climatic changes, warming of geographic regions for different spans of time, and so on.

In geographical order, the 6 states, are in the southeastern portion of the U.S., Georgia; moving westward, Texas, in the south, which is toward the center of the country; moving northward, also near the center, is Colorado; toward the west, but not all the way west of the continental states, and in the south are NM, and Arizona, leaving Colorado is the northern most state effected by wildfires of the magnitude in this discussion; the possible exception, are fires in the northern part of California.

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