Thursday, March 21, 2013
Accused alleged tornado
A solid storm pounded this area yesterday, complete with thunder and hail. True thunderstorms are rare here; typically 3 or 4 a year.
The storm spawned a small tornado near the Idaho state line:
The barn's roof, the siding and its innards are now strewn over acres of land. Melissa Weems, who is a neighbor, saw it all happen. "Just out of nowhere, I'm looking out the back door and I see my neighbor's barn lift up and just take off," said Weems. "It pretty much lifted in one piece and then I could see it being carried and I could see it just shatter. ... We have trains about a mile from here but this sounded like it was right on the street." "People may think I'm crazy but I think it was a tornado," said Weems.No, you're not crazy. You're perfectly correct and perfectly SCIENTIFIC. If the barn lifted, you had a tornado. Even so, the media refuses to use the word in the article or headline. ("Strong winds destroy barn.") The Weather Bureau's legalistic approach has lifted and shattered our minds. We can't use our own senses; must wait until the Official Secret Stürmpolizei have secured the scene and gathered enough evidence for a trial. We're fucked. ¶ 3:22 AM
