PSA: unusual thunderstorm rolling through the metro. Just got this hail in Forest Grove
Posted Jul 2, 2019, 12:08 AM UTC
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We had the loudest thunder I'd heard in a long time. I could feel the house shaking.
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This is bad news for roofs. Glad it missed me.
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my building has a metal roof. i forgot until the hail started...
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Oh boy.. our patio has the plastic corrugated sheeting on it. Lets us know every time when it rains.. and deafens our senses when it hails..
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Our neighbor's house a street over got hit by lightning. Fire crew had to chainsaw open the roof to make sure they got to all of the fire. As much as I love the trees in our neighborhood, after seeing that video of the tree getting lit up by lightning the other week it just makes me nervous in these nutty thunderstorms.
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When I was younger, a lightning storm actually knocked over some trees on my street, one of which fell on a car. Wasn't pretty.
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And cars, unless you like the dimpled look.
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Solar panels can usually take a baseball size hailstone. Good insurance as they are individually cheaper to replace than a roof with a hole.
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Nope. Those are ice dragon eggs! Run!
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we must have an invasive species of dragon...
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Legit tornado in NE
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Holy shit! I was joking that it looked like a hurricane...
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That doesn’t look promising.
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luckily it just lasted for a few minutes. thunder is still going but not hail.
but i know that thunderstorms + hail = generally portend tornados, at least in places that experience tornados on the regular.
which i am not a fan of.
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The presence of hail is an indication that the updraft is strong enough to carry water above the freezing mark, but more often than not they are just accompanying a gnarly storm.
If you want to know some more of the tornado warning signs, look for:
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sickly looking skies that have a pale brown or greenish tint. It doesn't look normal.
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rotation on the radar. The cell will start to form a little curly tail. This doesn't necessarily mean a tornado is occurring but the conditions are right for one.
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large wall and shelf clouds. You'll know them when you see them.
If it is makes you feel better, most tornados (by a lot) never touch the ground or gain enough power to cause any real damage and the areas around Portland don't have the type of conditions to create a very big one. Maybe a baby, but no F5s.
Also, I'm from Kansas and spent a lot of time in my 21 years there actively trying to chase tornados and only ever saw a small one in the distance. :( They're pretty rare and if they form usually stay in the country where it's flat and dry. Large bodies of water and big structures tend to slow them down.
I hope this helped ease any anxiety a bit for the next one. :) I didn't love storms until I learned more about them and now I miss them like crazy back at home. They can be scary though!
Wow thanks for the gold!
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thank you. :) the storm is still happening out here (though no more hail!). i've heard some of that - the color of the sky.
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Maybe a baby
MaybeBaby
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Also sort of helped my anxiety to find out that, while it’s uncommon, Portland has had tornadoes in the past.
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there's no way we'll get tornados here. this weather is nice tho
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Ummm... a funnel cloud touched down in NE. Knocked down trees and tore off some roof shingles. FYI.
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yee i know that now. i was big wrong
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hoping so.
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we're deffo safe. i used to live in a valley where we'd get storms like this all the time. tornados were super rare cuz hilly terrain isnt conducive for mass rotational air movement
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Not really actually. Where I live we get hail nearly every day in the whole metro area and hardly ever a tornado.
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Clip those god damn nails.
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☝🏾👏🏽☝🏾
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I was biking home and it was weird. Brilliantly sunny with a complete torrential downpour at the same time. Then the hail, then the streets flooded. I’ve never felt anything like it. It was a better flow than my shower.
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We heard very unusual loud thunder about 15mins ago. Our household is in end of the world mode.
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unusual? Only two days ago I heard the loudest thunder I have heard here in more than a decade.
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2 thunderstorms in the span of a week in Portland, it would seem so. We usually only get 1 or 2 a year, we've met our quota already in a week.....let that sink in.
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Power is out for over 2000 people in NE right meow.
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holy cow where in NE?!
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NE Killingsworth and 33rd area, back on meow though
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Tornado touched down. You guys alright?
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Nobody got hurt in Portland luckily
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Either bits of hail or large raindrops hitting my window now
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I hope you don't have a metal roof - I do and it made a RACKET.
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I have a marimba roof. It made a beautiful sound
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What does it taste like?
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i definitely did not put those in my mouth
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y not?
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Then how will you know what they tasted like?
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Clear sky's in West Salem 😂
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No banana for scale?
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Tornado took it
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Hey another Grover!
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\m/
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There are dozens of us!
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Holy smuckers, and I thought the hail in Hillsboro was big. They were boba ball sized. These are about dango mochi sized. Can you tell I need more dessert?
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i'll join you in the 'need more dessert' boat
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This was a bad day to leave my car windows cracked
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You should always repair cracked windows as soon as possible.
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Glad the hail wasn't that big when it starting coming down while I was on my motorcycle.
It was still pretty big though, almost hurt through my riding jacket.
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Wow, I knew it seemed stormy but have only seen darkening skies and windy trees over on my part of the east side. We have power here. But I've sensed it for hours. I'm psyched to see I wasn't nuts! I love storms so I just lit my candles and am excitedly anticipating more..... even some rain would be fun.
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Yep, everyone around here is dead.
can confirm, everyone is dead across the river here in Vancouver too
Sunny in sellwood.
It’s always...
So some affordable housing just opened up?
affordable for another few minutes anyway
I'm dead. I died.
What's Hell like?
It feels like a warm blanket.