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Sandbanks St Laurence River saturday 14th august 2010
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http://s844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/ ... 0_2494.mp4

Enjoy J

Today was one heck of a weather day, and I was suppose to be there but had to change my plans in a hurry.
There were 9 tornados simultaneously in the Black Sea near Novorossiysk in Russia. Unfortunately not all of it got on photos and videos, but it's still amazing.
I thought I'd share it with you guys:


http://radikal.ru/F/i055.radikal.ru/100 ... f.jpg.html

there is more here
http://www.radikal.ru/USERS/analgin2009 ... alsja?pg=1

and video someone shared on local forum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MThOnyRFMd4

I'm just wondering here. What happens when one of those water spouts blows over one of those freighters? Is it worse than a hurricane

Ray

NiceAft wrote:I'm just wondering here. What happens when one of those water spouts blows over one of those freighters? Is it worse than a hurricane

Ray

MUCH worse - - - a meteorologist friend of mine tells me that one, maybe two, of these over water tornadoes are capable of lifting a freighter right out of the water

Rick

God's teeth! As if freak waves aren't scary enough. Think I'll strike cruising the black sea then...

not sure I agree with the meterologist,


a measurement of the forces leads me to believe while more than enough to twist a sailing ship on end.

It would take the force of an F4 or F5 to suck enough water out from under a large steel tanker or bulk cargo ship. Most likely it would send conex's flying off the decks of a container ship

But those vessels are designed to take the multiple impacts of 40 ft. waves broadside.

300 miles an hour of wind just doesnt have the energy of one of those mountains of water.

A quick search of modern vessels hit by waterspouts shows that only sailing ship hits have resulted in wrecked vessels.

I don't think I'd want to be on a freighter hit by a tornado or two

Rick

PS Also, after the containers come off and get dumped into the sea, the ship is much lighter

pokerrick1 wrote:I don't think I'd want to be on a freighter hit by a tornado or two

Rick

PS Also, after the containers come off and get dumped into the sea, the ship is much lighter

Rather be on a freighter than a sailing ship in that circumstance....just sayin...

Great photo's, will put some of this years trip on when we get home as it's just too hard with the connection we have here but should be a few interesting ones especially the aussies.

last night on the st Laurence

movie: http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii12 ... G_0764.mp4
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Lake Pepin
Sometimes you just need a break from it all.

Bluecrab wrote:

Lake Pepin
Sometimes you just need a break from it all.

I call foul. Those are Photo-shopped feet!

No Harm No Foul

Rick

kmclemore wrote:

Bluecrab wrote:

Lake Pepin
Sometimes you just need a break from it all.

I call foul. Those are Photo-shopped feet!

No foul here. The photo was taken with my sons waterproof/shock proof Olympus Stylus Tough, while sitting it a collapsible floatie. I can send you the original to verify if you need further proof. My son is a very talented photographer and keeps coming up with fantastic shots.

Wally