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04-15-2014, 06:23 AM
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NELA
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Weather topples RVs Gulf Coast
Powerful storm topples RVs near Mississippi's Gulf coast | Fox News
Glad no one was injured.
Interesting that the blame was placed on "RVs not being tied down".
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04-15-2014, 06:27 AM
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Mod free 5er
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Originally Posted by Weezer
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Never said anything about the cars that were overturned weren't tied down.
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04-15-2014, 06:34 AM
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NELA
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<getting a visual of the RVs toppled with the awnings using OC's poles still standing!
(yeah, I know, impossible...but tell that to my "different" brain)
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If age is a state of mind, and I've lost my mind, I'm AGELESS, right?
Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around:
Flagstaff 5er 2014 8528 IKWS, Platinum Package, Regency Interior "Buffy"
F250 Super Duty 2013 Tuxedo Black "Biff"
Days camped 2014: 30
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04-15-2014, 06:35 AM
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The direction this thread is taking needs to STOP NOW!
Anybody remember when the NHTSA tried to put seat belts on motorcycles?
ab&jb
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04-15-2014, 06:46 AM
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A number of years ago we were in a violent thunderstorm in our Wildcat in northern MO. The winds were VERY strong and really had the trailer shaking. It’s the only time I’ve been concerned for our safety. Fortunately we rode the storm out without incident. Afterward a local emergency crew from the county came by to check on us. Big winds are scary.
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04-15-2014, 08:51 AM
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Rv's get blown over
I was just watching the CNN news. They had pictures and a story about 15 RV's being blown over yesterday at an RV park near Biloxi Mississippi. Just from straight line winds. I don't think my awning poles would have helped. The only good news was that nobody got injured. I guess there is not much a person can do about that. I'm REALLY, REALLY getting tired of this winter....
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04-15-2014, 09:01 AM
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The news was just showing an RV park here in NY State that was flooded water up to the bottom of trailers, snow melted a lot faster than anyone thought it would. Most of the small rivers and lakes are above flood stage now and are expected to crest today or tomorrow at the latest. Been raining hard all night and now they are calling for more snow over night tonight.
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04-15-2014, 09:26 AM
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I guess Mississippi upped there totals now they are saying that between 20 to 25 RVs werewere flipped over. One person had to be rescued by cutting through the floor of a trailer that had been flipped by the winds. They are saying only 2 people were injured.
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04-15-2014, 09:34 AM
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Not sure if this is an updated report or not but it does say two people were hurt but no bad.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...q7tf4pXqv_oMuQ
The storm blew through the Santa Maria RV Park in Gautier at around 8 p.m. Monday, knocking some trailers off their blocks and overturning or destroying others.
The roads leading up to the RV park were littered with debris, and none of the street lights were working. Despite the widespread destruction in the park, only two people were injured, neither seriously, television station WLOX reported.
Lots of people got lucky on this one.
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04-15-2014, 01:04 PM
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Sitting here in the camper now and it's being shaken all around by the wind. This story sits heavy on my mind at the moment.
The awning has OldCoot's poles on it- and I'm afraid we have missed our window for bringing it in.
This sucks.
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04-15-2014, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Weezer
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Funny...6 Actual and I were talking about this on the way to work this morning after hearing the report. (Seriously this DID happen!)
6A: too bad about the RVs guess they got blindsided by the storm.
Me: Yeah, I think we woulda bugged out if I saw that storm on our iPad!
6A: Yah...wonder what we would do if we got trapped like that?
Me: Hmmm .. *Snark* Bet OC could design a 4 point frame-based tiedown in a afternon over a couple of beers, fabricate it and have it installed the next day!
Over to you OC
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04-16-2014, 08:53 AM
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Always Learning
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ependydad
Sitting here in the camper now and it's being shaken all around by the wind. This story sits heavy on my mind at the moment.
The awning has OldCoot's poles on it- and I'm afraid we have missed our window for bringing it in.
This sucks.
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The weather report for yesterday here was about 35mph winds. The awning poles held up and the awning is just fine. Ironically, I read reports that the wind was supposed to get worse so when we saw a break in the rain and wind, we ran the awning in. Based on the wind reports, I'm positive that it saw the worst of the wind.
Thanks, OldCoot!
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