Severe Weather

[paleoman]

#6019

I hope none of you are experiencing the worst of the spring storms. That said, have you been caught outside in wicked weather and just hoped you’d live through it? My worst was lightning striking all around me and scared poopless to move. I thought I was a dead duck! I still get flinchy with close thunder. Beyond that, mostly gale strength storms battened down in tents over the years. Stay safe and aware this spring storm season.

[Doc Nock]

#46957

We’re just having snotty cold, wet weather —again! Seems the way it’s been all winter… couple nice days…then “it’s baaack!”

Nature in the raw can really humble a person, eh Paleo?

[Col Mike]

#46982

Paleo

1987 62′ sail boat with 13 midshipmen aboard–about 5 hours south of Rossie Roads en route to Barbados–the most hellish electric storm ever I have seen–pink lightning and most others first time I felt fear at sea. Lasted for 6 hours great training for the mids.8) Nature has a way of humbling you.

Aw mom–sail boat–that’s trad:D

Mike

[Steve Capps]

#47643

Got caught in a hailstorm while mushroom hunting once. First the rain soaked us to the skin then the temp dropped. Hailstones started out dime size and before we could make it to the car they were baseball size. My uncle took one above the eye that busted him open. Never felt so cold in my life and that includes the time I got caught in a blizzard and ended up with frostbite in my toes.

[tailfeather]

#49168

We’ve had an insane amount of rain, but luckily dodged the tornadoes. More rain tomorrow, then hopefully a little dry weather. Gonna have to replant my corn patch.

Fell in the Apalachee River one night wading back from goose hunting. I poked a hole in my waders on a beaver stob climbing the bank going in, and my buddy, an ex-college football lineman, offered to let me ride back across on his shoulders since it was so cold, with the sleet increasing and the temps below freezing. It went about as any sane person would expect…..halfway across we went in the drink. The headlamp was glowing 5 feet down, so I had to go back under to get it. It was over a mile of bushwhacking back to the truck through thick woods with a piss poor light. We did make it back, albeit nearly hypothermic, and that night began an ice storm that shut the town down for several days.:D

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#49801

I’ve been out in some horrendous storms, including 48hrs. of hurricane force winds in South America that I thought was going to destroy our tents. But as long as I’m on land, I can deal.

The truly scary times that I’ve been out in wicked weather have been on the ocean – crewing on boats and kayaking. It’s a very acute reminder that we are definitely not sea mammals.

[David Fudala]

#49848

Back in the late 90’s I was hunting in early November and I got caught out in a severe ice storm. It hit so fast and with such force that I had no choice but to take shelter under a large White pine blow down and sit it out. As the trees took on the weight of the ice they started snapping and falling in the high winds. It was terrifying! Four and a half hours later I emerged to a different world. It was like walking through a chandelier factory! I had a very difficult time navigating my way out of the unfamiliar landscape even with a thorough knowledge of the area and a compass. Needless to say, my family was quite relieved when I got home, as was I!

[David Coulter]

#50281

My most memorable was camping in the Painted Desert. It was dry going in and we watched an electric storm about 75 miles to the south during supper. Middle of the night it was suddenly like daylight inside the tent. I was amazed how beautiful it was, just fascinated with the blasts of light and incredible bursts of thunder. When it passed I took a deep breath realizing how wild that was. Another storm came through a couple hours later and I was glued to the ground thinking this was the one that was gonna fry me. Breaking down that little tent with the aluminum poles really made me think. dwc

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