I've lived in the Midwest all of my life, until now, and even though
I've been through many tornado warnings and tornado watches, I've never
seen one.  (news film not included)  I moved to Washington State and in
the first year, I experienced my first earthquake. (note that I didn't
say my only earthquake)  It is a rather strange experience, and the
first one I was in was a mild one, but people from further north than
Vancouver BC and further south than Seattle felt it.  There is a good
three hour drive between the two points.  That is a lot of area that is
affected!  Most tornadoes will drop, walk or skip a little and lift back
up.  (The ones this spring in Oklahoma and Kansas were rather severe, so
they kept dropping and from several areas, but still there is warning
and a lot people from the areas where the storm went, never even saw the
funnel clouds)

I think I would rather face a big wind that comes with some level of
predictability vs. the earth lifting and shifting, without warning, to
the point where all buildings in the area are actually moved to the
point where you can see and feel them move.

Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan, Tim [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 11:24 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Earthquake!
>
> But doesn't the Midwest get those funnel clouds, better known as
> tornados.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Brandt [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:49 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Earthquake!
>
>
> At roughly 17:50 PDT, San Francisco experienced a mild earthquake.
> Coincidentally or not, this was while Ken Sletten was discussing IMAGE
> enhancement requests during the SIGIMAGE meeting.
>
> Say what you will about the Midwest, at least the ground stays put :)
>
>
>
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