When Lightning strikes

[CasualObserver 3,411]

Time to change the pants!!

THIS IS A PICTURE THAT SOMEONE TOOK WHO WORKS ON A DRILLING RIG. HE WAS GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE LIGHTNING AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE TORNADO UNTIL THE LIGHTNING ILLUMINATED IT.

This is a one-in-a-million photo...............

Taken Thursday night, April 1, 2009.

Equestrian Estates Energy Conglomeration, LTD

Drill site #6000

Southwest of Ashland, Nebraska

[Coadster32 793]

WOW!! :drool:

[MaineDad 87]

Holy cow! That is an amazing picture!

[Eriks Red horse herd 120]

:omg: Thats about the time you put your head between your legs and kiss your azz GOOD BYE!!!! What an awsome picture!!

[linen beige 15]

Hmmm. Ive seen this one before. It's been circulating for at least two years.

Hey! Where'd the drilling rig go?

If I recall correctly the drilling rig and the storm were not even in the same states.

But don't get me wrong. If I saw this thing coming my way there would be more dust coming off my shoes than there is from the twister!

[CasualObserver 3,411]

Hmmm. Ive seen this one before. It's been circulating for at least two years.

Hey! Where'd the drilling rig go?

Well of course it's fake... Why else would the surpise tornado be in the center of the image? Photoshop and even MS Paint can create some amazing images. You know how email forwards are... I just thought it was a cool picture and would share it, now that we're getting into thunderstorm/tornado season.

[Stigian 1,234]

I think if I turned around and saw that id run straight through Red alert and head all the way up to brown alert :omg:

[kpinnc 14,598]

Time to change the pants!!

Plenty of time for that later, I say run like hell!

I agree with Ian though. Most definitely brown alert time! :drool:

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,601]

http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/sedalia.asp

[Duff 206]

Nice detective work, T-Mo!

Duff :omg:

[stevasaurus 23,274]

still an awesome picture...don't fool with mother nature :omg:

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,601]

Thanks, Duff. There is one thing I'm afraid of - and that's tornados. This time of year, especially, I'm always alert for these things. Last night, there were 5 confirmed tornados in Missouri, killing 3 people. Last week there were a few more, destroying homes, business, barns, etc. In that snopes article above, there were 44 reported in Missouri in March, 2006. I been near two F4's, and a couple of F2s. It's real ironic Jason posted this just after last night when we were all on pins and needles with the severe weather around us.

[linen beige 15]

There were two killed and several injured just a few miles south of me a few days ago. It was an EF-3 that covered 19 miles in 23 minutes.

Who else remembers 04-03-74?

[Nick 13]

T-Mo, The real scary thing about tornados is when you see that after doing everything right people still dont make it. One I remember is a picture of a house gone to the foundation and even the basement hadnt been safe.

We are currently under a Tornado watch here in Ohio.

[KyBlue 655]

Nick - I drove thru that storm tonite on my way back from Indy.... glad I got to drive on, and didnt have to stick around!