Hope all are safe!
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I fell asleep with the TV on and woke up to the Channel 2 weather guys going over everything around 12:30am. At 1am the winds were going 60-80mph and they called a tornado warning between Springboro and Bellbrook. So I went to look out the windows and it looked like a washing machine. The rain slowed down a bit and I could see better to the south but nothing. Then the tornadic lightning started up and if you havenât seen it before, itâs amazing to watch.
No tornado near me, I went through the 15 tornadoes of Memorial Day 2019 sitting on the front porch but there wasnât any rain. As well as the tornado in June 2000 in Oxford which leveled a lot of trees on campus and around town. And a few other twisters over the years.
Coming to work this morning, it was mostly branches. But I drive by Woodlawn Cemetery every morning and there were big trees down on that property. I could also see where one had fallen on the fence and blocked the road but they had cut that up before rush hour this morning.
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Today (April 3rd) is the 51st anniversary of one of the wildest tornado days in US history! There were 148 tornados reported that day from Alabama to southern Canada. As many here may recall, the town of Xenia was almost leveled by an F5 tornado. I remember sitting in a cabin at Camp Campbell Gard as a 10-year old 5th grader (we were on a 3-day off-site trip for school) and thinking the world was going to end. The wind, the rain, and the noise as the storm whipped up the Great Miami River made me deathly afraid of tornados for years! Even the sight of a dark rain cloud got me nervous after that!! What a dayâŚ
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And Xenia was (as always) under a Tornado threat earlier today!
My folks lived in Centerville and watched the twin Xenia funnels fly over themâŚ
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In the â74 storm I was near the Centerville / Bellbrook line and watched baseball size hail fall from green clouds. Mesmerizing and terrifying.
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What were you, like 2 at the time?
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Se7en
Maybe a bit dicey in SW Ohio Saturday afternoon/night.
Not related to this event, but we ordered a battery snowblower (single stage) from Home Depot today. Of course, naturally, we will now have a mild winter.
A small price to pay for a mild winter. I have a large Toro two stage that I would be happy never using.
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I had my snowblower picked up just last week for updates and a tune up. I doubt weâll get much in southwestern Ohio.
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I was wavering back and forth between the one stage and two stage. Iâm assuming that the one stage can handle roughly up to 6-8 inches.
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Chicagoland getting 6-12 tomorrow. The system will probably affect some games tomorrow in Champaign and East Lansing, maybe Ann Arbor and Mount Pleasant later on.
Yes, single stage 6-8â snow should be fine. Today I decided to replace my 23 year old MTD single stage blower. Belt broke during final snow last winter, and the auger rubber needed replaced as well as the shave plate, about $200 in parts plus labor (either paid or mine). Went with a battery model single stage that says it can clear 10â snows, but I donât plan on letting snow get more than 6â before clearing it.
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I bought a battery model also from Home Depot. Package deal. Wife wants to use shovel!
RYOBI 40V HP Brushless 21" Single-Stage Cordless Auger Propelled Snow Blower & 12" Shovel w/ (2) 8.0 Ah Batteries & Chargers
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If your wife wants to use the shovel, then by all means donât stop her. Itâs great sheâs willing to help out when youâre walking behind the snowblower
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The shovel actually looks kind of cool, although I donât think it has much power. Best for sidewalks I assume.
Tonight at Illinois. Northwestern is in town for a snow game
The Minnesota/Wisconsin game was a snow game as well. The axe is with the Gophers. 
We left STL for Oxford immediately after the end of the Ball State game and we havenât even hit Indy yet. Itâs 820pm
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