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Devastating tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri
HurricaneJosh replied to Hoosier's topic in Weather Forecasting and Discussion
Thank you-- but to be clear, I had equal praise for our federal disaster response. The people of Joplin deserve credit-- and so, too, does our federal government and this application of our federal tax dollars. It is a win all around. -
Devastating tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri
HurricaneJosh replied to Hoosier's topic in Weather Forecasting and Discussion
It's cool to see Joplin bouncing back like this. It's really a model of disaster recovery. As Californians, we were not in any way affected by this disaster. But I think as Americans we're all proud to see the federal government-- and federal taxpayer dollars-- going toward such a noble and worthy causes: rebuilding American communities and infrastructure. I think this is a good illustration of the federal system at work: we're here to support each other and pick each other up in times of need. -
Why are you lurking in the EPAC thread? Looking for troll material? I know you're not into Irwin and Jova, so stop pretendin'.
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Just trolling around-- sorry if I'm being annoying today.
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To be clear... It was a significant event for anywhere. When something that size happens in L.A. metro, it's a big deal and it causes a commotion.
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Everyone else was interested to see the MM scale and put the event in perspective. For some reason, it's bothering you. Sorry. Don't look at it.
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That's pretty good, though. Pictures coming off the wall is a threshold indicator for me-- that it was a good jolt.
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You're welcome. Who was mocking anyone? Seriously, dude-- relax. You guys had a significant event and I thought I'd share the stuff that we talk about in CA after quakes. No insult intended. Yikes.
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Based on how folks are describing it, this map looks exactly right. The couple of spots of yellow don't surprise me: 5.9 is pretty good, and the quake was shallow, so I'd expect some hard jolts right near the epicenter. What impresses me most about this quake is the really large coverage of felt shaking. Like I said above (or in another thread), quakes in CA don't have such wide aerial coverage like this-- except for the really bad ones, they tend to be more localized.
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If you're referring to me-- since I'm the only Californian in this thread (): I'm not making fun of the event. It was obviously significant. I felt people would be interested to see the MM scale to understand where this event falls compared with other quakes, and also to learn that "violent" actually means specific things when discussing quakes.
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Based on the descriptions in these threads, that sounds about right-- in the IV-V range. It''s when you get up into oranges and reds (VII and above) that it starts getting kind of insane.
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I see folks using the word "violent" a lot. That's actually a semi-technical term with a specific meaning-- i.e., that the quake produced MM IX shaking or higher. Usually in violent shaking, you have kitchen cupboards and refrigerators flying open and emptying and buildings collapsing and things like that. I don't think this quake produced violent shaking. Here's an entry about the MM scale: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale
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I've been in a bunch of quakes, and like weather events, each one is really unique-- feels completely different. The Northridge quake was extremely violent and very vertical-- you really felt things going up and down, in a fast, jerky motion. We had one a year or two ago that was mellow and horizontal-- like slipping on ice-- it just felt like everything was sliding. Each one is its own thing.
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We might be talking about different things. P and S waves cause two different types of motion and are used to locate the earthquake's center: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_wave Re: shallow quakes... The shallow ones tend to have a sharper, edgier feel, I've found.
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Yes. Usually the first waves are more mild and they give you a chance to duck and cover before the heavier stuff comes. Now, if you're right at the epicenter, you just get slammed all at once, and there's no difference-- whereas the further you are from the center, the more time there is between the P and S waves.
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Wow-- not bad for this region.
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Devastating tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri
HurricaneJosh replied to Hoosier's topic in Weather Forecasting and Discussion
Wow-- it sounds like FEMA has really stepped up to the plate. The temporary housing sounds really nice. Awesome to hear when things are working right in this country! -
I was sad you didn't attend the conference on 21-24 July. Would you have attended if it had been on 04 July weekend?
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Hey, dude! Thanks for your invitation in the Emily thread!
I just saw it now, or I would have responded in the thread.
