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Old 01-25-2011, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by kb8tpw View Post
I'd say that was "close". You don't get much closer. We were in Cane Garden and saw a very intense wind for a few moments, but didn't last long at all. I turned on my amateur radio and was surprised by the lack of traffic. I came from Ohio, 5 miles from Xenia, which had two severe tornadoes within 10 years and I'll assure you that the cloud shown would have prompted plenty of radio traffic and NWS reporting.
I agree, it was pretty close. I'm in Caroline, nearer to the gate and for a short time, it was quite dark, quite windy and the rain was pretty heavy. Didn't know about that particular funnel cloud or if it touched down. Nothing I've heard so far indicates it did, but it's pretty dark and by the light of day, more will be seen.
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