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Friday, July 3, 2009

Skywatch Friday: Tornadoes on My Mind

We've only lived here in eastern New Mexico, right on the western edge of Tornado Alley, for a couple of years. When we get scary skies, I start to feel anxious and start scanning for the greenish tints that mean watch out! Take shelter!

Was the sky really this green on the stormy day when I took this shot? No, but this is just exactly how it felt to me.

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12 comments:

  1. the7msnJuly 3, 2009 at 7:32 AM

    Yet another reason to move to Pecos.

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  2. MariaJuly 3, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    Thanks for you words on my blogg. I really like your sky of today. :)

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  3. Sylvia KJuly 3, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    Beautiful shot, Clariz! Fantastic clouds and I do remember being aware of green tints from my days in Texas and it's tornado alley!

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  4. Helena/Bildbloggerian och FototrissJuly 3, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    Luckily we don't have tornados in Sweden, but I can understand your anxiety about that. I hope you don't have to experience too many tornados during your time in New Mexico!

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  5. ProsperoJuly 3, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    Tornado alley sounds scary. We only get hurricanes here (and I say only because I think tornadoes are somewhat worse - albeit in a narrow swath.)

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  6. SharonJuly 3, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    My daughter moved to TX a few years ago & she gets anxious when the storm clouds start gathering too! Beautiful photo & I LOVE your header!!

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  7. oliveJuly 3, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    thanks for the visit on my skyeye blog!

    i love the story on st joseph, i think we should introduce this in the netherlands too :-)

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  8. david zen-kennedyJuly 3, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    Wow. Yes that's not something you want to see in the sky - when the clouds start to pile-up like cars on the interstate in a Maine ice-storm. I only saw those green clouds of a tornado once while visiting Iowa. . . never want to see it again. Nice photo. Stay safe.

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  9. GeorgeJuly 3, 2009 at 6:04 PM

    This is a very dramatic sky and I hope this is as close as you get to a tornado. Thank you for visiting my site.

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  10. AngieJuly 3, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    Now that is scary!!! Great shot.Thanks for your visit.

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  11. BethJuly 4, 2009 at 8:35 AM

    That is indeed an ominous sky, Clair, but still quite beautiful. We had a number of tornados in eastern North Carolina where I used to live, so I can relate to the feeling of foreboding when storms are threatening. By the way, your header sky is amazing.

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  12. CTG PoniesJuly 7, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    That sky is gorgeous but would scare me too.

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