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We're #1! We're #1!
http://www.kansas.com/196/story/667719.html
...........in the nation for tornados.  187 for 2008, #2 Texas had a mere 116. I am so proud.
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Wanna be really impressive?
Discuss tornadoes per acre
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Someday I will see one. That's on my list of things to do.
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Used to vacation at grandparents house in Kansas... I remember watching the radar map on TV.
Also remember firefly's... katydids... mini bikes... riding lawn mower... seeing bull/cow do the nasty... first and only time I saw a hornets nest (once is enough). Great experience for a city boy.
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01-19-2009, 09:50 AM
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Sadly I've lived here my entire life and never seen one. Lots of funnel clouds, but never seen one on the ground. While I don't ever want to be in the path of one, I would love to see one in person. It's always been a fascination of mine. In a somewhat sadistic way, I really enjoy storm season. Watching a funnel cloud approach when the wind suddenly gets still, the temperature drops 20 deg, with the sirens wailing.........pretty cool. When mother nature gets pissed, it's an awesome experience.
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01-19-2009, 10:56 AM
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It's all suck and blow, and then you lose your house. Wait, that's something entirely different.
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I went to college for six years in Iowa....no twisters...then took a two week trip to Kansas...boom twister his my college town in Iowa...Ames. Go figure. Really would like to see one too..but not toooo close
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# 1 in tornados: that is one title you can have. However, if you throw in our 2 hurricanes this year I suspect we win the damage title going away.... and that truly is a dubious distinction.
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I'm actually surprised by how few of you in the Midwest have seen a twister up close. 25 years in Illinois and I've seen at least 10 with my own eyes.
Maybe Kansas isn't so "twister-hardcore" as they think 
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When I saw the thread title, I thought Matt might be a Wake Forest b-ball fan
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I didn't even know you were on the team. What position do you play?
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Thought you were talking about the Cardinals?
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