Springtime on the plains

This board is for topics that do not fit into the other message boards. Members are to be courteous to each other at ALL times. NO POLITICS, OR OTHER INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL IS TO BE POSTED HERE. POSTING OF INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF MEMBERSHIP.

Moderators: TomM, Moderator, wesk

Post Reply
User avatar
Ryan_Miller
Site Administrator
Site Administrator
Posts: 1666
Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2005 6:00 pm
Location: Kansas

Springtime on the plains

Post by Ryan_Miller »

Just stimulating some conversation here! 8)

For those of you who don't live on the great plains, we see this stuff every year. Some areas more than others.

I know several of these came from Kansas, but not sure where all of these were taken.

It is hard to get the real feel for what these are like from the photos. The thunderhead clouds can get enormous. Jets have to fly around them because they cannot go over them.


Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image
Ryan Miller
MVPA # 22010
User avatar
Joe20
Member
Posts: 7
Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:00 pm
Location: Ohio

Post by Joe20 »

Those pictures are really something!! We get our share of storms and tornado's in Ohio but nothing like this! I have a friend from Oklahoma who used to tell me about the thunderstorms back home. He said they would last for hours at a time and never slacken up! I've been in a couple hurricanes but I think those thunderstorms would be worse!
Joe
1952 M38
"The Ruptured Duck II"
User avatar
MajBen
Major, USMC, Retired
Posts: 88
Joined: Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:00 pm
Location: Missouri

Post by MajBen »

Hi Ryan, what great pictures, brought back a lot of memories as we had similar experiences in Western MO. When I was 16 and early 17, I followed the wheat harvest 2 years from Texas to Canada so in many of these states the happenings occurred. And, sometimes they turned into violent storms. Thanks for the memories. Semper Fi Ben
User avatar
JohnnyO
Member
Posts: 7
Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:00 pm
Location: Kansas
Contact:

Post by JohnnyO »

'Tis the season here in Kansas. I'll I know is I'd better find a way to cover my jeeps with something more then just a tarp before those storms that like to product 1/2" to 3/4" hail get to them first 8O .
1953 USMC M38A1-For Sale $650 OBO
1955 US Army M38A1

G. Co., 137th Inf. Reg., 35th Inf. Div. (WWII Reenacted)
User avatar
wesk
Site Administrator
Site Administrator
Posts: 16413
Joined: Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:00 pm
Location: Wisconsin
Contact:

Post by wesk »

I knows what dem is! I spent two years at Altus Oklahoma and 11 years at Shreveport Louisiana. :wink:
Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

Mjeeps photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php
OKCM38CDN

Post by OKCM38CDN »

Wes,

When were you at Altus? I was TDY there from August to November of 1976, installing a new ILS system...
User avatar
wesk
Site Administrator
Site Administrator
Posts: 16413
Joined: Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:00 pm
Location: Wisconsin
Contact:

Post by wesk »

1974 to 1976 443rd OMS (C141's) and 443 MAW (Maintenance Control)
Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

Mjeeps photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php
Post Reply