I guess the idea of it being ABOVE ground worried me less than it being underground. The whole "being able to see problems" factor.
Does that mean that the next time there is a Tornado Warning that you will move from the basement to a second-floor area for safety?
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So now that you mention earthquakes, that is another thing we should worry about. There has been alot of seismic activity the last couple of years along much of that pipeline path.
Rosalind--you are sitting at a computer--USE IT! According to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (being a liberal, you DO trust the government, don't you?) the area of the pipline is one of the most stable areas in the entire U.S.
What liberal site has told you to be afraid of earthquakes for the pipeline? There are THOUSANDS of pipelines along that route--and I can't find a single one that has had a disaster caused by an earthquake. Contrast that with California.
You DO know where the route is, don't you?
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I meant that if pipelines were above ground it would worry me less, since problems would be easier to find and fix. So that is probably why I envision pipelines above ground. Anyways, the last three or four years, the earthquakes in that whole area (except North Dakota and Kansas) have been having ALOT of earthquakes. Oklahoma has had an insane amount. Most of them are small, but when it comes to pipelines it doesn't take much to create problems. Okalahoma had at least one huge one in the last year. In 2010, Oklahoma had around 200 earthquakes. In 2011 they estimate they had around 1,200. Nebraska had earthquakes. South Dakota had earthquakes. Google it.
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By Associated Press NEW ULM — A burst of strong winds has damaged dozens of vehicles at a south-central Minnesota car dealership.
Winds and heavy rain ripped through Kohls-Weelborg Chevrolet in New Ulm around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
General manager Doug Schablin said the storm hit without warning. He said the rain and wind “turned everything white.”
Within 20-30 seconds, Schablin said it was over. He said the wind blew out the windows of 70 vehicles and bent flagpoles at the dealership to the ground.
The National Weather Service reported winds at the airport were clocked at 75 mph.
A Brown County sheriff’s dispatcher said trees and signs are down in New Ulm, but no injuries were reported.
Much of central and northern Minnesota and parts of southern Minnesota were under flash flood watches until today.
Been rather warm and breezy the last couple of days. There was supposed to be a chance of severe weather, tonight.
1 70 MPH-ish gust and maybe one robust thunder boom. Then that was it. It was all done.
The bizarre weather streak continues.
Some day perhaps normal weather will return and no one will no what to think of it. lol
Although if it would have been a little earlier in that day it might have been more of a concern. As the tornado window tends to be more common earlier in the day.
Been rather warm and breezy the last couple of days. There was supposed to be a chance of severe weather, tonight.
1 70 MPH-ish gust and maybe one robust thunder boom. Then that was it. It was all done.
The bizarre weather streak continues.
Some day perhaps normal weather will return and no one will no what to think of it. lol
Although if it would have been a little earlier in that day it might have been more of a concern. As the tornado window tends to be more common earlier in the day.
Bizzarre weather??? It's almost summer you dope! Wind, rain, it happens, get a grip.
the area of the pipline is one of the most stable areas in the entire U.S.
