{"id":2483,"date":"2005-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatsociety.org\/?p=2483"},"modified":"2018-10-31T21:03:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T01:03:54","slug":"archive-saturday-weather-shorts-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/?p=2483","title":{"rendered":"Archive Saturday:  Weather Shorts Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You know it &#8212; Archive Saturday. Old stuff from 2001.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been drunk for years.Washington Ravaged By Thunderstorms<br \/>\nby nacho<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Washington, 22, was ravaged by thunderstorms last night. A<br \/>\nclerk at IGA, Washington was jogging along the Green Mile Parkway up<br \/>\nalong the Four-Lane at approximately 8:15pm last night when she was<br \/>\nseized by thunderstorms and ravaged repeatedly.<\/p>\n<p>Washington is in stable condition at Grace City Memorial today. Her father, Ira Washington, spoke with reporters earlier.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know who this was, we know where it happened. We will be seeking justice for our daughter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are no suspects in custody.<\/p>\n<p>The Green Mile Parkway is a notorious spot for thunderstorm strikes.<br \/>\nSheriff Marshall issued a warning to young women earlier today. &#8220;Please<br \/>\nkeep an eye out for signs of danger. Especially during the summer<br \/>\nmonths, it can be hard to make predictions. Keep an eye open and head<br \/>\nfor cover at the first sign of trouble.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Washington&#8217;s brutal attack follows two other attacks earlier this<br \/>\nseason. Both victims were young women. In May, an early thunderstorm<br \/>\nattack proved near fatal for a 17 year old youth.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor James McCay spoke out shortly after the press conference held by Washington&#8217;s father.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was a girl of sin! This is a compassionate town, these things<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t happen. God punishes the promiscuous. God punishes those who do<br \/>\nnot treat their bodies as His temple. Elizabeth Washington was a sinful<br \/>\nwoman. She fraternized with boys, she consumed alcohol and she was<br \/>\nrumored to have smoked marijuana at least once. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Washington&#8217;s parents had no comment to McCay&#8217;s allegations, but they<br \/>\nhave asked that the thunderstorms be banned from Saturday&#8217;s Homecoming<br \/>\ngame.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Tornadoes Tear up Roofs, Trees Near Dallas<br \/>\nby nacho<\/p>\n<p>In an ongoing rampage after last Thursday&#8217;s Battlin&#8217; Bats game, the Tornadoes flooded into Carrollton, a suburb of Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Damage on this scale hasn&#8217;t been seen all season,&#8221; Bats manager Toby McIntire said.<\/p>\n<p>The Tornadoes touched down Thursday afternoon in Carrollton, as an<br \/>\nupper level disturbance spawned severe disagreements between them and<br \/>\nthe local authorities. They left a damage swath that was 100 to 150<br \/>\nfeet wide and about 1.5 miles long, according to Sheriff Tom Parker.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff&#8217;s deputies sent to the affected neighborhoods rated most of the<br \/>\ndamage as F0, with spotty occurrences of F1. The Tornadoes damaged the<br \/>\nroofs of several homes and a church located near McCoy Elementary<br \/>\nSchool. They also brought down fences, trees and limbs in the area. No<br \/>\ndamage to the school was reported, but negotiators have been unable to<br \/>\ntalk an unidentified Tornado down from the auditorium catwalks.<\/p>\n<p>The Tornadoes touched down about an hour later east of Fisco, which is<br \/>\nlocated north of Carrollton. Damage was reported to at least two homes.<br \/>\nAnd Pastor Jim Davisson&#8217;s 16 year old daughter, who has had previous<br \/>\nproblems with drugs, is now missing and presumed lost.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was a wild girl,&#8221; Pastor Davisson remarked, &#8220;She called the devil<br \/>\nand he came down to take her. She is truly a lost child.&#8221; Pastor<br \/>\nDavisson will be auctioning off three autographed Britney Spears CD&#8217;s<br \/>\non ebay.<\/p>\n<p>The upper level disturbance responsible for the Tornadoes is heading<br \/>\nout of Texas, Sergeant Mark Russell of the Texas State Police warned.<br \/>\nHe says the tail end of the disturbance is still lingering over the<br \/>\nstate, and could produce some spotty incidents later on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a sign of a deeper social problem,&#8221; Sergeant Russell stated.<br \/>\n&#8220;Right now, the focus seems to be over the Missouri River Valley. But<br \/>\ntomorrow, it could be in your homes!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Typhoon Lekima Smacks South Taiwan<br \/>\nby nacho<\/p>\n<p>Taipei, Taiwan &#8212; Sexy rap artist, Typhoon Lekima, wasn&#8217;t as much a hit in Taiwan as her managers had hoped.<\/p>\n<p>Hailing from Greeneville, NC, Lekima LaChanda Johnson has been a minor<br \/>\nsensation with what she calls &#8220;interpretive urban poetry.&#8221; Performing<br \/>\nas Typhoon Lekima, she was invited to sing for a benefit concert in<br \/>\nSouthern Taiwan. Typhoon Lekima&#8217;s fringe style whipped southern Taiwan<br \/>\non Wednesday and began raining down. Critics feared the performance<br \/>\nwould disappoint farmers worried about a new round of deadly floods and<br \/>\nlandslides.<\/p>\n<p>Many Taiwanese live or farm on mountain slopes that are prone to mudslides when soaked, reported concert officials.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the concern, on the part of concert officials and fans alike,<br \/>\nwas focused on the amplification equipment. According to Lekima, &#8220;the<br \/>\nvoice of the few will be heard by all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mud and boulders have already started tumbling down mountainsides and<br \/>\ncovering roads in Hualien and Ilan counties on Taiwan&#8217;s eastern coast.<br \/>\nLekima&#8217;s manager, &#8220;Jumpin&#8221; Bud Parkinson insists that this has nothing<br \/>\nto do with the questionable volume of Lekima&#8217;s concerts.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in northern Taiwan, however, have filled more than 20,000<br \/>\nsandbags in preparation for Lekima&#8217;s Friday night &#8220;Southern Lights&#8221;<br \/>\nconcert special.<\/p>\n<p>Lekima, who plans to tour the entire island, began whirling out of<br \/>\nsouthern Taiwan on Wednesday, moving at 74 MPH when the roads were<br \/>\nclear.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of fishermen have strapped down their boats in Taiwanese<br \/>\nharbors, partly to cut down on theft while attending Lekima&#8217;s concert<br \/>\nbut also out of concern after a Chinese freighter, carrying extra<br \/>\namplifiers for Lekima&#8217;s performance, sank on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Eight crew members were rescued and are now being held by Taiwanese<br \/>\nsecret police, their screams drowned out by Lekima&#8217;s gritty hip-hop<br \/>\ntunes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Rain Blamed in Rash of Accidents<br \/>\nby nacho<\/p>\n<p>18-year-old Vanessa Rain has been taken into custody by the Mount<br \/>\nVernon Sheriff Department. She is charged with causing a rash of<br \/>\naccidents, one of which resulted in the fatality of a 43-year-old man.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Daniels, of Anacortes, Wash., died when his pickup crossed the<br \/>\nmedian of Interstate 5 and collided with a tractor-trailer rig Tuesday<br \/>\nafternoon. The accident happened between Everett and Mount Vernon,<br \/>\nlocated north of Seattle. Vanessa Rain was later found on the scene,<br \/>\nholding the steering wheel of Mr. Davis&#8217; car in her hands and<br \/>\nattempting to get into position before the automatic timer on her<br \/>\ncamera cycled to zero.<\/p>\n<p>The truck driver, 29-year-old Steven Jackson, claimed that he &#8220;felt a<br \/>\nlittle bump a few miles back.&#8221; Then, surprisingly, he tore off his<br \/>\npants, leapt onto the table and began hooting and scratching himself,<br \/>\nsaying that he was the missing link and the government should mate him<br \/>\nwith a woman of his choice. He was taken to a hospital for observation.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, nine people ranging in age from 18 months to 60<br \/>\nyears, all gathered to watch the WWF &#8220;six-car pileup&#8221; which aired at 11<br \/>\nam.<\/p>\n<p>About five hours later, in the same area, a semi jackknifed and leaked<br \/>\ndiesel onto some surface streets in Mountlake Terrace. Residents said<br \/>\nthey all felt &#8220;high&#8221; which would have been fine if they weren&#8217;t also<br \/>\n&#8220;nauseous.&#8221; Ramps to and from the southbound lanes of I-5 were closed<br \/>\ninto the evening for dancing and games.<\/p>\n<p>Following a separate two-car crash, one person was treated at a<br \/>\nhospital in Mount Vernon and released on his own recognizance. The<br \/>\nsubsequent death of Jill Taylor has been blamed on this one individual,<br \/>\nwho signed into the hospital as &#8220;Joe Insurance.&#8221; He is 6-foot tall,<br \/>\nwhite, brown hair and has the ability to adopt any form he wishes for<br \/>\nthe purposes of swift and alien murder. If you have information, please<br \/>\ncall the Mount Vernon sheriff&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>Vanessa Rain&#8217;s role in these incidents is, at the moment, unclear. She<br \/>\nhas claimed that she grew a quarter inch yesterday and more is yet to<br \/>\ncome. She says things will get worse unless the Snowy Owl is given<br \/>\nequal human rights or, at least, a &#8220;safe tree zone.&#8221; The snowy owl is<br \/>\nthe mascot for the Mount Vernon High School, of which Rain is an<br \/>\nalumnus. In her senior year, Rain was responsible for the care and<br \/>\nfeeding of &#8220;Mr. Whitey&#8221; the Owl. This involved clipping his wings,<br \/>\nblinding him and tying a barbed leash around his neck so he wouldn&#8217;t<br \/>\nfly away during football games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Big Chill Midwest to East Coast<br \/>\nby nacho<\/p>\n<p>Midwest<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of massive thunderstorms, pressure from Canada and ongoing<br \/>\n&#8220;windal frontage&#8221; reported by the McPherson-Cornhusker Weather Station<br \/>\nin Nebraska, many Midwesterners are staying indoors and watching the<br \/>\nseminal thirty-something film from 1983, &#8220;The Big Chill.&#8221; The film has<br \/>\ngrown in popularity in recent years as it tells the story of ex<br \/>\ncollege-radicals who have conformed to society and adopted comfortable<br \/>\nlives, much like 99% of America&#8217;s Midwesterners. Many feel that this is<br \/>\na great film about friendship, coming together and discovering your<br \/>\ninner self.<\/p>\n<p>Northeast<\/p>\n<p>The Northeast says, &#8220;Give us a fucking break!&#8221; There is no doubt, in<br \/>\ntheir opinion, that Kasdan stole the script for the Big Chill from John<br \/>\nSayles. Further, this is a generally accepted theory. It&#8217;s not some<br \/>\nfringe idea coming out of pretentious film nuts from Boston. Sayles put<br \/>\nout &#8220;The Return of the Secaucus 7&#8221; in 1980 on a shoestring budget with<br \/>\nunknown actors. The only thing different is that the Big Chill had<br \/>\nabout an oodle more money and Kevin Costner playing a dead body.<br \/>\nActually, that alone makes the Big Chill worth it. Everyone in the<br \/>\nNortheast wants Costner to die on film, like Seagal in that airplane<br \/>\nmovie. He went direct to video after that, didn&#8217;t he? Shit, maybe<br \/>\nTravolta will die on film someday. If there&#8217;s one person that needs to<br \/>\nbe direct to video, it&#8217;s Travolta.<\/p>\n<p>South<\/p>\n<p>Most people in the South are enormous fans of the &#8220;Big Black Cock Attack&#8221; video series.<\/p>\n<p>Tape one features: Black on black, everything goes! Also includes some white bitches.<\/p>\n<p>Tape two features: Sloppy whores who treat their man right and inter-racial clam bumping.<\/p>\n<p>Tape five features: Black brothers having sick sex with sista and some blonde bitch. Got ass and face!<\/p>\n<p>The series is a favored alternative to the &#8220;Big Black Dicks&#8221; series<br \/>\nreleased in 1997. However, a strong contingent from Texas insists that<br \/>\nthe up and coming &#8220;Big Black Mo-Fo&#8217;s&#8221; series has more artistic value.<br \/>\nThe latest installment contains raw, jangling balls-to-the-wall oreo<br \/>\nsex. The brothers are back in episode five wielding their mighty,<br \/>\nmuther-fuckin&#8217; cum-loaded nightsticks on any and every ho and bitch<br \/>\naching for the right stuff.<\/p>\n<p>West<\/p>\n<p>Uh&#8230; A quick moving frontal system will bring rain to western<br \/>\nWashington. Snow can also be expected in the mountains from the<br \/>\nNorthwest to western Montana to northern California on Saturday. The<br \/>\nrest of the region will enjoy above average temperatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[352],"tags":[353],"class_list":["post-2483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gsarchive","tag-gs-archive-2004-2008"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2483"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2818,"href":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483\/revisions\/2818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatsociety.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}