Preds Stop Hurricanes, Wait Out Tornado

The Predators whacked the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night, but players, fans and everyone inside Nashville's Sommet Center had to sit tight until tornado warnings passed. I have no time to write today, but you can read the full story here.

Cloud Puts Colgate Football On The Shelf Momentarily

Folks in Morrisville, N.Y. thought they had spotted a tornado Saturday, but those thoughts funneled out quickly. Here's the scoop from The Post-Standard:

A cloud that had the appearance of a funnel cloud typically associated with tornadoes was reported over Morrisville on Saturday, but weather experts quickly determined that it was a "shelf" cloud that accompanied a thunderstorm, National Weather Service meteorologists said Monday.

At Colgate University in Hamilton, a few miles southeast of Morrisville, a football game between the Raiders and Bucknell was delayed for an hour and fans were asked to leave the stands at Andy Kerr Stadium when lightning was spotted in the area just after 4 p.m. University officials said they had not received any reports of a funnel cloud.

Tornado Warning, Heavy Storms Cancel NASCAR Qualifying

Thousands of fans who gathered Friday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort-Worth to watch qualifying for Sunday’s Samsung 500 were advised to move to safety as tornado sirens blaster across the speedway. Qualifying for the NASCAR event was canceled as strong hailstorms moved through the area. The National Weather Service reported that a tornado had been spotted between Fort Worth and Dallas. The AP photo above shows Jeff Gordon driving through the rain-soaked garage area.