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I've always wondered over the years at Cedar Point, if the worst happens, does the point have any sirens or anything to warn the guests of dangerous, life threatening weather????
There are no general sirens or anything like that (what better way to start a panic), but in case of severely threatening weather, all the rides and stores are notified, and those employees spread the word to the guests to take shelter.
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
I was there the year of the somewhat famous waterspouts. There was no warning system - but since most severe storms come from the north off Lake Erie it pretty obvious something significant is on the way...
The main waterspout led the storm and it was visible for miles and quite a few minutes before landfall - it was bizarre watching everyone pointing and gazing at it off in the distance. Seemed so surreal and unlikey to directly strike the park.....
The one thing I can attest to is the diligence to the park employees. I was heading toward the main gate and when it was obvious the park was gonna get hit - employees of the Park Place gift shoppe came out on the midway and ushered some of us into the back storage room for shelter. It seemed all the park employees stopped what they were doing and helped patrons seek cover while not seeking it themselves.....I have always been thoroughly impressed with that incident and will never forget the positives of it..... *** This post was edited by Frontierman on 7/26/2001. ***
The main waterspout led the storm and it was visible for miles and quite a few minutes before landfall - it was bizarre watching everyone pointing and gazing at it off in the distance. Seemed so surreal and unlikey to directly strike the park.....
The one thing I can attest to is the diligence to the park employees. I was heading toward the main gate and when it was obvious the park was gonna get hit - employees of the Park Place gift shoppe came out on the midway and ushered some of us into the back storage room for shelter. It seemed all the park employees stopped what they were doing and helped patrons seek cover while not seeking it themselves.....I have always been thoroughly impressed with that incident and will never forget the positives of it..... *** This post was edited by Frontierman on 7/26/2001. ***
Ahh, yes. I was at Soak City the day of the waterspouts. There were no sirens. Just lifeguards directing everyone out of the water and into shelter. Although nobody wanted to take shelter. Everyone just watched them. But, there is no need for sirens, you can see bad weather coming over the lake.
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2000 MF COUNT: 117
2001 MF COUNT: 130
Gemini 100: 100
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2000 MF COUNT: 117
2001 MF COUNT: 130
Gemini 100: 100
thanks to Rob..here ya go...
http://norden1.com/~rlarock/spout.jpg
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mf laps = 100! No More No Less!!
Wheres the Electricity!
http://norden1.com/~rlarock/spout.jpg
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http://www.msu.edu/~armbrus9/cp.html
mf laps = 100! No More No Less!!
Wheres the Electricity!
When I worked in games they told us to get some people in the game then close the gate for shelter. They said when the waterspout came the first time, a couple of years ago, it was pretty crazy, and the employee's didn't know what to do. Now they include that in the games area training.
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Even if they had a warning system, what would you do? No way you could get off the peninsula..not enough "indoor" areas for all of the guests. My guess is it is something they can't really plan for.
Years ago, before Gemini was built, there were woods in that area. A tornado came through and ripped down the trees the summer before Gemini was to be built. Cheap land clearing!
Years ago, before Gemini was built, there were woods in that area. A tornado came through and ripped down the trees the summer before Gemini was to be built. Cheap land clearing!
you can't forget the hotels for shelter. Plus I bet the park has plans they use for bad weather. And also the have plans to direct people to shelter
Chief Wahoo...not to mention the damage it cause Cedar Creek Mine Ride. It caused the original entrance to be blocked off...oh well, makes for a better theme for the ride. :)
Awesome pic Jeff!!
Fortunately, true waterspouts will usually dissapate upon landfall (this is a common occurance where I live, just watch out for the flying (literally) fish.
I don't even want to think what would happen if a tornado hit the park during operation. Since debris is the main killer during a tornado, you can only imagine the magnitude of the disaster if one of the coasters were hit. And there really would be no escape, the causeway would probably be the worst place to get caught upon. Hopefully, we will never see this happen.
Idora Wildcat
Fortunately, true waterspouts will usually dissapate upon landfall (this is a common occurance where I live, just watch out for the flying (literally) fish.
I don't even want to think what would happen if a tornado hit the park during operation. Since debris is the main killer during a tornado, you can only imagine the magnitude of the disaster if one of the coasters were hit. And there really would be no escape, the causeway would probably be the worst place to get caught upon. Hopefully, we will never see this happen.
Idora Wildcat
The only problem with the park not having a central warning system is with those people who aren't out on the rides/in the stores at the time, and have no way of being warned. Please bear with me, it's storytime...
I, too, was working the day of the infamous waterspouts - a split shift (9:30am-1:30pm and 6pm-close) on the Iron Dragon. As those of you who were there know, the waterspouts hit during that "off" time. We'd had a bad thunderstorm the day before (no waterspouts), and we'd been told to evacuate the ride and seek shelter in restrooms, which we did. Well, when I went on my split on the waterspout day, I stopped by the Employee Cafeteria for lunch (I believe it was turkey that day), and took it up to my room (Gold Dorms, by Hotel Breakers). I noticed that the sky was getting dark and there was obviously a storm coming, but in all honesty it wasn't as dark or as windy as what had happened the day before, without waterspouts. I remember that the sky looked kind of yellowish/greenish, but that's not so bad, and it wasn't loud or anything. So I shrugged it off and continued reading my book. When I went back to work about 6pm, everyone was all excited asking me if I'd seen the waterspouts, and I had no idea that anything had happened at all! Go figure, the most exciting and photogenic weather phenomenon in my life, and I miss the whole thing with my nose in a book.
My husband (then fiance) saw it on CNN the next evening when he was shopping for a TV at Sears - even he got to see more of it than I have!
The moral of the story being, if the waterspout had come onto land and taken out the dorms (not that it would be hard!) there would have been no warning to those inside. I'm assuming that the same would be the case with a tornado, though I'm sure the debris would cause enough noise to warn people about the severity of the storm.
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
I, too, was working the day of the infamous waterspouts - a split shift (9:30am-1:30pm and 6pm-close) on the Iron Dragon. As those of you who were there know, the waterspouts hit during that "off" time. We'd had a bad thunderstorm the day before (no waterspouts), and we'd been told to evacuate the ride and seek shelter in restrooms, which we did. Well, when I went on my split on the waterspout day, I stopped by the Employee Cafeteria for lunch (I believe it was turkey that day), and took it up to my room (Gold Dorms, by Hotel Breakers). I noticed that the sky was getting dark and there was obviously a storm coming, but in all honesty it wasn't as dark or as windy as what had happened the day before, without waterspouts. I remember that the sky looked kind of yellowish/greenish, but that's not so bad, and it wasn't loud or anything. So I shrugged it off and continued reading my book. When I went back to work about 6pm, everyone was all excited asking me if I'd seen the waterspouts, and I had no idea that anything had happened at all! Go figure, the most exciting and photogenic weather phenomenon in my life, and I miss the whole thing with my nose in a book.
My husband (then fiance) saw it on CNN the next evening when he was shopping for a TV at Sears - even he got to see more of it than I have!
The moral of the story being, if the waterspout had come onto land and taken out the dorms (not that it would be hard!) there would have been no warning to those inside. I'm assuming that the same would be the case with a tornado, though I'm sure the debris would cause enough noise to warn people about the severity of the storm.
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
I saw the waterspouts on either local or the network world news, or both. I think I remember seeing them on the ABC World News with Peter Jennings. It was pretty weird seeing footage of waterspouts at The Point.
I am telling you all, your "early" warning would be nice but let's just say there are 30,000 people in the park one day.
Over the loudspeakers you hear..."Ladies and gentlemen...there is a severe storm warning...please seek shelter immediately." What do you think is going to happen? Complete chaos...likely more people killed in the stampede than in the storm.
And if you think your best bet is heading for the hotels...more power to you!
Over the loudspeakers you hear..."Ladies and gentlemen...there is a severe storm warning...please seek shelter immediately." What do you think is going to happen? Complete chaos...likely more people killed in the stampede than in the storm.
And if you think your best bet is heading for the hotels...more power to you!
Coliseum Arcade is the best bet - It is huge and can hold alot of people. Sturdy building. Its placement assures alot of other stuff take the brunt of the damage. Lastly, it hasnt been there this long for nothing ;)
There is no way to get a warning to the campers in the Village short of running around in a vehicle. I remember a severe storm four of five years ago and the campers were furious they were not warned. Not sure how they could have been.
This is a good example of why you cannot tent camp at CP.
This is a good example of why you cannot tent camp at CP.
A tornado took out part of my house and my pool back in may... It knocked over almost 150 large trees. This tornado was only a mild F-1(the midlest of tornados)... If even that had hit CP, any people on frontier trail couldnt dodge the trees, I would imagine that some structures would be demolished and there would be debis like no other. It ripped my 100ft. x 50ft. deck in 1/2 and through it in the woods, sent a fence board through my window and sent 1/2 of a barn that was 2 miles away into my yard.
In conclusion: Let's just pray that nothing like this ever happens... Insurance can cover my deck, house, and pool but we can't replace lives.
(my 2 cents)
In conclusion: Let's just pray that nothing like this ever happens... Insurance can cover my deck, house, and pool but we can't replace lives.
(my 2 cents)
In order for a Tornado to hit CP it would most likly have to travel over Sandusky bay to get there. In about 99% of the cases, when a tornado hits a large body of water, it goes bye bye. The case is the same (except visa versa) for waterspouts. About the only real thing you have to worry about is high winds from a storm. There has been a tornado on the point before, but it's like getting hit by lightning, the chances of another tornado on the point like that is low, but not impossible.
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