Gotta love living in Oklahoma... the first tornado of the season is on the ground now..... Auntie Em, Auntie Em! (sorry... Wizard of Oz reference)
Oklahoma Tornado
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Sadly it looks like you are in for a wild spring weather wise.
Ramping up early this year it is.
Ramping up early this year it is.
Except for 4 years of undergrad, I've lived in Oklahoma all of my life and have never seen a tornado. True story.
One was 1/4 mi from the house, but it was dark, dang it!
One was 1/4 mi from the house, but it was dark, dang it!
Sorry 2 hear about the storms but I had to laugh because that sentence brought this guy to mind.
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Sorry 2 hear about the storms but I had to laugh because that sentence brought this guy to mind.
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I think it was somewhere southwest of you... maybe... not really sure, so don't quote me on that... I don't really pay much attention if it's not near me... or headed toward me. It was on the ground for like 45 minutes or something. A friend of mine's hubby is a storm chaser and his footage is going to be on GMA tomorrow morning. Crazy stuff..... I like open field tornadoes.... not tear your crap up and leave you homeless tornadoes....
I've lost count of how many tornados I've seen.
I grew up in North Texas, was stationed in OKC & Altus, OK, as well as Wichita
Falls, TX.
In Altus, I was on the Civil Defense Weather Watch team. We went sat outsite town in our cars with CB radios every time there was a severe storm.
My (then) wife stayed home the first time I went out alone and was petrified. After that, she & my son were in the car with me each time. Although it probably sounds dangerous, we had the best visibility of an approaching twister & were always stationed at a crossroads so we had our choice of the best way to "bug out".
I grew up in North Texas, was stationed in OKC & Altus, OK, as well as Wichita
Falls, TX.
In Altus, I was on the Civil Defense Weather Watch team. We went sat outsite town in our cars with CB radios every time there was a severe storm.
My (then) wife stayed home the first time I went out alone and was petrified. After that, she & my son were in the car with me each time. Although it probably sounds dangerous, we had the best visibility of an approaching twister & were always stationed at a crossroads so we had our choice of the best way to "bug out".
I've never 'seen' one... I have a storm shelter, but it's so old, that I think I would rather take my chances with the tornado. *bath tub and a mattress = redneck storm shelter*
Better re-think that one. The aftermath of a tornado will leave a BIG impression.
I saw a 2x4 plank stuck through a car's tire (in the sidewall & out the tread) and that tire was still holding air. You don't want to be around when stuff starts flying around at 300 mph! 8-o
I was totally kidding.... I remember May 3rd, here in Moore... not pretty...
In the words of Ron White... "It's not THAT the wind is a blowin'... it's WHAT the wind is a blowin'"
Tornadoes are just wind and by definition, invisible. When u see one, you're actually seeing the debris.
I have seen the aftermath too many times. You're much prettier than Helen Hunt. Bill Paxton for that matter.
U see one coming... HIDE. and leave the e-juice behind!
I have seen the aftermath too many times. You're much prettier than Helen Hunt. Bill Paxton for that matter.
U see one coming... HIDE. and leave the e-juice behind!
Good! I'd hate to think about a 2x4 (or any other debris) sticking out of that cute little forehead.
*sniff, sniff* that's so sweet, that has got to be the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me.
Hey PawPaw when did you live in Altus? That is where I'm from, lived there about 18 years or so. Have seen a few tornadoes growin up, but nothing too close.
I was only about 5 min ahead of the May 3rd storms on I-40 heading to Okmulgee that day. Was very ominous outside that day, and storms don't usually scare me too much, but that one looked down right nasty, so I didn't stop at the gas station I normally did, and I'm really glad I didn't.
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