droy1958- you ok?

[Old Smokey]

I see a tornado struck the Tulsa, Broken Arrow area and hoping you were not affected.

[AlanS]

It rains here a little, cant imagine living in tornado alley. Crap may as well build a home on the railroad tracks.

[Old Smokey]

It rains here a little, cant imagine living in tornado alley. Crap may as well build a home on the railroad tracks.

Lol, it's not quite that bad Alan. Sure tornadoes pop up from time to time and can be devastating, but I would guess that over the last 100 years, of all the people that live in tornado alley, probably way less than 1% have ever had tornado damage. Sometimes you just hit the lottery.

[droy1958]

It was closer than fur on a coyote, but just 3.5 miles from me. There was actually 3 tornados. Tulsa, Broken Arrow and up north at Oolagah. My buddies pawn shop was right in the middle of it. Everything torn to shit on all sides of the pawn shop, but his place stood tall. I'm talking EVERYONE around him was hit and his sign was still standing along with the shop. It also ran a half mile south of dad's, so we all were very lucky.....

[Old Smokey]

It was closer than fur on a coyote, but just 3.5 miles from me. There was actually 3 tornados. Tulsa, Broken Arrow and up north at Oolagah. My buddies pawn shop was right in the middle of it. Everything torn to shit on all sides of the pawn shop, but his place stood tall. I'm talking EVERYONE around him was hit and his sign was still standing along with the shop. It also ran a half mile south of dad's, so we all were very lucky.....

Great news David. I heard zero warning was given?

[droy1958]

Yessir, there was ZERO warning in Tulsa. When the sirens went off in Broken Arrow, it was past us. The weather people said they developed so fast that it caught them off their feet. It was just a hell of a night as I couldn't get ahold of my people to see if they were good.....

[Nature]

Glad to hear you dodged one. Nobody likes em that close.

[projectsunfire]

I can't think of much that's scarier than a tornado. I will gladly take my hurricanes. At least you get a weeks notice to get the hell out of town. Glad you are ok David

[droy1958]

I can't think of much that's scarier than a tornado. I will gladly take my hurricanes. At least you get a weeks notice to get the hell out of town. Glad you are ok David

Thanks as I've lived in New Orleans and Houston and know very well about them both.....

[Old Smokey]

Yessir, there was ZERO warning in Tulsa. When the sirens went off in Broken Arrow, it was past us. The weather people said they developed so fast that it caught them off their feet. It was just a hell of a night as I couldn't get ahold of my people to see if they were good.....

Tornadoes are scary stuff when they get close to yourself, friends and loved ones. When we had our monster people were just wondering around like bloody zombies. Others were screaming and in full panic mode looking for loved ones. And it was like that farther than the eye could see. Downed power lines everywhere, thankfully all power was dead from the damage being so massive. It feels weird when you are walking in 4" of water and are stepping over huge power lines. The smell of natural gas was everywhere and I remember expecting a massive explosion at any time. Weird times and it still seems surreal and is something I hope I never have to experience again. I am glad you and yours are fine David.