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Tornados
Foxx4Beaver:
Glad to see you're ok Danger....when I was watching it on the news,I immediately thought of you,knowing that's where you live....and being the only one I (don't)know in OK.
The images and videos are just devastating.
Danger4u2:
3 of us drove down to help Justin but we could not cross 134th street. We saw one of the staging areas for debris removal, 30 10 wheel dump trucks and as many huge front end loaders that pivot in the middle. Justin's plan was to go check the house then come out to get us. He did not know they are letting homeowners in once for a very short time and get out. He couldn't get the gun safe out. Thunder storm dumped heavy rain for about 40 minutes while we waited for Justin to call. Saw a few cars coming out on flat bed tow trucks. They looked like they had rolled down a mountain.
They haven't given us the exact death toll or said much about the kids that were killed.
Danger4u2:
I think the news outlets in the race to scoop the other news outlets give out false statements. They said of the Moore OK. tornado that 91 people were dead 20 of them children. It turned out 24 people died and a few were children from the grade school. One infant and her mother died at a 7-11 that was demolished. When you say 20 kids are dead your freaking out at the least 40 parents. The local new stations are a little hesitant to give out numbers on last nights storms. Good, report facts and not guess work.
I didn't jack around last night. They said the tornado was tracking our way. A few years back I bought a Honda CR-V that has sever hail damage as a second vehicle. I have a friend that was very close to were the tornado was on the ground and heading his way. I told him we could put his nice car in the shop and take my Honda to get out of the way. When he got here the rain was so heavy you could only see about a block. With my dog in the back we went North about 15 miles. At one point the tornado was a mile wide. This one was weird the way it tracked. Most times they track N.E. or East. This one went East then a little South then it cut back sharp to the N.E. and pulled back up into the clouds. It reformed and headed S.E. toward the airport and fizzled out. 5 people were killed from this tornado. 71 people injured, most yanked off Interstate 40 in their cars and 18 wheelers.
Last May was one of the driest on record. This May is the wettest on record. It rained hard at my house from 5:30 to midnight. About 7 to 8 inches in my area. The creek behind the shop at midnight, was up about 7 feet. Other than the flood we had 10 years ago I've never seen it this deep.
My friends and family are safe with no damage or injuries. It's sad I can't say that for everyone.
It's never left a sandbar on the bridge.
The day after the big tornado that hit Moore Ok. No travel South of this street.
Foxx4Beaver:
yeah I was watching the news last nite,and they were sayin that Oklahoma City was going to get nailed again....you guys have been gettin some "nail biters"....glad to see you pulled out OK again!
DoldGuy:
Danger,
Thanks for posting to keep us updated, and so glad to hear you & family are okay!
Thoughts & Prayers to all there in these times of any and all losses.
DoldGuy
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