OK Twisters

[DarqMan]

Tuesday at 4pm work said, GO HOME!

I hopped in the car and drove home as fast as possible, the road were jammed for a Tuesday afternoon as everyone else was doing the same.

I got here about 4:45pm and turned on the TV.  Damn! The twister that had been on the ground for miles and just hit Piedmont was headed directly for me. 

I opened the sliding door to the backyard and figured I'd stay in the house until Gary England tells me to take cover.  THEN, I hear a helicopter outside.  What?  A helicopter in this storm?  I run outside and look in the air, it's Ranger 9 from channel 9's weather team and I don't think they were looking at my awesome cookers!

I went back inside to follow the twister and BOOM! Power goes out.... Hummmmmm... Ranger 9 directly over my house and no power.... hummm...

First thing I did was grab a couple beers, two flashlights, a folding chair, cell phone and then underground I went.  I stayed in the shelter about 30 minutes until the winds and rain died down and then came out.  I figured if I ran to town and grabbed food when I got back the power would be back on.  While eating and watching the tube the new showed the twister had passed on the ground 4 miles west and 1 mile north of me.  A little closer than I'd like but far enough away to be safe.

Man, it's fun living in Oklahoma!

[squirtthecat]

That's some scary sh*t...

Been a bad bad week for everyone in the path of these monsters.

[beefmann]

Darq... that is some frustrating times.... i will take an earthquake once  every 1o years

[muebe]

WOW! Too close for comfort :o Hang in there Darq...

[La Quinta]

Darq...geez...glad you are ok...tornados are scary sheet...you get hardly any warning...

And Beefman...I'll take a hurricane any day over an earthquake or tornado...that no warning thing is really quite frightening...at least you can run from a hurricane...and ps...I've only lived in Cali for about 10 years and we've had about 5 quakes...you must be living in the "good" zone... ;D

[Hopefull Romantic]

I am just glad that all of you guys have survived tornado's, hurricanes and earthquacks to tell us about it.

HR

[La Quinta]

Well said...HR...you're right...

[OU812]

I am just glad that all of you guys have survived tornado's, hurricanes and earthquacks to tell us about it.

HR

Ditto!

You better go check your roof, last time I had one that close it took half my shingles off.

[TestRocket]

Glad your OK DarqMan! I've also been to close three times in my years here in N. AL. 

[DarqMan]

Thanks guys.  My prayers go out the all the family's that have suffered a tragedy.  I've been close many times but have always been lucky to avoid danger.