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Tornado on the ground.
« on: February 10, 2009, 08:09:39 AM »
Tornado set down 6 miles north of me, heading N.E.
Stewart, get ready, this system is heading your way.
It's on the Weather channel live.  3 P.M. central time.
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Re: Tornado on the ground.
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2009, 08:40:30 AM »
Tomorrow I will drive over to the damage area and cut a 16 foot trailer full of fire wood.  I tell the people I will cut the easy stuff for free.  Most of the time someone will see me cutting and offer to pay to have me cut a path out of their property.  The tornado is not on the ground any more but tennis ball sized hail as it tracks N.E.  Not a drop of rain at my house.  Nothing like the movies.  It's unreal what tornado's can do.  A second storm cell is moving up the same path as the last one.  We shut down the shop and sent everyone home.  If the power fails with the compressors running it causes problems.  I put my truck in the shop.  If it gets bad, like close to the house, I put my motocross gear on.  Helmet, boot, goggles, gloves......  Man they just announced the Oklahoma City School system is on lock down.  No students will be released from school until the storm passes.  Most of the weather radar systems were developed in Oklahoma.  All the cutting edge weather radar comes from the University of Oklahoma.  T.V. just reported many people trapped with power lines down on their cars.  The storm sirens just started again.  Man it's dark.  Rain so strong I can't see more than 100 yards.  Time to shut down my computer.  I'll log back on when it passes.
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Re: Tornado on the ground.
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2009, 09:39:11 AM »
we will pray from now on for you guys that no one gets injured or worse..
its unreal for us in holland but this story..

thats one very scary report ,shivers down my spinal..
very much strenght is my wish for you all in that hell called tornado :|
esp.david man ,take real good care here, be cautious
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Re: Tornado on the ground.
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2009, 11:40:08 AM »
David,

Please post as soon as possible to let us know everything is O.K. (will include all Okies in my prayer tonight)
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Re: Tornado on the ground.
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2009, 12:20:10 PM »
Danger
 Let us know how you and your family are asap. Is the bike OK ?
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Re: Tornado on the ground.
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2009, 03:35:47 PM »
so far the storm has claimed one life . i remember when a tornado took out 4500 homes in okie city  . baddddd . storming here one cell passed and the other is on its way . 10:33 pm in wyandotte ok. 20 mile south of joplin mo.still here . there were 5tornados onthe ground in ok city tonite.
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« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2009, 04:14:55 PM »
Quote from: k5abuser on February 10, 2009, 03:35:47 PM
so far the storm has claimed one life . i remember when a tornado took out 4500 homes in okie city  . baddddd . storming here one cell passed and the other is on its way . 10:33 pm in wyandotte ok. 20 mile south of joplin mo.still here . there were 5tornados onthe ground in ok city tonite.

When we were doing the TAT (June 2008)  we JUST missed one in OK... Remember Sitting in the Hotel, going out and Laying the bikes on the ground, just so they didnt blow over...   and watching the storm run through...   Being a California born and raised boy.... Scared the &^*&^ out of me...
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Re: Tornado on the ground.
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2009, 01:29:09 AM »
I appreciate all the concern.  3 tornado's in Okla. City, 5 total in the state.  It tore up all kinds of houses, cars, trees, and 10,000 electric customers without power.  No pass into the damage zone until tomorrow.  3/4 mile wide twister in south central Okla.  8 people killed in Lone Grove,  the town was devastated.  The  main one here in OKC tracked 6 miles north of where I work.  It hit Oak Tree golf and country club.  Lifted the whole roof from multi million dollar houses.  Tornados are very rare in February.
Because of the ever present danger of tornado's, OKC has the best warning system. NBC news channel 4 always has the best coverage. Their helicopter pilot and weather news team have been credited with saving countless lives over the decades.  Still I would take tornado's over earth quakes or hurricanes.
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Re: Tornado on the ground.
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2009, 06:38:40 AM »
great to hear that you survived danger , count your blessings, i,m glad for you :-)
sorry for the people that didn,t made it..

as well for the people in australia  :cry:
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