I saw the radar for KC looked kinda stormy last evening.
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I sure hope that you have a basement or safe room. I was shocked to find out that a lot of people in parts of Texas and Oklahoma don't have basements. I guess the ground is really rocky and it's expensive to build a basement. Having a safe room or basement would have to be a very high priority for me living in Tornado Alley.
No basement here. Just some plumbing, sheetmetal skirts, and some axles and wheels.
All that metal is what starts tornadoes.That's why you always hear about trailer parks being hit.
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I was shocked to find out that a lot of people in parts of Texas and Oklahoma don't have basements. I guess the ground is really rocky and it's expensive to build a basement. Having a safe room or basement would have to be a very high priority for me living in Tornado Alley.
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I think it's funny how people who have not grown up here in tornado alley react to storms. If you have lived here all your life you don't think much of if. Really big storms are even enjoyable to watch because in reality your chances of being caught in a tornado are pretty remote. I guess it is because of the vast unpopulated area and the relative small footprint of most tornados.
There is a lady from California that moved in across the street who locks her doors when storms come through.
It's kinda funny that allot of us in this area will go out onto the covered porch or patio to watch the tall dark clouds roll in. The lightning, wind and heavy rain are amazing to watch until the sirens go off.
No basement here. Just some plumbing, sheetmetal skirts, and some axles and wheels.
That's just nuts! The people that need basements the most don't seem to have them. Do you have a safe room?
My parents were supposed to move to OKC in 1998 and then the job deal for my dad fell through, so they stayed here in the Chicago area. They were looking at homes on the north side of town in Edmond. The realtor was telling my folks that a lot of houses don't have basements. Something to do with the soil or water table. I was shocked when I saw all those F5's rolling through the south side of OKC (Moore) just a year later.
I think it's funny how people who have not grown up here in tornado alley react to storms. If you have lived here all your life you don't think much of if. Really big storms are even enjoyable to watch because in reality your chances of being caught in a tornado are pretty remote. I guess it is because of the vast unpopulated area and the relative small footprint of most tornados.
There is a lady from California that moved in across the street who locks her doors when storms come through.
It's kinda funny that allot of us in this area will go out onto the covered porch or patio to watch the tall dark clouds roll in. The lightning, wind and heavy rain are amazing to watch until the sirens go off.
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I grew up in the Midwest and Great Lakes, so I know what it's like. When I lived in Michigan, we had a small Tornado touch down in the back yard and clear out a swath of trees.
I just don't like the idea of not having shelter if a huge Tornado would happen to hit. We had a bad one in the Chicago area (Plainfield) about 15 years ago. It was about a half mile wide F5 that killed about 35 people and nearly wiped the town off the map.
I agree with you about watching the storms. I love it! If I had the means, I would be a storm chaser. Of course, I'd rather chase storms away from home than watch them coming towards where I live.
I grew up in the Midwest and Great Lakes, so I know what it's like. When I lived in Michigan, we had a small Tornado touch down in the back yard and clear out a swath of trees.
I just don't like the idea of not having shelter if a huge Tornado would happen to hit. We had a bad one in the Chicago area (Plainfield) about 15 years ago. It was about a half mile wide F5 that killed about 35 people and nearly wiped the town off the map.
I agree with you about watching the storms. I love it! If I had the means, I would be a storm chaser. Of course, I'd rather chase storms away from home than watch them coming towards where I live.
Sal
Dang, in your back yard? I've never been that close to one on the ground. And I don't think I want one that close either.
Dang, in your back yard? I've never been that close to one on the ground. And I don't think I want one that close either.
I woke up when the storm hit, but didn't actually see it. I quickly ran for the basement because the sky was pea green and the wind was blowing so hard that the 100 ft trees in the backyard were almost horizontal. We didn't know that it was a small tornado until later when the clearing of trees were surveyed.
Our backyard was on a couple of acres of land and mostly wooded. It was strange how just an area of densely wooded trees was just cleared out. There were other trees in the area blown down too, but not of this concentration. Most of the trees that were uprooted around the area were larger Oak trees. Not the tall, thinner trees like in this area of the woods.
Hey Norm, that's what my street looked like on Friday. Okay, maybe it wasn't that bad. We've been soaked since Thursday, so this rain can't move fast enough for me.
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rolling through the south side of OKC (Moore) just a year later. 
Dang, in your back yard? 
I woke up when the storm hit, but didn't actually see it. I quickly ran for the basement because the sky was pea green and the wind was blowing so hard that the 100 ft trees in the backyard were almost horizontal. We didn't know that it was a small tornado until later when the clearing of trees were surveyed. 
Okay, maybe it wasn't that bad. We've been soaked since Thursday, so this rain can't move fast enough for me.
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