Another week... another tornado outbreak. Springtime in Oklahoma. Got to say... huddling in my bathtub with the kitty and a bunch of pillows, hoping the tiny bathroom is enough to spare us both should the worst occur, wondering if each overly-long rumble of thunder is actually the approaching twister of doom? Not how I wanted to spend my Friday ( Read more... )

Just a quick update for those who don't have me friended on Facebook ( Read more... )

I'm okay! The tornadoes skipped most of Oklahoma City, including my area. Some of the surrounding towns got nailed, though. A frequent sight on the news is a clean concrete foundation, with a house-sized pile of splinters next to it ( Read more... )

Look where OKC is.


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Tornadic cell flared up due NW of my apartment complex, headed straight for my neighborhood. I'm in far SE OKC at my mom's now (not far from where another tornado hit on Monday), but Oz is home alone and my sister is also in NW OKC now... keep your fingers crossed ( Read more... )

The Love's truck stop just a couple of miles from Mom was just wiped out by a tornado which she and my stepdad nearly drove into because he decided they'd try to beat the storm home. :-P


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Late night + nearly asleep + tornado sirens suddenly going off = stress and blood pressure go POW ( Read more... )

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I just got out of tornado lockdown. For the THIRD time this afternoon ( Read more... )

If I hadn't been late for work today, I would have driven into one, and my sister nearly wound up driving into it anyway ( Read more... )