Tuesday, February 10, 2009

It's Tornado Time - Again!

It looks like we're in for a long night. There won't be anything on television but the local meteorologists forcasting until the watches/warnings have passed (which looks like at least 8 PM this evening). Norman is usually very lucky (hear me knocking on wood). The tornados start up to the west of us and move in a northeasterly pattern usually cutting a path between Norman and Oklahoma City (20 miles away) or to the north of OKC. We're supposed to go to a high school basketball game tonight here in Norman. If it starts hailing, I've been instructed by Joe to park my car underneath the oak tree in the front yard here at the house. (My side of the garage is full of my junk and Joe keeps the Yukon, our travel vehicle, in his side). I'm keeping one eye to the sky, the other on my computer, one ear to the TV, the other ear to listen for the tornado sirens outside. I don't have a 'fraidy hole, but I do have a "sports equipment closet" in our bedroom that has come in handy over the years. I feel lucky in that the National Weather Service and the National Severe Storms Laboratory are both about 1-1/2 miles from my house. So we will be the first to know if anything is coming our way.

1 comment:

Mimi said...

That's pretty scary. I saw pictures on the news yesterday where one touched down in Oklahoma. Love, Merry