Oklahoma people

[Slash27]

Looks like a significant weather event is shaping up for Monday. From what I'm reading there is going to be a large tornado outbreak effecting most of Oklahoma and parts of Kansas. Just a heads up

[maddafinga]

Man, this time of year they're a regular occurrence.  You can't really spend any time being worried about it of you'll just have to spend the spring and fall hiding in your bathtub with a mattress on top of you.  They happen in the spring and fall, period.  The odds of a tornado hitting you or your house are pretty spectacularly low actually.  The severe storms do their share of damage, but that's just something you have to live with if you live in this part of the world.  The only thing I really worry much about is the hail.  That stuff will tear your car up in a bad way, and I don't have a garage. 

[Slash27]

My point was Monday is shaping up to an extraordinary day. From what I'm reading it may be on par with the 1999 event and I'll take some hail over EF-5s any time.

[Killer91]

wow thats some pretty intense CAPE. Definatly going to be something to keep an eye on.
Man that makes me want to make the drive up and chase em 

[Slash27]

That's my plan.

[Killer91]

Hehe lucky. I'm just 18 and trying to learn as much as i can from books.
I know I don't know enough yet to go chasing safely but its a goal 

[allaire]

As long as OK keeps the damn things.  I don't have anywhere to hide in my 3rd floor apartment.

[bagrat]

lol everybody knows oklahoma people cant read or do anything productive for that matter. atleast thats the word down here in texas.

[Denholm]

If the jet stream continues to dip, we might see quite a show.

[mbailey]

lol everybody knows oklahoma people cant read or do anything productive for that matter. atleast thats the word down here in texas.

When i was down in OK last time it was in (1999? going from memory) for the tornados that hit OK City and namely Moore. I was sent down there for work ( Large Loss Insurance adjuster ).

For all you folks down there i just want to say that you have one beautiful state , and the people i met were amongst the nicest that i have ever met.

Funny, i was talking to my wife just the other day about where we would like to go when we retire. The choices are narrowed down to Montana and OK.

Stay safe guys!!! While id like to visit again, i dont want to do it at your expense, Ive seen those things do some horrible things!!  

[jimson]

It's funny, right after the movie Twister came out, when people found out I was from Ok, they wonder how you can live there, like you are dodging tornados on the way to work every day or something.

Fact is, Oklahoma has the most tornados per square mile of any part of the world and still you could live and die there without ever seeing one.

[maddafinga]

When i was down in OK last time it was in (1999? going from memory) for the tornados that hit OK City and namely Moore. I was sent down there for work ( Large Loss Insurance adjuster ).

For all you folks down there i just want to say that you have one beautiful state , and the people i met were amongst the nicest that i have ever met.

Funny, i was talking to my wife just the other day about where we would like to go when we retire. The choices are narrowed down to Montana and OK.

Stay safe guys!!! While id like to visit again, i dont want to do it at your expense, Ive seen those things do some horrible things!!  

That giant one that went through OKC and leveled Stroud just petered out finally a few miles from my house at the time.  Never seen anything like that one, but then I don't think anyone ever has.   For some reason they just about never seem to come through Tulsa proper, they nearly always seem to divert around or peter out as they get to town.  I've only ever seen two in person, though I've been out in a few storms here that would make your heart jump up in your throat.  Keeps it interesting I say. 

MBailey, if you have to get back down this way for whatever reason, look me up, I'll buy you a beer. 

[mbailey]

That giant one that went through OKC and leveled Stroud just petered out finally a few miles from my house at the time.  Never seen anything like that one, but then I don't think anyone ever has.   For some reason they just about never seem to come through Tulsa proper, they nearly always seem to divert around or peter out as they get to town.  I've only ever seen two in person, though I've been out in a few storms here that would make your heart jump up in your throat.  Keeps it interesting I say. 

MBailey, if you have to get back down this way for whatever reason, look me up, I'll buy you a beer. 

Its a deal  . As long as i can buy round 2  lol.

[Twister2]

June 3rd 1980 Grand Island, Nebraska had some crazy tornado's I believe 7 hit in the same night came from the wrong direction and rotating opposite in some cases. I was in second grade hiding in the basement with my family. Still remember the sounds of our house being destroyed. The whole phrase "looks like a war zone " sums it up. Tornado's are something to take serious hail will dent your car a tornado will crumple it like a can and drop it in the next county.

[Denholm]

They certainly are devastating, especially when you consider where the rotating winds originate. Tornadoes are a direct shaft to the lower stratosphere.