Well in many parts of Oklahoma, actually. Springtime in tornado alley...gotta love it! With the advance of technology we now know days in advance that the weather will be "ripe" for tornado outbreaks and let me tell you last night it was just that.
It's not very often that the weathermen tell the good people of Stillwater that we've got a huge super cell coming right down the main highway for miles and miles and miles, but we did.
I did not take this beautifully scary picture, but my daughter Kara's friend Sean McGuire did and you may have even seen it on The Weather Channel.
I didn't take this picture either, but it looked like this right over my house, which is just over a mile from where this was taken. It was tense for a little while, but God tells us in His Word that we can calm the seas and I believe Him, so we prayed and believed and we were still scared, but thank you Lord, we were alright!
Stillwater only had minor damage and it happened less than a mile from my house. A fast food restaurant lost parts of it's roof and maybe part of the building, trees broken and twisted and the high school may have had some minor damage, but we're not sure...Allie is really hoping school will be canceled today, but I'm sure it won't....lol
A friend of Kara's named Alex Davis took this picture....it reminds me that God always keeps His promises and that makes me glad!
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Have a good Thursday...I know I will :o) ranette
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17 comments :
Those are some scary pictures! Glad you're all safe! We've had a few tornadoes around here but thankfully not as many as you guys get.
Very frightening! I am glad it did not cause lots of damage or many injured persons.
I always think of you and a couple other quilters that I know that live in Oklahoma when I hear these storms coming though. I am always hoping they loose their power before they get to Arkansas - sometimes they do and sometimes they don't - this time we are not expecting anything bad.
I'm glad you were spared once again - it is nerve wracking isn't it when we get these storms.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
I'm glad there was only minor damage. I can't imagine living in tornado alley!
Thank God you are all safe!
RUN RUN RUN to my house next time. LOL!! No Tornado's here, only an occasional earthquake. ;)
Oh wow, not that can be truly scarey....glad you are all safe.
It must be terrifying living through something like that. We don't have tornadoes in Australia but we get cyclones up in the north of the country and they can do a lot of damage, but I don't think nearly as much as the destruction you guys get there. I am glad you are all safe and there wasn't too much damage.
Wow! That's too scary! Glad you're safe.
Glad you are safe and hope the weather will change for the better.
Stunning pictures buit very scary. I am glad nothing serious happened and no one is hurt. Hope your summer will be bright and beautiful!
Jossie
Beautiful pictures in a very scary way. I am so glad that nobody was hurt!!! I do hope that Allie got to stay home at least for today. I am on her side ya know. Sooooo glad that technology can keep everybody up to speed and we can knnow these thing way in advance.
Hugs,
Pamela
i do NOT like super cells ... i always worry about you and yours (and Teresa and hers) when i hear about storms in Oklahoma ... take care and do your praying from the basement, 'kay?
Ohh My Goodness!!! They are scarey photographs!!
I am glad you are all safe and well!
We don't have tornadoes, so I think you should move here!! lol
The rainbow is beautiful!!
Whew, that sure is scary, glad you all came through the tense times. Amazing photos.
Thank the GOOD LORD, that you are well and safe, Ranette!!!!
Here, in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, we rarely have that kind of weather.... snow storms aren't the same! LOL
Last time we had a huge wind storm, with rain was in 1976, I believe...
Thanks for sharing your "wellness" and photos!
Rosa
I worried about you! I sure was glad when they reported that there was minimal damage. That could have been very, very bad. Thank goodness you are alright.
Scary photos indeed! I'm glad to hear you are allright, though. I've seen it on the news, but for you folks it is very real!
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