tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649179563624525119.post9160698138496868791..comments2023-06-22T13:59:01.275-05:00Comments on The Scientific Universalist: Tornado OutbreakSammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11513507615980707905noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649179563624525119.post-17035683553563485462011-06-27T23:28:52.500-05:002011-06-27T23:28:52.500-05:00@Doug- We've been having a heat wave too. For ...@Doug- We've been having a heat wave too. For most of June, we've had temperatures in the upper 90's and low to mid 100's. We've broken record high temperatures on 5 different days. While these temps are relatively common in Oklahoma, we usually don't see them until late July or early to mid August, not early, or even late, June. Combine that with the fact that we are still in a severe drought, although we have gotten some rain over the past month, it's been extremely miserable. My two cats are mad because I won't let them go outside during the day. <br /><br />@Don- In '99 I was living in Moore, OK as well, although not in the house we currently live in. We moved there in the summer of '98. The May 3rd '99 was the first, and worst, tornado I have ever been through. I actually wasn't all that scared, since I didn't know the danger. The house we lived in then was about 3 miles away from where the F5 crossed I-35, which was the closest it got to us (the house I live in now was about 2 miles away and suffered some minor damage). I could see it from our backyard. My mother, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, and cousin all took cover in our interior hallway. My cousin and sister were in a linen closet and my mom put me under a mattress. To me, the tornado sounded like a jet taking off. We got some debris in our yard, but no damage. I didn't have school for a week. <br /><br />@Jon- Our clean-up actually went quite quick, since my town is no stranger to tornadoes. <br /><br />However, some damage is evident years later. Many of the trees that were damaged by the F5 May 3rd, 1999 tornado still look odd, being bent in strange places and having branches at weird angles. Even worse, on May 8th, 2003, an F4 tornado took an almost identical path through my town, destroying and damaging many of the same buildings. One particular neighborhood was hard hit by both tornadoes, so it now has a reputation of being cursed. Many of the houses are empty and are being to fall into disrepair.Sammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513507615980707905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649179563624525119.post-43639424538411079192011-06-21T02:35:47.488-05:002011-06-21T02:35:47.488-05:00That sounds pretty scary. I imagine people in you...That sounds pretty scary. I imagine people in your city are still cleaning up. After our major flood over here in January (where we got a bit but came thorugh OK) it's amazing how five months later a lot of the houses in my neighbourhood are still empty - reconstruction is such a slow process and its still going long after everyone else has moved on.Jonhttp://paintingfakes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649179563624525119.post-31574599680643469602011-06-14T20:14:20.065-05:002011-06-14T20:14:20.065-05:00I've lived in North Texas all my life and have...I've lived in North Texas all my life and have viewed only one tornado (one up in the clouds, not touching the earth). I consider myself fortunate for there have been many tornadoes in and around this area. I have had many friends touched by these hideous twists of nature. Glad you came out OK, seeing that you live in Moore. Where were you in '99?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148676728860411325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649179563624525119.post-30183156710780884322011-06-07T11:08:45.256-05:002011-06-07T11:08:45.256-05:00Sorry to hear about all these problems in Oklahoma...Sorry to hear about all these problems in Oklahoma, hoping the best for you and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649179563624525119.post-51027480418534994322011-06-03T15:07:26.919-05:002011-06-03T15:07:26.919-05:00So glad you came through okay. I had my trial by t...So glad you came through okay. I had my trial by tornado last month and they are still talking about it almost every day on our local news. Strange weather we are having lately. We are in a record breaking heat wave right now. Week before last we were having record low highs in the 60s. What next: snow in July?!Doug Bhttp://gropingtheelephant.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com