Saw that on the news. Glad you're ok! I don't think I could live there! Stay safe!!

Thanks, Shee! We had a cellar growing up and we built one here right off the patio. Makes a world of difference. At least we get plenty of notice ahead of time about the storms.

Those are some scary storms! Do you have a basement or cellar that you can hunker down and in? Stay safe!

Good to see you here Gold....

Glad you are ok- (and do I have to fess up and say duh I didn't connect your name with the state).

We have a cellar. Did you hear about the two tornados that hit Moore, OK, doing major damage each time? After the 1st tornado is when we got the cellar. I think it was 1999 or 2000. That day we stood in our yard and saw a tornado in the east, north and west!

Sheila, my name is actually after Annie Oakley. Long story! lol

"Distraction in your state". I've never heard that term before. Ii thought you were inquiring about her mental health. I thought her posts were fine.

Oakley, good to hear you're safe. Golddust, I remember you!

chickadee, the next time I'm upset about something, I'm going to proclaim I have 'distraction in my state.' ;)

I'm happy you are around, still, Golddust. You are interesting and have an awesome house. I've missed you.

I saw those tornado's on the news and thought of you. Glad all is well.

Happy to hear you are okay, Oakley! Hi Golddust -- nice to see you back -- I miss your posts!

Oak, saw the forcast for various parts of Ok, but don't really know what part of the state you're in. Can only hope it settles down and you are out of harm's way. I'm in Austin where nasty winds are in the forcast, along with heavy thunderstorms. Stay safe oak!

I do wish Gold would come back and play. I miss seeing her house, and I want to find out how the rental property is doing.

Patty, I'm right outside OKC about 30 min. away. Possible tornado's again later this morning. Is Austin humid from the gulf? The gulf humidity plays a huge part in our weather.

Oakley, I am so glad you're ok. I saw some of the footage last night on the news and the level of destruction and the power of these storms in unbelievable. I don't live in tornado country and I'm always stunned by the amount of destruction in such a short time.

With the security cameras that so many homes and retail/industrial operations, and of course cell phones, have now it seems that more and more of these events are being captured on tape for all to see. I just hope everyone stays safe.

As an aside - there was a home in Fort McMurray that had a security camera in their door bell and it captured firefighters putting out fire on the front porch of this house. It showed them tearing apart the ceiling to reach the flames. They were able to save the house.

Distraction in your State?? Lol and darn autocorrect. Of course, I meant to say distruction.

I'm so happy you are well. We've been busy but I miss you all too. I'm going to drop in more often.

Blfenton, what's worse is now our state has the most earthquakes in the USA. We get them almost daily, sometimes 2 or 3 of them, due to fracking.

We have a crack on the side of the house from the ground up. So what happens if we have an earthquake and I can't run outside because there's a tornado? lol

Gold, glad you are back!

Oakley, did you see the 60 Minutes report on Sunday?

Oklahoma quakes

I saw that report on the increase in Oklahoma earthquakes. They said it was from injecting the wastewater accumulated from oil collection back into a deep layer of the earth. The more oil collected..the more earthquakes. Scary.

glad you and yours are ok Oakley.

cindymac - I saw that and was going to reference it for Oakley. Thanks for doing that. I was really surprised at the statistics and the damage being caused.

I'm not surprised about your Earthquakes because of fracking. I hope we learn something from this.

I worry about you because you have the big Tornadoes and now Earthquakes. Holy Crap!

Ironically Cindy, we couldn't watch it because of tornado coverage. lol!!!

Don't believe anything you hear from someone who has a dog in the fight. The waste water causing the quakes is mostly from fracking. It took years for geologists who work for oil companies to finally stand up and admit the truth because of repercussions. Our governor ignored it for a long time, and she can't anymore. Big Money.

Texas had the same problem, and they banned fracking for a year and their quakes stopped.

I'm pro oil industry, they just need to go back to the drawing board. OK has lost so many jobs recently. Are you familiar with Audrey McClendon and Chesapeak Energy? He turned OKC around and committed suicide a couple of months ago. He was relatively young.

The damage to people's homes are ridiculous. The quakes we felt were over a hundred miles away!

Between the earthquakes and the tornadoes, I've been worried sick about DD's safety in Norman at the university. DH was born and raised in Oklahoma and we both love the state, the people and OU, but now that DD is looking at grad schools, I'm saying, "Not California and maybe not Oklahoma either!". I'm really glad that you and yours are ok, Oakley. I wish Oklahoma tornado season was over!

I guess I've always lived where tornadoes are a possibility. I don't have a storm cellar or a basement, so it is second nature for me to have a plan "just in case". I check my dad's weather radio when the time changes and make sure he remembers his plan.

Lynn, Norman has been in the bulls eye for the past couple of years! I remember taking shelter just one time when we lived there.

Catt, that's a good idea. DH's brother and his wife don't have shelter & they never watch the weather, so many of us have to call them to let them know to expect tornado's that day. Even after Moore was demolished twice (they live close), they still don't bother watching the weather. Who does that?

Wow, Oakley. I can't imagine living in this part of the world without being aware of what the weather is doing during tornado season, especially as active as it has been.