Bird
Rest in Peace
We've had nothing but very light rain and I'd say my gauge got about 0.18", but a couple of hours ago, I went to the north side of Denton on I-35E and drove in a real downpour; had to watch for hydroplaning.
We got about a 1/4", better than nothing. The wind was miserable yesterday too.
97 reported tornadoes throughout the Mid West (yet to be confirmed). A small town in Woodward Ok (pop. 12,000), where I have hunted had 2. I think 5 people reported dead in that one alone.
I have decided for "peace of mind" to build a tornado shelter. Now i just have to contact my step brother since he is an construction engineer and see if my plans will work.![]()
Charlie you got that right!, but I will go in a "swamp hole" rather than a blender courtesy of mother nature.
When I was a kid everyone around had some type of basement, they are handy. Do you have a strong or safe area in it also? .
All week long I've been hearing about the strong storms that where going to hit us on Sunday. Flood warnings, high winds, hail, lightning and tornados. When the wind hit and the rain started around 2pm, I cleaned up what I was working on and put my tools away. An hour later, it was done and the news was still forcasting all their warnings. I never got enough rain to measure in my gauges, and nothing else happened except for a few more light sprinkles. While I did write up four job bids, I really wanted to finish up what I was doing outside.
I sometimes think that if I didn't listen to the weather predictions, that I'd get more done. Instead, I get suckered in and start to think that the smart thing to do is not take any chances. Then nothing happens and I feel like a fool for believing them again. One day I'm going to ignore the warnings and get caught out in the worse storm ever. The more they cry wolf, the harder it is to take them seriously.
Eddie
Charlie you got that right!, but I will go in a "swamp hole" rather than a blender courtesy of mother nature.
When I was a kid everyone around had some type of basement, they are handy. Do you have a strong or safe area in it also? I was reading that allot of the deaths in Missouri last year where caused by people trapped in basements and drowning by the time they where located.
Tornadoes are weird, they can strip a slab and carry the debris away, or pick it up and drop it in a pile right back on the foundation. Either way though I would feel safer with a basement versus not for sure.
Doubt I'll ever need a shelter, but the odds and trends seem to be getting higher.
The wife also keeps her boxed wine there.......for emergencies????
Charlie
Dennis we have the laundry room in the basement that is where we go. 2 of the walls are the concrete block foundation and the other 2 are the door into the room and on the outside of the other wall is a floor to ceiling bookshelf made of 2x12's so I feel this will hopefully do the trick if needed.
We also keep some bottled water and flashlights etc. in there. The wife also keeps her boxed wine there.......for emergencies????
Charlie