Hey y’all! As many of you know, last Tuesday Oklahoma was hit with major tornadoes. I think the last count I saw said six tornadoes hit the state in just a few hours.
Most of the time, I will just stay at my apartment during severe weather. It’s definitely not the safest place to be, but usually the tornadoes just go around me. That day, the weather man had predicted what he called a “tornado outbreak”, and I knew it would be a pretty unpredictable afternoon. He also said that we only have days like that maybe once every 1-2 years, so I decided not to take a chance. My boss let us leave early so we could take precautions so after talking to my brother, we decided to go to our grandparents’ house since they have a storm shelter.
Teddie was staying with me for a few days, so I let her know what we were going to do. She asked me to grab a couple of her things from the apartment and she would meet us at the grandparents’ house. Colby and I grabbed the cat and a few of our things. On our way down stairs, Teddie showed up, so she jumped in the truck with us.
I don’t do well during severe weather, so to distract myself, I started taking pictures.
Sadie snuggled up with Colby
Grandaddy Leon decided it would be a great idea to sit on the back porch
Teddie, Grammy, and me
One VERY ticked off kitty
One of the things I grabbed from my apartment, along with my CDs of pictures. No way was I leaving Louis at home!
Our weatherman Rick Mitchell
He is most definitely the best! He lets us know when it is serious, but he doesn’t freak out. I am definitely calmer during storms when he’s on!
We were very lucky that the worst part of the storms went around us, and we never had to go into the storm shelter at all. Not everyone was so lucky, so we are definitely thankful that it passed over us.
I’m so glad it all passed over you! That must be so frightening.
I’m already planning my supplies now that hurricane season is here.
Glad you are okay!! :)
So glad you’re ok, Ash!
Glad you finally posted about your obsession with your weather man :)
Haha, I love the pic of the weather man! Glad you guys are all okay!
So glad those crazy storms passed by you! I hate tornadoes, they are so unpredictable and freak me out!
I’m glad to hear you’re ok and that it didn’t hit exactly where you were at. Those kind of storms scare me too! Is that your brother? He’s a cutie!