They’re Back!…..
I thought maybe, just maybe, that Tornadoes and Heavy-Duty Thunderstorms would leave Oklahoma alone this year since they have been battering States and localities that very rarely get such things – BUT NO! – Yesterday we had Tornadoes in Western Oklahoma heading for “You-Know-Where” (MR HQ)……  Luckily, they turned South and didn’t get us……  Along with the Tornadoes, large areas received Nickel-sized to Grapefruit-size Hail – Over a quarter of a Million big bucks in damages…..  The only injuries were from Yo-Yo’s running out in the Hail to collect samples so they could send in pictures to the local TV stations – What Do-Heads!……  The 7-day forecast has high percentages every day for more of the same……  We need rain, but, Alas, in Oklahoma, about the only way you get it is in the middle of Severe Weather…..  No slow moving, gentle rains here…….
April 10th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Grapefruit size? Really?
April 10th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Believe it, Anon…… Big, ugly, spiked looking masses of ice!….. You would not want to get hit in the head by one of them…… I guess they formed so quickly, and were so heavy, that they didn’t roll around up in the air long enough to become smooth….. They looked more like WWII mines you’d see in the ocean with spikes sticking out in all directions….. Definitely Glass Eaters!….. I think every windshield, and probably every window, in every car parked outside is now history (along with house windows, etc)….. I’m just glad it missed us here at MR HQ….
April 10th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Yeah, particularly Friday through the weekend all looks potentially severe. The Storm Prediction Center is the place to keep an eye on this stuff: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/
April 11th, 2012 at 9:12 am
I have the NOAA page on my tool bar that shows the current weather conditions by placing your pointer over any reporting station in the US….. I think I will add the page you referenced, HS, right next to it….. Thanks…..