That Bow is Packing a Punch!

[Nalora]

Well, I got a teeny weeny bit of rain, and very little of anything else, so God loves us here in Oklahoma City.

Guymon and Cheyenne Oklahoma had damage from tornadoes, as did Muskogee, Oklahoma, and the rest in the eastern part of the state is from straight line winds from the storms as they lined up and bowed to give us those 60 mph straight line winds, seems to be lining up more in my estimation as it moves over towards the Arkansas, Missouri Line, so those folks are under the gun this morning. Damage assessments are still ongoing with morning light in parts of my state here.

The center of the low is just now at the Oklahoma-Texas Border, and we got LOTS of moisture to work with. No clue where the dry line is, did it ever make it past Amarillo? (really wish I did not have to go on a major hunt to see this thing, seems like most meteorologists just neglect to stick it in there for folks to really look at, dunno why)

Glad that monster lost some of its punch before Dodge City, but sure do feel for those folks in Liberal. Liberal is another one of those "proud little towns" like Pierce City, Missouri, so am hoping it did indeed go north of the main part of town, and did not get any of their brick.

The "No Man's Land" counties of the Oklahoma Panhandle are pretty rural---
2000 Census shows Texas County 19,754 (9.9 persons per square mile), Cimmaron County 3,023 (1.7 persons per square mile), Beaver County 5,640 (3.2 persons per square mile)

But even given that, the Panhandle of Oklahoma is a pretty interesting place, with stubborn and proud folk who will wave at you as you pass through, so my prayers go out to them.

Nalora
(I did tell yall I am a historical researcher who specializes in Oklahoma History, right? heh)

[JCT777]

Nice post, Nalora! And I am glad that you did not see any more severe weather. Seems like your area has been hit too hard recently - you deserve a break!

[Nalora]

Was just looking at the pictures on TWC they keep showing of Tulsa, Oklahoma and having lived there for a few years while I was in College, I was trying to figure out what they were showing, and finally did:

http://www.tulsamayfest.com/visualartists.html

Mayfest got hit. How sad. It is really one of the great Art Festivals in this part of the country.

Nalora

[wx247]

Ugh! Another tornado warning this morning! That makes 5 since May 4th!!! The sirens sounded after a wall cloud was spotted, but no touchdowns thank goodness. We have had about 1 inch of additional rain and winds gusted to near 65 mph, but only minimal damage to tree limbs has been reported.

Now...flooding is a concern. FFWarning until 1:00 p.m. Creeks and streams running high!

Nalora...glad you are safe! I have been to Liberal,KS. I like that town. Let's hope for the best!

[Nalora]

Missouri has got more than its fair share of the stuff this year, that is for sure.

Did you get to see Dorothy's House when you were in Liberal?

http://www.lasr.net/leisure/kansas/sewa ... /att1.html

Nalora

[wx247]

No... we were driving through. We were kind of out driving the out-of-the way approach to get back home from a vacation we had been on.

[weatherlover427]

I was wondering how you fared last night. Thanks for the report.