I hate this.

@AmbiePam (85437)
United States
July 16, 2009 5:31pm CST
I just got home and didn't enjoy the drive. My Explorer was shaking side to side while I was at a red light. I could see the dust in the air just flying like little tornadoes (of course it's NOT). We're under a tornado watch and I think Midwest City is under a warning, but a few cities over, there is a big storm with hail and that has knocked out some power. I hate tornado season! So if you guys don't mind, would you please pray that the tornado junk will stay away from here? Me and another mylotter live in the same city (Norman), and I'm pretty sure we'd like to be safe from this. Ugh! My windows are rattling. Okay, last big storm where you live was like...?
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
16 Jul 09
Well, last big storm we had tornado go over and had hail the size of 50 cent pieces and golf balls. The trailers sides were sucking in and out and hte trailer also felt like it was trying to learn a new dance. Trees were laying almost to the ground and rain so thick you almost wasn't able to see the next door neighbors, every thing that was light enough was being slung all over. Then the electric went out for hours. and all the streams over flooded and so was the roads. the sky got so dark it looked night in the middle of the day. But that wasn't the worst this year..the worst this year was the Ice storm we had last of January into February and lost everything because electric was out for us little over 9 days and everything was nothing but sheets of ice..and we live on a big hill so it was impossible to get off of it unless we wanted to slide down and we live up a holler so our roads didn't get the attention of main roads.
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
16 Jul 09
Oops!..of course I will pray..right now..
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@AmbiePam (85437)
• United States
17 Jul 09
Nine days...I wonder what the elderly did in the place you lived, the ones who lived alone. The first year I was in this complex we had a horrible ice storm, and my place had no power for four days. I was blessed enough to have parents who took me in because they did have power. It would have so hard for me to manage on my own. No electicity, and that apartment was incredibly drafty. I was so worried about my elderly neighbor, one who lived in the same building. It was actaully fortunate, because she had had knee replacement the day the power went out, so she was nice and safe in the hospital for three days, and then went to stay with a friend for four more days.
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
17 Jul 09
The week before I went on vacation we had one night where there were tornados all around us....luckily they stayed both to the north and south of us. Unfortunately the town where my son lives just 20 miles from here did get struck by the tornado. He didn't have any damage but just a mile north of him it all got ripped up...anyway we had very scary skies and tons of rain....we lucked out and didn't get hail like they had predicted!
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
17 Jul 09
Last big yucky storm here was on Tuesday. I grew up in Midwest City, my nephews both live in Norman. I hope they have a place to go. We had straight line winds that pretty well put some nearby towns out of business for two days. At my work place they were having a street dance with young people from the Ulster Project. It got stormed out after less than an hour. I hope you are okay.
@AmbiePam (85437)
• United States
17 Jul 09
It settled down now. I can hardly believe it was so bad. Midwest City is said to be where most of the damage from the hail and wind caused.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
16 Jul 09
Oh my. that is terrible. We live in tornado alley, here in Indiana. I think we have a chance for storms today too but nothing severe that I know of. Where are you located? I hope the storm passes you safely.
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@pergammano (7682)
• Canada
16 Jul 09
Oh, my, Ambie.....I am sending prayers with the speed of lightening! Your post is giving me goose bumps! My goodness, is there ANY safe place for you ~~ I am so frightened for you, as I have never, ever experienced a hurricane or tornadoe, and surely DO NOT want to! Please...I pray for you and Norman....be safe and MAY THE LORD TAKE CARE OF YOU AND YOURS! Please let us know as SOON as you can, that you are SAFE and WELL!
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@AmbiePam (85437)
• United States
17 Jul 09
We're safe and it has passed over us. I know I probably sounded like an alarmist, but I remember a tornado in 1999 that killed 50 people in my area. One woman had been ripped in half. She had stopped under an overpass bridge and had got sucked out of it. She didn't know, as a lot of people don't, that being under an overpass is bad during a tornado. If one is in a car and cannot get to a home, a ditch is where they should seek shelter. I just can't get those things out of my mind, you know? Spring and summer here bring tornado warnings and tornadoes all over the Midwest and Southwest.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
17 Jul 09
My mom was without power for two weeks, both electricity and gas. One of the main roads along side the Air Force Base was just wiped out. I remember that.
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• Canada
17 Jul 09
OHHH MYY GOODNESSS! I truly, truly was so afraid for you....and still am! I cannot imagine the fear of something so powerful, you must feel! You've had a terrible winter...and now this! You truly are brave souls...and loyal to your State, as I think I would be running...and fast! Do you get much warning...and is there any safe place? Gosh..here in B.C. we have the Provincial Emergency Program and each are has a "safe haven" and a full network set up for Safety and Protection of all persons & beast! We have a leader in each 5 square miles, and each individual is checked on...helped and protected! We are more prone to earthquakes as we sit right on the San Andreas fault....which is the same fault that caused Mt. St. Helen, Washington State to blow in 1980! I pray that you are protected from the perils....Please, please take care!
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
16 Jul 09
Just letting you know that I have prayed that you do not get a tornado =- it must be so scary. We are actually in hurricane season and it is so hot that we are scared. No sign of activity yet but the forecasts say that we may get four this season. Please pray for us too. We cannot survive a hurricane what with the recession that we are going through. May God help us all.
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@AmbiePam (85437)
• United States
16 Jul 09
Let's hope this is a merciful year and natural disasters are kept at a minimum. I'll indeed keep you guys in my prayers. I cannot imagine hurricanes. The damage and everything.
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• Canada
16 Jul 09
My prayers are sent to you & yours, too cynthiann! I truly cannot imagine the fear that you dear people are feeling! Wind scares me...so I send you all the prayers and good luck I can muster up! Please take care!
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Jul 09
Thank you both so much. I am one of the fortunate ones as if we do get a hurricane I have enough food and water stockpiled to last me a week plus medications too. I will be able to help others less fortunate then me. The only thing to buy woul dbe to fill up a tank load of gas for car and buy gas for generator too.
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@lucy02 (5016)
• United States
17 Jul 09
I just said a prayer for y'all. As I'm typing this the weather is on tv and they just said a bad storm is headed this way (lots of high wind and hail). On the good side its suppose to be 10-15 degrees cooler here the next couple of days.
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@AmbiePam (85437)
• United States
17 Jul 09
I hope you guys are okay.
• United States
17 Jul 09
Yeah, that wind yesterday was scary! Luckily right where we are, thats all we got. Hope you were safe!
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
17 Jul 09
Hmmmm I haven't been trough really big storms so far. Well there was a small one that passed by the campground where we were staying for vacation. But it wasn't too bad, at least the tents stayed up :) I think there was a tornado in here while I was at school, we were told to close the windows and all went dark for a few minutes, lots of wind and rain, but we were playing a game and hardly noticed it LOL it couldn't have been that big :) In any case I hope that one stays away from you and that you are safe at home, and with power, so you can come over here and talk to us.
@AmbiePam (85437)
• United States
17 Jul 09
We're done with the tornado threat. Thank goodness. A couple months ago I remember staying up five hours in late at night into the morning watching the weather. There was a tornado funnel a couple miles from me. My biggest fear was protecting my dog. I mean I could put on clothes, shoes, maybe a hat to try to protect myself, but I worried about Sherlock. The tornado did touch down, but it was two miles a way. All we have right now is lightning. I can deal with that. : )
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
18 Jul 09
good to hear that. Tornado threats are kind of scary for me. I know what you mean about worrying about your dog. For many things they do depend on us, specially for safety. Hope your weekend is turning up really nice - and tornado free :)
@bdugas (3578)
• United States
18 Jul 09
Xenia, Ohio 1974, F-5 took out 75% of the city killed 33 people, hit with just a few seconds warning. I was in the downtown area and barely survived it many of the people I know didn't, one girl I went to school with lost 3 of her 4 kids in it. They say it had 2 tails, I do believe that, it came together at the edge of town. Anyone that lives in a area where there are constant threats of tornadoes, I feel for them. I moved shortly after to Fla. and to Louisiana after that, did I become any better off by going to the Gulf Coast where there are hurricanes, well I lost my home in 2004 to a tornado spun by Hurricane Ivan, lost another one again in 2005 from Katrina, but with a hurricane you are told days ahead of time to leave, so it isn't like only having a few minutes or not even that of warning in a tornado. Because of Katrina, I was forced to come back to Ohio where my kids are living, and every time we have bad storms I cringe. I don't have a choice right now on where I live, all I can do when there are storm warnings is ask God to keep us safe, and I pray for you all that live in such places as tornado alley.
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@AmbiePam (85437)
• United States
18 Jul 09
After the May 3, 1999 tornado near me that killed 50 people, I heard stories on the news, I saw the destruction because it was so near, and my best friend lost her home (she was in the bathtub when it happened), but I really didn't get it. Then I bought the book about that day in 1999. It told stories about tornadoes here in Oklahoma during the 1930s, about some in other states, I think in Ohio as well. I couldn't get it out of my head. I still can't bear to think about some of the stuff I read. Especially first hand accounts of the 1999 one.
@bdugas (3578)
• United States
28 Jul 09
Thank you so much for the best response. Stay safe
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
16 Jul 09
That is pretty scary... i have never experienced a tornado... but there are a few caases here in my country that tornadoes reeked havoc in an area or two... but never where i live... i hope and pray that will not happen here... just be careful when you go out... and i will pray that tornadoes will like disappear from the face of the earth...
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I don't really pay much attention to storms unless they make the power go out. I know we had some pretty hard rain around here the last few weeks, but I don't really recall the last big storm. Stay safe!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
17 Jul 09
WE also have tornadoes around here so know how u feel. hope the storm is over by now. We had a pretty bad storm here last night. Blew the top off a restaurant about 30 miles from here .Stay safe 7 TAKE CARE.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Jul 09
Hey Ambie! I will definitely be praying that you are not hit with a tornado! I know how horrible that must be to even think that it might happen! I hope that you will stay safe and be ok! I am glad that you are at least home now! Do whatever it is that they say to do and stay close to the radio or tv for the warnings! Be very careful and whatever you have to do make sure that you follow the warnings! And please let us know that you are alright! Hugs and prayers being sent to you from me, Star and Luna, Opal/Leslie
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
17 Jul 09
Well I certainly hope that it will stay away from you You are in my thoughts Sweet
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@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
17 Jul 09
The last big storm close to my house here in Putnam County Florida was in 2004. It knocked the man that lives across the road's tree down and it landed on top of the front of his house. We had a hurricane the lights were out for a good week. I went with my mother and we went to my aunts to stay for a few days. That was a bad storm. I sure will keep you in my prayers and your family and Norman I hope everything will be alright and the storm calms down soon.
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• United States
26 Jul 09
I hope for a peaceful tornado season on your end and mine! I dunno when we have big storms we usually get lots of rain dumped on us and my basement floods as well as several other areas. Otherwise we get alot of snow or sleet dumped on us in winter. There's no winning some years.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
17 Jul 09
I've prayed for you. The last big storm had houses knocked down about a mile away from us, maybe a few miles. Power was out for a few days in that one, I think.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Jul 09
just tonight was a big wind storm. things blowing all over. but they say theres no tornados in AZ. i think they lie cause back in '96 there was one that scared the heck out of me. they called it a burst of something. i forget now. but it done almost as much damage as a tornado. now the big "dust storms" scare me.
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• Singapore
27 Jul 09
I live in Singapore. It's a nice place to live in as the environment is clean. Here only has one season which is Summer. You don't have to buy any winter clothes at all. But when you are at home, you may feel hot. lol
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