Posted by Ken Christopherson on April 02, 2014 at 15:13:52 from (184.97.194.107):
In Reply to: Tornadoes posted by Mark W. on April 02, 2014 at 08:50:13:
I was in the middle of a motorcycle trip from Anoka, MN to Austin, TX last summer. I rode my motorcycle clear through the middle of the second round of tornadoes that went through Oklahoma City/Moore, Oklahoma on May 31-June 1 2013. I had no idea what I was riding into, as it was clear skies until it got dark that evening. they had closed I-35 behind me, and I was by myself on the interstate for nearly three hours, stopping occasionally because the rain, wind, and hail was so bad that I couldn't barely go 25-30 mph and still see.
Around 3 a.m. was the time I pulled into the Super Wal-Mart (either in the south side of Oklahoma City, or in Moore, I cannot recall), and the gas station attendant apologized because she couldn't supply power to the pumps to fill my motorcycle. Told her that I didn't need fuel, just needed someplace to sit and wait out the rain. She said I could stay as long as I needed, and asked if I had been riding all day from MN. Told her I had, and she informed me that the interstate has been closed for hours, and that I missed the tornado that went through by about 20 minutes. I looked around the parking lot, and I knew I was in the previous F-5 damage area of the tornado that went through two weeks earlier. There were Disaster Relief trailers everywhere, and people were driving around in vehicles that literally had all the windows busted out of them. Wouldn't you know it, when I crossed the TX/OK border into Gainesville, the skies opened up and the sun started drying me out.
When I came back through, I really had a chance to see the damage. I guess my answer to your question is; Have I been through a tornado - I don't know. Take a look at the pictures, it was quite a trip.
Photos in order: 1. National grassland prairie preserve in Kansas nearing sunset 2. Heading into the storm, just going into Oklahoma 3. Damage in Moore, OK coming back through 4. More damage in Moore, OK 5. Coming home through the Turner Falls, OK area. 6. Pulled over somewhere in Oklahoma fueling up - watching the lightning off in the distance. Things were awfully quiet at this point of the night.
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