The Wind Is Fierce Today…..

Was windy when I went to Oklahoma City for a medical checkup, got worse, went to a restaurant for lunch….plastic bags flying up across the streets, trash carts flipped over, looked like floors mats and other stuff in the streets blown off of pickup trucks. Drove back towards home fighting the winds to keep the car straight on the road. Went to Walmart by the house to get a couple of things. The older lady that was greeting was laying on the concrete in front of the door when I was coming out of the store, someone said the wind knocked her down and 4 or 5 workers were trying to pick her up to put her on a handicap shopping cart. The winds were a lot stronger going out than in, leaves and trash blowing up in the park lot hitting me in the face. Figured all of the trash carts would be laid over since it’s trash & recycle day, and they were with a lot of the trash blown out into the street. Got home & mine was too, had to pick up bags of trash and sit it up. Came in with my stuff. Remembered that I left my Ipad out in the car. Went back out and opened the door and tree branch cracked and fell, felt the tip of a smaller branch hit me. I’m staying inside till this is over. Gusts up to 60 mph.

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4meAndyou · F

We had high winds with microbursts last week that tried to PUSH my car sideways!!!

I hope that lady at Walmart wasn't badly hurt.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@4meAndyou I hope not, she is elderly…

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@4meAndyou An old local weather joke from years ago when one of those "microbursts" suddenly tore through one of the suburbs, uprooted trees and flattened houses along a half mile path.

Q: What's the difference between a tornado and a microburst?
A: A Tornado is when the National Weather Service warns you about it before it happens. A microburst is when they don't.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@Heartlander They are fascinating to watch. I know I shouldn’t be standing near a window to watch but can’t pull myself away. There’s been 3 in this area that I know of

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@cherokeepatti Growing up in south louisiana where there were no basements and many houses sat above the ground, we responded by going out on the porch to look for it so we would know when to run.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@Heartlander Some people have cellars or in-garage shelters but few basements here. The shelters are usually so small as not to be all that comfortable when folks come running to your house.

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@cherokeepatti There was a time in the 1950 and 60s when everyone was encouraged to build nuclear blast and fall-out shelters. I recall touring one and thought how nice they would also be for hurricanes and tornados.