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Horse with no Name

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26. In tornado alley on the Arklatex border?

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #25)

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 02:23 AM

Apr 2014

I live in a fairly highly volatile area and there have been several deaths and lots of destruction within a 50 mile radius.

I don't live in a state of being terrified but I do have a fairly high degree of concern. We have had tornadoes here in the last year and one of the largest tornadoes to ever hit the state was a stone's throw away.

I agree not all of Texas is this volatile. However, for some reason, we are.

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Pics of the Tornado damage in AR. juxtaposed against Google Earth shots. [View all] A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 OP

Geezus! Tornadoes scare the crap out of me..... Little Star Apr 2014 #1

Yeah...me too. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #2

My nephew drives an 18 wheeler all over the country.... Little Star Apr 2014 #6

Care to say who he drives for? A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #14

I've been pretty close to one and it was scary. Skidmore Apr 2014 #32

They scared the crap out of my girlfriend, she moved out of OK when they had an outbreak sakabatou Apr 2014 #3

It's practically Lovecraftian in its horror, if you ask me. arcane1 Apr 2014 #5

Give me my hurricanes malaise Apr 2014 #12

That's the thing, Malaise..... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #15

True but we are already prepared for the hurricane malaise Apr 2014 #18

Yup. My mom and dads house in Miami was a victim of Andrew A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #19

MIL's house in Cutler Ridge was like match sticks - as was the entire neighborhood malaise Apr 2014 #20

Then if you know the area..... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #21

Damn!! malaise Apr 2014 #30

I was on a team that inspected libraries in South Dade after Andrew. Sometimes buildings mfcorey1 Apr 2014 #29

Yep post-Gilbert will remain with us to our graves malaise Apr 2014 #31

Completely leveled all those homes. lpbk2713 Apr 2014 #4

Holy crap! truebrit71 Apr 2014 #7

Tornadoes are immensely and immediately devastating. SheilaT Apr 2014 #8

Seeing the damage in person is a shocking experience. laundry_queen Apr 2014 #11

I was in Joplin a few weeks after that big one in 2011. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #16

Yes. SheilaT Apr 2014 #22

.... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #23

I was a 2naSalit Apr 2014 #28

All that damned open land just by that neighborhood. nytemare Apr 2014 #9

God, in his mercy... FiveGoodMen Apr 2014 #10

Wow. nt DanTex Apr 2014 #13

.. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #17

I live in Tornado Alley and they both fascinate and terrify me Horse with no Name Apr 2014 #24

I in no way mean to make light of your fears or your situation..... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #25

In tornado alley on the Arklatex border? Horse with no Name Apr 2014 #26

AGAIN...I understand your concerns A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #27