Rude Wake Up
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 7:47 am
Tornado ripped thru Ada, Oklahoma this morning, the nearest decent size town to us. It did cause damage, but we had been getting alerts off and on ALL night on the NOAA radio mounted by the back door. The warnings thru the night were all tornado or severe weather "Watches." At 5:15 we got a "tornado warning," in effect until 5:45, that's one of those bend over and kiss your butt goodbye alerts. So... we grabbed the Fiona, our little Westie, and ran thru the rain to the shelter, just before the hail started.
Sat in the shelter and listened to the rain, high winds, and hail pound the thick concrete... Until 6:15 when they downgraded that warning to a "watch" again. Came back in and turned on the news, and found that ADA had taken scattered hits, ripping trees and flattening structures.. Nothing reported in our little Ghost Town so far. The shelter, rarely used, but worth every penny, if for nothing else but peace of mind.
Didn't see any damage around the farm so far, no downed trees, etc. There is standing water, and that one place in the back yard where water shoots up out of the ground during heavy rains like old faithful. I went out and checked my shop, not one leak.
The watches remain in effect...
Sat in the shelter and listened to the rain, high winds, and hail pound the thick concrete... Until 6:15 when they downgraded that warning to a "watch" again. Came back in and turned on the news, and found that ADA had taken scattered hits, ripping trees and flattening structures.. Nothing reported in our little Ghost Town so far. The shelter, rarely used, but worth every penny, if for nothing else but peace of mind.
Didn't see any damage around the farm so far, no downed trees, etc. There is standing water, and that one place in the back yard where water shoots up out of the ground during heavy rains like old faithful. I went out and checked my shop, not one leak.
The watches remain in effect...