I posted on the Back Porch once I got power back on. Everyone that I contacted was OK. Jan Tobey (Mars-Montrose) El Reno had some damage done to her barn skylights. Pat Elder (Rosa Roca) and Leesa Conley (Daystar) are both OK. Leesa waited out the storms in Shawnee or she would have been caught around the worst of the damage area on her way home as she would have crossed on I-40 and Choctaw Road about the time the twister hit. I'm OK no damage, twister missed by by about an "air" mile but took out the Thurderbird Marina that is little over 3 miles by road from me. Wilma Bouska (teacup) and Donna Terry were all OK the last time I heard. Donna was waiting it out at work according to Wilma and thought that everything at her place was OK.
Was not able to contact Mary or Rita as I was without power and I only had their e-mails.
Only person I was concerned for was son John and he was unaccounted for for almost 45 minutes. He just barely missed disaster from the twister that went across Hwy 37 just south of Hwy 9. Topped the hill and there it was--slammed on the brakes, set the air brake and got on the floor of the truck. Had to miss a lot of downed power line getting back to the city.
Went past the rural grocery that I usually stop at for diesel when I go to the feed mill--it was destroyed--John said there were papergoods all over the road and lots of bags of sugar he had to dodge.
The worst damage is just 8 miles north of where I'm located. Over 40 homes destroyed and at least that many heavily damaged. News is say we now have 5 fatalities. Assessment is still going on and some areas are still closed off so the areas can be searched in the day before letting home owners back into the area.
Lived out here 33 years and this is the closest one has come to me and I live between 2 natural depression (lakes) that twisters will go around. South OKC and Norman are both under water restriction due to the treatment centers of both lakes being without power. Thunderbird (closest lake) lost its huge marina. The helicopter shots showed a huge floating island of metal out in the lake that used to be boats. What you could make out as boats were sitting on top of other boats that had been destroyed.
Not sure I want to hear the updates now that daylight has arrived.
