GSWillhite wrote:
>
> Not to make light of a serious situation, last thursday night
> my dak and I literally outran an F3 tornado. I was leaving
> work thursday night on the I-30 freeway just crossing the
> Arkansas river bridge. The sirens where going off as I topped
> the bridge I noticed flashes of light in my rearview mirror.
> It was the tornado tearing up electrical lines in downtown
> Little Rock.
> Unfortunately it was traveling the same direction I was and
> it was about to take a shortcut to my exit. I made a quick
> decision to stay in the Dak sense I was about 3 blocks ahead
> and believe it or not I had been in this sutation 2 years ago
> in stalled traffic on the same bridge (Hell-ofa-helpless feeling).
> It was past rush hour THANK GOD!! so I pushed the ol Dak to
> the near extreme and took the 167 exit north and the tornado
> picked up and sat down on I-40 going east, removing 5 tractor
> trailer semi's from the freeway. Then the drama turns to tragedy,
> after traveling 40 miles on the freeway I get home and the Dak
> goes into the garage unscathed, family and house is intact. Within
> minutes it starts to hail and suddenly stops. An F3 tornado
> sets down in my little hometown distroying the entire high school
> campus, jr.high, elementary and about 600 homes and businesses.
> In all, we had over 36 tornados in the state this week. on Thursday
> they took 7 lives, including a 2 1/2 mo. old baby. My family, the
> Dak and I are doing fine. My home was not touched. I've spent the
> entire weekend with a chainsaw helping clear trees from neighbors
> homes. Frankly I'm a little worried though, the NAT.WEATHER SER.
> says its gonna warm up again this weekend....(help)!!!
>
> GS -
>
> 98 5.2L 5spd - one good horse!
>
> P.S (A tornado killed a guy this week because he was trying to
> start his truck. He ran from his trailer to the truck with the
> damn THING right behind him. I don't know what type of truck it
> was because it was unrecognizable. He was to. When they are THAT
> CLOSE, get to a ditch if possible and lay flat! Stay outta that
> vehicle!!!
Glad you, your family, home, Dakota AND sense of humor made it through!
With that much action I'd be firin' up the backhoe and digging a DEEP
shelter! Maybe even a Dak size one! Alan S.
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