Author Topic: We are OK! (Read 3562 times)

Nate Surveyor · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2008, 11:08:28 pm »

Mr. Trapper,

We are UPSTREAM, on the Caddo River, about 30 miles.

And, all is well here!

N

scsmith42 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2008, 11:38:05 pm »

I'm glad to hear that everybody is ok so far. Thanks much for checking in.

We'll keep your neighbors in our thoughts and prayers.

Scott

crtreedude · « **Reply #22 on:** February 07, 2008, 03:53:35 am »

Good to hear that you are okay. We lived in Texas for a couple of years and I used to deliver papers while I was in school to support us about 4:00 am in the morning - in the spring it would be tornado reports all morning.

I will admit that at times when I describe what the weather can be like up there the Ticos are just plain amazed that people can live up there.

Here, a good gust of wind would remove the tin roofs.

Cedarman · « **Reply #23 on:** February 07, 2008, 07:34:07 am »

Glad you folks made it through the storm ok. The aerial shots really show the devastation. And all those banged up cars and trucks. I know its tough to figure where to start on the clean up there is such a mess. Keep looking forward.

3 1/2 years ago we had our tornado go through Marengo and ruin about 1/2 the town. One person killed. It takes a good bit of time to get things going again. Good people pull together and help each other out. Watch out of others. Everybody helped with clean up starting just after the storm moved on. It took months.

The Good Lord throws things at us and from these things opportunity may come. As part of debris removal, we took a bunch of cedar limbs and brought them home
. After a month these limbs dried and on a lark I ran them through our grinding hog to make mulch. Gave me the idea to do the same in Ok with a big grinder and as they say the rest is history. A new company is born.

Keep positive and look for the good things.

thecfarm · « **Reply #24 on:** February 07, 2008, 07:35:50 am »

Glad you are OK. Too bad that some people have to take advantage of a bad situation.You are all in my thoughts.

crtreedude,don't tell them about the snow we get here.The Ticos will know we are crazy.

dukndog · « **Reply #25 on:** February 07, 2008, 10:23:11 am »

Glad all are OK. Let one of my employees off yesterday and the rest of the week to help in Clinton where he grew up. Said his parents home was OK but several friends homes were damaged. Sent me pics this AM. Just awful!! He knew the worker killed at the boat plant.
Makes you think just how lucky we are.
Read Job last nite and cried.

DnD
Richard Miller

Carries-Mom · « **Reply #26 on:** February 07, 2008, 11:33:49 am »

I saw some more of the damage on the news this morning and couldn't believe it..saw pictures of Mountain home, too...It's been many years since I've been there, but still couldn't believe it...Everyone in the tornadoes are in our thoughts and prayers...

Rocky_Ranger · « **Reply #27 on:** February 07, 2008, 08:28:56 pm »

We have a strip of damage on the Womble starting at the seed orchard in Mt. Ida, extending northeast for 7 miles. It's about 1/4 mile wide or about 1100 acres of blowdown in various stages of twisted trees. None on the Mena/Oden except last weeks straight line blows.

Ed_K · « **Reply #28 on:** February 07, 2008, 08:50:19 pm »

I tried to post last night but couldn't, I know first hand the feeling of the folks going thru this latest round of storms. I'm happy that all of you that are my Forestry Forum Friends are ok. I pray every night for the disaster folks and it seem that there's a new disaster every few days. I pray, someday I won't have to hear of a new one.

Bibbyman · « **Reply #29 on:** May 04, 2008, 07:55:08 am »

Did Arky miss getting hit by the latest rounds of tornados that went through Arkansas? He hasn't been on the Forum in a couple of days.

I called his sawmill number on Saturday and left a message. He's not got back to me.

LeeB · « **Reply #30 on:** May 04, 2008, 01:18:16 pm »

Nothing in our area Bibby. The naters this weekend were further south, closer to Little Rock. Lindy told me all they got at home was some pretty strong gusts and a little small hail.

Bibbyman · « **Reply #31 on:** May 04, 2008, 01:33:54 pm »

I heard there was one that hit Ava, MO. That's not too far north of y-all and not too far south of Bro.Noble.

sawguy21 · « **Reply #32 on:** May 04, 2008, 02:03:08 pm »

Glad to hear everyone is o.k. I was thinking of you when I saw the news. I have been closer than I wanted to a tornado and it was not fun at all.

LeeB · « **Reply #33 on:** May 04, 2008, 02:18:49 pm »

I didn't know about the one in Ava. Lindy didn't mention it.

Bro. Noble · « **Reply #34 on:** May 04, 2008, 02:42:42 pm »

Yep, Ava is about 25 miles NW of us. Went through there on the way to a wedding in Springfield Sat.(my brother and I talked about going over to the Grizzley store, but didn't or we might have seen Bibb.). It pretty well tore up a couple of blocks between the square and the High School. There were limbs down throught town. Our daughter lives about 5 miles south of Ava and didn't know anything about it when wecalled to check on them.

ARKANSAWYER · « **Reply #35 on:** May 05, 2008, 01:35:52 pm »

We just gots some pretty bad wind. 70 mph stuff and 3 inches of rain in about 30 min. South of here there were a few people killed in the naters.
We have finally gotten enough dry weather that some work can be done and I have been working except for yesterday when I went trout fishing. Water was very high but I caught a limit and will smoke them tonight.

Larry · « **Reply #36 on:** May 10, 2008, 06:51:10 pm »

Looks like another interesting night. Radar is showing 100 mph winds, 2" hail, and super cells with strong rotation coming in from Oklahoma.

The boss wants me to put her new car in the garage...I want to put my old truck in the garage as don’t have insurance on that thing.

Keep your heads down and stay safe.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #37 on:** May 11, 2008, 06:05:55 am »

We've had thunderstorms here to already. Not severe ones with wind yet. But some hail in some areas.

Fla._Deadheader · « **Reply #38 on:** May 11, 2008, 10:04:12 am »

How'd y'all fare, Larry

Larry · « **Reply #39 on:** May 11, 2008, 06:06:32 pm »

We were quite fortunate. Lot of twisters but none caused significant damage in our area that I know about.

There was a lot of damage in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Think 18 people lost there lives in the storm.

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