Hey Tuckervill

Here is what was floating around in your neck of the woods this past Saturday.
It was photographed from a backyard in Bentonville. :eek:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...w/tornado1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...w/tornado2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...w/tornado3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...w/tornado4.jpg

Thankfully it never touched the ground and moved on.

Oh yuck.

We're supposed to have severe storms again tonight...so far it's to our south again. :: crossing fingers:::

Karen

I know. :( I feel it too.

From NWS of Tulsa, OK:

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...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON...

...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AFTER 4 PM...BECOMING LIMITED AFTER 10 PM.

AREA AT GREATEST RISK...WEST OF A LINE FROM GROVE TO ANTLERS.

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Jeeze, you guys!
Why do you stay there?

This is a particularly bad year, due to La Nina, I think I half-heard on the weather the other day.

Tornadoes don't scare me, really. I figure if it's going to happen, there's not a thing I can do about it (except maybe get in my hidey-hole and wait). If I moved out west it'd be earthquake, on the Gulf, hurricanes, in the east...lots of traffic, the high cost of living, and snow, and still an occasional storm and yes tornadoes. Other things factor more importantly into where I live.

We have a fantastic quality of life, here, if you ask me...there are drawbacks (bike shops too far away), but I love it here, even when the local whacko yells at me at the ball park.

It'd always be something, no matter where I go. But, I'm an optimist, and I focus on the good. :) And, tonight, no storms materialized at all.

Karen

Is that a guy on a... I don't know, four-wheeler? bicycle? in the background?? :eek:

Stay safe, y'all.

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Originally Posted by Tuckervill

I figure if it's going to happen, there's not a thing I can do about it (except maybe get in my hidey-hole and wait). If I moved out west it'd be earthquake, on the Gulf, hurricanes, in the east...lots of traffic, the high cost of living, and snow, and still an occasional storm and yes tornadoes. Other things factor more importantly into where I live.

We have a fantastic quality of life, here, if you ask me...there are drawbacks (bike shops too far away), but I love it here, even when the local whacko yells at me at the ball park.

It'd always be something, no matter where I go. But, I'm an optimist, and I focus on the good. :) And, tonight, no storms materialized at all.

Karen

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+1
We were to get a severe thunderstorm and it passed north of us so we didn't have any problems. I wouldn't trade this part of Arkansas for anyplace else. Hubby and I have talked about moving to other states and after we factored in the cost of living, taxes, salary, etc. we just couldn't come up with anything better.

I wonder if it's a riding mower in the background.

looks like a john deere backhoe to me..(i see this stuff daily:))