tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post798096102655226101..comments2024-01-14T02:47:37.835-08:00Comments on Semi-True Tales of Our Life on the Road: WILD WEATHER IN THE MID-SOUTH – OXFORD, MISSISSIPPILaurie and Odelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08160352835343733761noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-59216399487014835792010-05-02T16:23:49.092-07:002010-05-02T16:23:49.092-07:00You are smart to have a weather radio and do "...You are smart to have a weather radio and do "watches." Many people don't take enough precautions. Glad you are safe.Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-17219001966657056622010-05-02T13:23:16.835-07:002010-05-02T13:23:16.835-07:00Lynda, let us know if it looks like our paths will...Lynda, let us know if it looks like our paths will cross at some point - we can compare haircuts. BTW, after being on the Jojoba list for a couple years (?), we got the call a few months ago. We instantly realized we weren't ready at all to make that commitment... and ended up taking our names OFF the list so you probably moved up. :) We don't spend enough time in one place for a co-op lot to make sense. Maybe someday!Laurie and Odelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160352835343733761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-90405981169052596452010-05-02T13:07:25.729-07:002010-05-02T13:07:25.729-07:00I grew up in OK and know what a 'fraidy' h...I grew up in OK and know what a 'fraidy' hole is so I feel your tornado watching pain! Hopefully as a F/T RVer I won't get blown away, having escaped tornadoes in OK. We are experiencing snow/sleet here in Albuquerque today, heading for Howard, CO tomorrow. We met Carol and Dick Schneider at Jojoba and she said I reminded her of you Laurie - same haircut. (We are 90 on the wait list for a spot there.) Have heard of you from several RV-Dreams folks too. Thanks for the smoked turkey leg tip - fixed a pot of beans with it at Jojoba. Hope to meet you guys someday!Bob and Lynda Soadyhttp://www.mytripjournal.com/SlowgypsyRVingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-38302375055354581702010-05-02T11:15:42.456-07:002010-05-02T11:15:42.456-07:00Petersons: Yes, local reporting is best, if you h...Petersons: Yes, local reporting is best, if you have access. By FAR the best resource for us was a Memphis TV station with detailed radar and two experienced weather reporters who were up all night dissecting and diagraming the threats. <br /><br />Unlike the Weather Channel, these guys had local knowledge of the area and did a great job of forecasting the movement of the possible tornados. Without their detailed reporting, we would have been likely to seek out shelter unnecessarily in the middle of a dark, wet, windy night. "Tornado Warning, move to a secure spot" is far less useful than "the storm will skirt to the west of Oxford"! <br /><br />Being able to watch radar on the internet was a big help, too. In spite of the lack of sleep, we both were happpier watching the situation from home, ready to go if necessary, than we were in the hotel room in Huntsville last weekend!<br /><br />Safe travels,<br />LaurieLaurie and Odelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160352835343733761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-58800112294718633052010-05-02T10:45:56.532-07:002010-05-02T10:45:56.532-07:00Our hearts go out with you guys...we have been the...Our hearts go out with you guys...we have been there and done that and know we will once again be there at some time in our travels. We don't look forward to those moments but we also are very disappointed with the weather updates, it seems many times they feel they are better safe than sorry which raises the belief if going for shelter really should be done at that time or not.<br /><br />We have been looking for some sort of website that will include advice for the area we are currently in while traveling that will show past storms and not just predictions of what might happen. No success so far but we really do not like staying up all night if tornadoes and severe storms are just not likely in the area.<br /><br />Be safe, hopefully the worse is over and you both can get a good nights sleep.Along the Way with JnKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016391687029664293noreply@blogger.com