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Perryton, Tx had a tornado

SharkE — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 02:58:10 GMT

@Kachina624 It's about 2 hrs from Amarillo about 118 miles from here.

It's calm here, so, far.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:09:05 GMT

@SharkE Just saw it on TV . Looks bad.

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EarthAngelInTraining — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:15:34 GMT

@SharkE @Kachina624

News in the Houston area: "Three people are confirmed dead and about 100 are injured after a tornado touched down in Perryton, Texas."

Prayers are being sent. Please be safe.

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isaboo — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:16:13 GMT

I just heard about it on the radio on my way home about an hour ago. Wondering what the extent of damage.

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kze — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:19:16 GMT

@SharkE

I just saw it on CNN and was concerned Amarillo might have gotten some bad weather too.

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SharkE — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:22:01 GMT

not so far.National weather service doesn't have any

news for my area.

Feel bad for Perryton, though.

my friends have a basement. I don't .

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Sooner — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:02:03 GMT

@SharkE

Everybody around us has a fraidy hole in the garage floor. Better than nothing! Or a safe room in the garage.

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sann — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 11:15:07 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@SharkE

Everybody around us has a fraidy hole in the garage floor. Better than nothing! Or a safe room in the garage.

@Sooner I have one of those in my garage and from all the warnings in my area last nite thought for sure I'd have to use it, but luckily that wasn't the case....

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catter70 — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:41:25 GMT

Prayers for all of you in the path of this weather that you're having. I can't even imaagine what that must be like.

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songbird — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:57:39 GMT

It'll be bad today in Texas. I think more storms. Oh and the heat! I'd be more concerned about that. Hope the power grids stay on.

Nasty here today. We won't have the heat, but we do have severe storms brewing later today.

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SharkE — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:42:21 GMT

Used to be a place in Amarillo that sold tornado shelters I saw their sign, then, they were gone.

My house was built with 2x6's instead of 2x4's.

I know that won't protect from a tornado, but, I've been told that mine will still be standing if strong winds,

storms come around.

Guess it's not up to us whether or not we die in bad weather. Higher power has it figured out.

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beckyb1012 — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:16:49 GMT

The storm that was raging at 5:00 a.m. this morning in my Texas town was just awful. A lightening strike went down close to the window I was riding my stationary bike at and with the clap of thunder I almost fell off the thing. I saw the report about the tornado and my heart goes out to them.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:59:05 GMT

@EarthAngelInTraining wrote:
@SharkE @Kachina624

News in the Houston area: "Three people are confirmed dead and about 100 are injured after a tornado touched down in Perryton, Texas."

Prayers are being sent. Please be safe.

@EarthAngelInTraining Are you in Houston? I heard it's supposed to be 110° there today. I lived there over 30 years and it never got anywhere near that hot. My sympathy to you. With the humidity, that's brutal.

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songbird — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:14:32 GMT

More and more people are moving to Texas. They all want to go to sun belt states. Florida, Arizona, etc. Tornado & heat is an after thought.I think most people can take the heat, otherwise so many wouldn't be going there. But Texas so huge....even millions pouring in the state would not be able to fill it. The surprise is New Mexico. My sister moved there. It used to be a poor forgtten state. But all these people want to go there. Changes means good for them.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 17:42:21 GMT

@EarthAngelInTraining

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Trailrun23 — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:55:43 GMT

Our sirens started going off about 10:30 last night but it was not even windy or raining....we weren't sure what to do. TV and my weather app only showed the panhandle and areas where there was rotation.
My former lboss lives in Perryton...when he retired he moved back up there...I heard he had some bad roof damage but fortunately he and his wife weren't injured.

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EarthAngelInTraining — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 01:10:14 GMT

@Kachina624

I live in Friendswood but work in Houston. Temperature yesterday was 104 in Houston; however, I got a break at the house where it was a cool 97. I am sooooo not good with heat myself. It has gotten increasingly hotter the past several years.

Thank you so much for your thoughts; I appreciate you.

I'm ready for Winter. ☃️❄️🌬️ who's with me 😎👍

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EarthAngelInTraining — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 01:14:28 GMT

@Kachina624 That's what I'm afraid of!!!!!! My boss is retiring the end of this year. I've been working for him over 12 years. I am ready to move ASAP. I need seasons and scenery!!!

Thank you again for the post!!!

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Kachina624 — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 01:17:08 GMT

@EarthAngelInTraining Come visit us in NM! We have all of that.

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EarthAngelInTraining — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 02:08:49 GMT

@Kachina624 @love New Mexico. Skiing and the scenery is beautiful. I'll be sure to check out employment opportunities.

thank you for reminding me how much I like it there!!