HOOKER Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 a lil windy here in Broken Arrow last Sat night.. my sons backyard under sons patio,, sons nighbor,, another neighbor,, from sons rooftop of his neighborhood,, he & his family didnt have much damage compared to the neighbors on each side of his house,, his addition is a wreck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Damn Hooker,hope everyone is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cany Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Damn Hooker,hope everyone is ok. X2 That looks like a bit more than a "lil windy' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOKER Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) wow it looks like we can plan on some more of this liquid sunshine,, Edited May 19, 2015 by HOOKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonculp Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Man, we need the rain, but could sure do without the damage. I have to make a quick trip from the Lubbock area to the Wichita Falls area this week and they are predicting storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcartervol98 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I remember growing up in far west Tennessee on the Missouri border and the severe weather threats we had there. When we moved to the mountains I missed a lot of things about the flatlands BUT the storms and tornados are not one of them. Stay safe guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Man, we need the rain, but could sure do without the damage. I have to make a quick trip from the Lubbock area to the Wichita Falls area this week and they are predicting storms. We've got flash flood warnings all over the place last night and this morning. You could have some of this. A friend lives in Lubbock, and she's been talking about all the torrential rains they've been having lately. Stay safe, Jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonculp Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 We need it so bad. My office is in Lubbock, and I live about 30 minutes away. I know where to avoid to stay out of the water...lol, but when I am traveling it is a different story. We are so flat around here, when we do get rain it doesn't have too many places to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOKER Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) radar shows it deep in TX going all the way up was CO, just hoping all the wind doesnt come with it. Edited May 19, 2015 by HOOKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 A week ago we had non-stop rain in CO. It was a Friday and about 7pm, getting ready to head out to the grocery, when I hear a WOOSH! The window well was filling up with water. It flooded the downstairs. I am looking at a huge hole in the dry wall and destroyed carpet. Woke this morning to the window well flooding again. The builder is already out there trying to mitigate the drainage and they are coming to install a pump. They were also supposed to start the repair work on the interior today. That is now on hold. It sucks. I just wish it would stop raining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 That really does suck BD. Is the builder also going to install a top shield on the window well? A friend, who is a designer/builder, had to do that with her window wells to keep the same thing from happening and it worked well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthling789 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I remember my grandmother's old house with window wells... I also remember my father digging new curtain drains for them one weekend. I had no idea what he was doing (at the time), but getting to "play" on the backhoe and and "help" move all that gravel was pretty cool (I was maybe 4 or 5?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 That really does suck BD. Is the builder also going to install a top shield on the window well? A friend, who is a designer/builder, had to do that with her window wells to keep the same thing from happening and it worked well. I am not sure exactly what the plan is. But that whole side of the house will need graded and re-landscaped and adding something to the top of window well as an extension. As for covers, we had just ordered them and were ready to be installed last week. The covers wouldn't have made a difference if they were installed at the time. I remember my grandmother's old house with window wells... I also remember my father digging new curtain drains for them one weekend. I had no idea what he was doing (at the time), but getting to "play" on the backhoe and and "help" move all that gravel was pretty cool (I was maybe 4 or 5?) There are drains in the bottom of our wells, I have no clue why it didn't work. Possibly plugged with mud. Finally today we had water building up in the sump pit and they came and installed a pump. We are such a dry climate that it is standard to build a pit but not add a pump until needed. I don't know what it is about earth moving equipment, but it still makes me stop and become mesmerized. Another builder spent last week digging a foundation. My dad and I spent hours watching the trucks line up like soldiers to haul away the dirt. Oh god, I so need to get back to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 We had several tornadoes In west TX tonight,it's that time of year again.Luckily I haven't heard of any deaths from it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOKER Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) tis the season TugBoat,, I can handle the daily rains but Nados (as my Gkids say) is a different story.. stay safe down there!! posed to be a nice calm day here with storms to our South.. like we say here in OK wait a few minutes & the weather will change.. light mist in the air now at 648a.. Edited May 20, 2015 by HOOKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I am ready for this crazy spring weather to move on. By July we will all be complaining about the heat and wishing for rain. Really hoping everyone makes it through this crazy cycle and stays safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOKER Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 local weather people calling for rain through Holiday weekend,, severe weather alerts have been hitting my coconut for 2days now damaging high winds with possible tornados.. these are the ONLY tornados I want to see in Broken Arrow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 What are those, Hooker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cany Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 What are those, Hooker? Vapenado?? Tam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOKER Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) I have no idea what the younger generation calls them,, Bug said his Professor at school showed them how to do it.. I'll call it what cany said,, VapeNado.... he sent me a video but it doesnt want to play fair with Pbucket but when it does ya know I'll post it... :-) Edited May 22, 2015 by HOOKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthling789 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Last week has been rain, rain, more rain, and high temps in the 50's... YAY, the holiday weekend will be clear, sunny, and 85+!! Time to climb aboard the motorcycle and clear out the cranial-cobwebs this weekend (the grass can be cut later, and the other honey-do list items can wait, lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXRich Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 78 here today, went for a ride came home took a nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowtears Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Low 70's on and off rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Same here,rain and more rain.We needed it really bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Raining here today. Not hard just a constant sprinkle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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