Gun Range VS Tornado

[neverjeg]

I spent the weekend at the range. But the tornado got there first! It hit Saturday night about 9:30 pm. My family and I went down about 10:30 to help haul out guns and save what we could before the second storm came through. We also had to chase the range dog up and down the highway. We spent Sunday saving and securing what we could. More storms tonight and for the rest of the week. Spring time in Oklahoma!

The range itself is 100% intact with reinforced concrete lined with steel. The building around it is well... see for yourself.

The man that owns the range in his 70's and had a lot of great customers out all day lending a hand and offering some amazing things to help rebuild. Great group of people shooters are!

 

[Titan6]

Bummer. We had a guy get killed in Lawrence yesterday. He was out riding his motorcycle in the storms and got zapped.

 

[Big Mike]

Sorry to hear and see that. Having moved from Oregon to Florida, "tornado" has a whole new meaning to us.

 

[jbkebert]

Titan6 did you hear if the tornado in Linwood yesterday effected the range over there. I have to go attend a class at Tri-county this Sat. I didn't see anything on the news but the touch down would have been in that area.

I also heard about the guy getting killed on his bike yesterday on 24hwy. I sure wouldn't want to be riding a motorcycle in the wind we have had the last couple days.

 

[Javelin]

That is awful.

 

[edelbrock]

Wow. That sucks. Glad nobody got hurt around the range. Sorry to hear about the guy on the motorcycle. Good to hear the range dog is ok.

 

[Gamera]

He was out riding his motorcycle in the storms and got zapped.

At the risk of sounding like a you-know-what, that is an awesome way to go.

 

[W L Johnson]

Mother nature showing you a little of her firepower . Glad no one got hurt (at the range). Sorry to hear about the biker.

 

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neverjeg,

Sending best to you , yours and the club.

I have been there and done that - more than once...

 

[Titan6]

I did not hear of any damage to the range. The thing rolled right over Ft. Leavenworth and the sirens were going off for an hour or so. No serious damage here though.

 

[jimmyraythomason]

I live in "tornado alley". Just last weekend several of my friends lost their homes and some their livelyhoods(poultry farmers)to an EF-2 tornado. Our hunting camp in Perry County was the target of 3 different tornadoes that weekend but no damage done.Thankfully no one was hurt although 3 people were killed in other counties.

 

[Kind of Blued]

Sorry to see/hear about this, but it's good to see the community coming together.

What caliber for tornado?

 

[runrabbitrun]

Sorry to hear about this as well.

I've always wondered why
at least homes and one story buildings out there were not
designed kind of partly underground?

kind of bunker style construction that allows for those
tornados to just blow over the curved re-enforced roofs.

 

[RoadkingLarry]

I've always wondered why
at least homes and one story buildings out there were not
designed kind of partly underground?

Easy answer - $$$$.

Long answer - At least in the part of Oklahoma I live in if you go more than a couple of feet deep you've either got solid limestone or water.

 

[runrabbitrun]

I figured it had to do with water tables.

Still there are some good plans in the works
that may be able to help.

A home close to my other house in Florida has it going on.
But this was built in the late 70's and they did need deal with that problem of ground water seepage. (sp)

 

[Walkalong]

We get our share of Tornados here in central Alabama. I have been real close, but so far, so good. Others have not been so lucky.

 

[SquirrelNuts]

That's horrible. It is nice to see the shooting community coming together to help with the clean up.

 

[4Freedom]

Yikes. I hate Tornadoes.. Thats why i live in Pacific NW.. I just cannot figure out why people will live in a place and invest a lot of money where tornadoes are prevalent. I suppose you guys must have Tornado insurance over there. ANyway, that is one hassle I don't need in life. I will live near the mountains, keep me safe from the mean winds.

 

[runrabbitrun]

Everywhere we live has it's own inherent risks.
Including living in the mountains.
i.e. land/mud slides, earthquakes,
hillbillys etc...

 

[jbkebert]

I just cannot figure out why people will live in a place and invest a lot of money where tornadoes are prevalent

.
It may not have mountain views but Kansas is home sweet home. Tornadoes or not I am happy here.

 

[rcmodel]

I just cannot figure out why people will live in a place and invest a lot of money where tornadoes are prevalent.

Say what?
For the very same reason they do in the Pacific Northwest, where forest fires, and earthquakes, and volcano's happen.

I could never figure out why anyone would live on the San Andres Fault, or on the Gulf Coast either.

A tornado has just a tiny little footprint, with a very slim chance of hitting you personally, compared to a major earthquake, or hurricane, or volcanic eruption.

rc

 

[Walkalong]

I suppose you guys must have Tornado insurance over there.

Many have a shelter in the back yard. No s***, just like Kansas in the movie.

I could never figure out why anyone would live on the San Andres Fault, or on the Gulf Coast either.

Me either.

 

[RoadkingLarry]

I just cannot figure out why people will live in a place and invest a lot of money where tornadoes are prevalent

I've lived in Oklahoma since Dad retired from the Air Force in 1975, with the exception of 13 years for the Navy. I have never actually seen a tornado nor have I personally suffered damage from
one.
I have dealt with 5 hurricanes - 2 in Fl 2 in VA and 1 in HI, 2 earth quakes in CA and 1 flood caused by a broken levy in the Sacramento river delta. I experienced at least some property damage in all of them.
Go figure.

 

[Vic303]

Ya mean like this one?


And it's not even in Kansas...

 

[jbkebert]

I have been to alot of places and several foreign countries for vactions and for uncle sugar. No place on earth has Kansas Thunderstorms. I actually found myself missing them more than once. Rain pounding on a tin barn roof is one of the most relaxing things I can think of. There are parts of Kansas where you can see lightning storms off on the plains and watch the radar and they are 70 to 80 miles away to me that is magic.