T is for - TORNADO - A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and acumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud.
If you spent much time in OKLAHOMA , you probably know someone, that has been effected with one of these.
On April 26 , 1991 was a day that we will never forget. -The tornado began 2.5 miles east of Garber, and then grew into a large 3/4 mile wide wedge as it passed south of Billings, destroying a house. As the tornado passed near Ceres, two farms were destroyed. In rural areas of Noble County, trees were debarked and pavement was scoured off of several county roads. The tornado then crossed into Osage County, uprooting trees and damaging another house as it passed near Fairfax. At least one home was completely demolished, leaving no walls standing (indicating F4 damage). At one point, aUniversity of Oklahoma chase team used a portable Doppler weather radar to measure a wind speed of up to 268 mph in the funnel, indicating that winds reached F5 intensity within the tornado. However, these readings were taken near the top of the funnel, indicating that these winds may not have reached ground level. At the time, this was the fastest wind speed ever measured on Earth A large oil rig was toppled before the tornado lifted in central Osage County, after having traveled for 66 miles and injuring six people. It encountered few man-made structures along its path, making it difficult for storm survey teams to rate. It was given an F4 rating.
I placed this cache here to remember the severe, Tornado that went thru here, and completely destroyed this house. and yes the home owner was at home, he wasn't hurt to bad, but this stormed killed many animals and destroyed many things in this area back then.