Bad weather

**Mr70** · #1 05-09-2003, 01:36 PM

Made it through the night OK.
Woke up to hear two houses were struck by Lightning and partialy burned.
I heard earlier this week in Pierce City Mo. there was an F3 tornado touch down and they showed a Car collection hit hard with a roof all over them.Looked like 50's cars from the news clip. Anyone we know?

Chevy454 · #2 05-09-2003, 02:09 PM

Hmm...hadn't heard about the collection in Pierce City. That's not too far from here...I'll try and find out. Pierce City and Stockton both got wiped clean from the map. I believe the only thing left in downtown Stockton is the courthouse. They said they will be without power/water/phone for another week or two, and with all the bad weather lately that keeps pounding them, they've been having to hand out fliers with weather updates taken from HAM radio operators. The Weather Channel was on location in Pierce City until the tornado hit in OKC yesterday.

55chevy · #3 05-09-2003, 06:04 PM

Yeah that storm that hit OKC was headed my way (NE of Tulsa) so I was keeping an eye on that one last night. Tornados tore through the GM plant and Tinker AFB and over 300 homes were destroyed. Wasn't pretty. Springtime/Stormtime in Oklahoma is here. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

Ed

**Charley Lillard** · #4 05-09-2003, 06:34 PM

So I'm gonna be in Nashville at the end of the Month and then headed South on Power Tour...Is all this Stormy Weather gonna be gone by then ?

Chevy454 · #5 05-09-2003, 06:44 PM

Ummm...in a word, "doubtful". Weather like this is typical in the spring, just not in 5 consecutive days. The midwet is like the "arm pit" of the weather happenings, as it's where it all seems to come together...you get the moisture coming up from the Gulf, colliding with the winds coming off the plains, and the cold air coming south from Canada.

We have a saying here in the Ozarks: "If you don't like the weather, then wait a minute...it'll change."

So, is the Tour starting in Nashville this year? Got some dates? Would be cool to swing down and see some friends I went to college with and check out the Mule(?).

**Tommy** · #6 05-09-2003, 09:39 PM

Most everything here in Huntsville,AL is or has been under water this week. Had several twisters in the area which is normal for us but they keep getting closer to me..... About 6 miles away this time. Several car lots were under water and my customers (body shops) are swamped with hail claims now. Some cars were allready on the body shop lots waiting to be repaired when round 2 and round 3 came and finished the cars off.Next week i'll be in the Jackson, TN area working the body shops, they really got hammered over there. I think about 40 people have died in the storms over the last week or so in the Southeast and Midwest states.

Tommy

**Charley Lillard** · #7 05-10-2003, 04:10 AM

Here is the Power Tour Schedule..Starts May 30 in Nashville, May 31 in Memphis, June 1 to Jackson Ms, June 2 to New Orleans, June 3 to Lake Charles LA, June 4 to Shereveport LA, June 5 and 6 in Arlington TX. The scan didn't work so here is a Link.. http://www.familyevents.com/hotrodpo.../tourInfo.html

Seattle Sam · #8 05-10-2003, 07:21 AM

Charley, What car are you taking on the Power Tour?
-Sam

Dedicated to the Promotion and Preservation of American Muscle Cars, Dealer built Supercars and COPO cars.