Emergency situations and weather impacts

Here in CA weather generally isn't a problem.  It is good most days.  We don't get hurricanes, tornadoes, or many thunder storms.  The snow and ice stays in the mountains.  Most Californians who want snow have to drive to it.  

Earthquakes, fierce fires, earth slides, drought and flooding in the river basins are another story.  Fortunately these things don't happen often but they can be devastating over a wide area.   Several large and impressive train collections were lost during last year's fires.

I hope that everyone who might be affected by severe weather comes through it OK.

NH Joe

We mostly get tornadoes, including a famous one in 1974?  They do show up at odd places, on occasion, including Colorado Springs, California, and New England.  Seen a few up close and personal, that were near misses.   Hope this outburst stays in the open fields.  Don't need any.

Thank you, Joe...   Well wishes are never taken lightly here...….   yes, whatever it may be, it does effect us all, no matter the time and place.  We are all involved and connected in a special manner.... TRAINS!!

Jesse   TCA   12-68275

Jesse, I'm running my trains here in the Panhandle tonight, in case the worst happens.  Thanks for your prayers during the last big storm, and we'll be keeping you folks in prayer too.

Jesse. Praying for all in the central plains. We here in north Louisiana have had too many tornadoes and tornado warnings already for a year. Not to mention the rain.

Yes, we take them very seriously.  The f5 on May 3, 1999 hit Moore, after near Tuttle and Bridge Creek (home of some Oklahoma Railroad Museum members).  That storm took some 50 plus lives, destroyed over 500 homes.  The May 20, 2013 f5 through Moore hit two elementary schools, 29 young lives lost.  The total was over 35 lives lost, more than 300 homes destroyed, hospital, so much more.  Same day Bridge Creek had same storm, f3 stage, pass through town.  The day we had flooding and a mesocyclone over the house, May 13, 2015, Bridge Creek had an f3 and f2 pass through, two miles from our property.  And so it goes...…..  People asked us why we moved to Oklahoma from Missouri Lake of The Ozarks.  Because we love the state, the people, and it just got too dang crowded on the lake!  LOL!!  I had my collection flooded in Houston, Texas in June 2001.. over 4 ft water in house.. managed to save 95% from loss and damage.  It really does not matter where you live.... live life to the fullest running trains and trusting in The Lord.  Have the shelter dry, clean, and stocked with first aid kit, water, and new bottle Riesling.  I have also added in my Henry Big Boy 45-70, Circuit Judge 45LC/410, all in hard cases along with others, ammo in water tight cases for 45-70, 45LC, 410, 44 Special, 556 with extra clips.  Yes, we have the largest shelter we could get when 3 car garage and upstairs train room was added on.

Jesse   TCA  12-68275

Ryan, yes, I know and agree with you 100%.  After they pass through Texas and Oklahoma, everyone East has to bite the bullet.  Tonight, the list of closings of schools, businesses, Tinker AFB, the OKC streetcar service, etc. grows longer with each update.  Hope we do not get the 6-8 inches rain predicted.  Our pond is already at the banks with almost 12" rains for past week, do not need Koi floating out the over-flow pipe!    Tom, good idea, running trains tonight and praying for the graces and protection of Our Heavenly Father.

Jesse    TCA

Tom,  thank you for the prayers and phone call today.  Very much appreciated.  As we talked about, it is what it will be, no matter where you live.

Again, thank you, sir.

Jesse

texastrain posted:

Yes, we take them very seriously.  The f5 on May 3, 1999 hit Moore, after near Tuttle and Bridge Creek (home of some Oklahoma Railroad Museum members).  That storm took some 50 plus lives, destroyed over 500 homes.  The May 20, 2013 f5 through Moore hit two elementary schools, 29 young lives lost.  The total was over 35 lives lost, more than 300 homes destroyed, hospital, so much more.  Same day Bridge Creek had same storm, f3 stage, pass through town.  The day we had flooding and a mesocyclone over the house, May 13, 2015, Bridge Creek had an f3 and f2 pass through, two miles from our property.  And so it goes...…..  People asked us why we moved to Oklahoma from Missouri Lake of The Ozarks.  Because we love the state, the people, and it just got too dang crowded on the lake!  LOL!!  I had my collection flooded in Houston, Texas in June 2001.. over 4 ft water in house.. managed to save 95% from loss and damage.  It really does not matter where you live.... live life to the fullest running trains and trusting in The Lord.  Have the shelter dry, clean, and stocked with first aid kit, water, and new bottle Riesling.  I have also added in my Henry Big Boy 45-70, Circuit Judge 45LC/410, all in hard cases along with others, ammo in water tight cases for 45-70, 45LC, 410, 44 Special, 556 with extra clips.  Yes, we have the largest shelter we could get when 3 car garage and upstairs train room was added on.

Jesse   TCA  12-68275

If you don’t have a basement, where do you go for somewhat safe shelter?

Hey Jesse, that sounds pretty grim. I’ll be praying as my son & 2 grandsons live in Moore, OK and we have friends in Tuttle.

Rich

Mike, we have the biggest in ground storm shelter we could find.  Located in 3 car garage when it was built in 2009, along with second floor 26 x 32 ft train room above.

Rich, yes we love living here (some think we are crazy... hey, do play with trains....) and it is our Spring time ritual.  Tuttle has not had a twister hit since 1957, wish I could say same for Moore.  They have come too close in past ten years, but, ya gotta love it.  Never a dull moment!  We, too, will be praying for His protection over your son and grandsons.  Has been quiet in Tuttle, so far.  Too quiet...….

Jesse   TCA  12-68275

As of now, this time today, over seven reported twisters, damage from tornados and extremely high winds, heavy, flooding, rainfall.

Rare tornado here in Virginia but we did get 70" of rain in the past year -- almost 6 feet!!  If we did have to evacuate to the basement, might need flotation devices. 

Okay, I'll apologize first, I'm sorry. Now for the reasom, I skimmed through TexasTrain's post but only read the part where he said " We've had too many F3's and F5's pas within a couple of miles of our property" and thought to myself F3's??? You have F3's pass within a couple of miles of your property!! Great! But who is  still running F3's?? And what the heck is an F5? I never heard of a diesel designation of an F5, what the heck is that?. Then I kept reading, Duh!!! But one things for sure, I have a one track mind!! LOL Stay safe out there my friends.

ConRailFan, you are not the only one.  Not living in a tornado belt, my first quick scan had me thinking how cool to see F3's these days.  After it sunk in a second, I thought I don't want to see those kind of F3's.

Weather doesn't try to kill us very often in Vegas.  Praying for you, southern brothers of the rail.

Chris S.

Here at the house, we dodged severe damage from this storm, Jesse.  I'm thinking about heading over to Braums -- a business that only operates at locations within Tornado Alley" for a breakfast of southern plains comfort food.

ConrailFan posted:

And what the heck is an F5? I never heard of a diesel designation of an F5, what the heck is that?.

There was an intermediary model F5 between the late F3 and the first F7s. . . .  MoPac had some, but they just referred to them as F3s.

We have had our fair share of near misses with hurricanes on this island. At one point we had three of them around Maui at one time. Makes for some long nights. Allan Miller suggested some good ideas for saving your trains and other valuables. Built elevated platforms under the layout and put your trains in those big plastic storage boxes with the top that locks closed. I got a Bunch of Pallets to get things off the floor. They were ready made and cost nothing. I did buy the plastic boxes for all my trains that weren't on the layout. Last year we did have water come in the garage when a drain clogged. Thanks Allan for your good advice. Don

All.... I suppose I owe a bit of an apology.... or a disclaimer, perhaps?   Yes, F3s and F5s, F7s, etc. should have clicked in my brain as motive power designations...…   Could have been more informative and correct using the rating term of EF3, EF5, etc. for Enhanced Fuchi scale.

Thanks to everyone expressing concern and well wishes.  One main intent of this post is to have us all pause and reflect, think upon what we all know may be the inevitable.  True, you can purchase insurance to replace.  But, the labors of love we exercise in building and maintaining our interests, the joy and excitement this endeavor gives to others, as well as ourselves,...…   There is no monetary value for these.  And as with the welfare and health of those we love, families and close friends, the loss of "our trains" can be more devastating to some, more than others.  Cherish each day of running and performing hands on interaction with your trains and layouts.  They are truly priceless in may ways.  

Jesse   TCA  12-68275

How about an update?  How did you fare in Ok & Tx?

Prayers answered?

Chris S.