I respect you man the same thing happened to me instead I was at my Nanas and my Nana in for me of the siren, but she went to go get great and that’s why I heard the wind wins it was crazy. We’re both OK.
I live in Claremore's east side and looked out the window to see the treetops bent backwards touching the ground. I knew we were in serious trouble. Told the husband, I think we are in the inflow, and that thing is really close. The sirens were going off. We don't have cable, and power went out, wifi and cell. There was no info coming in. They are talking about doing away with sirens and having ppl get apps on their cell phones. NO NO NO. I think ALL means of warning should be available. No everyone has cell phones, or knows how to use them let alone apps. We are elderly, and sirens are all we've known. If the power goes out, we are screwed. The sirens are our only alert means. We were darn lucky, as that thing literally passed within a block as the crow flies. Since the garage is attached, I was able to get to the chainsaw to remove the tree blocking our exit. Our home was fine, but we left for a hotel b/c power was out for a couple of wks. When I was a kid, my father would take me out chasing tornadoes. I loved it, and hated it lol. He was always safe about it. I'm glad to see all storm chasers who practice safe chasing. As we know, some haven't made it. One yr, we had a storm chaser, who worked with a Tulsa Tv station, do what you are not supposed to do, go under the overpass. He lost his life. Even pros panic and make bad decisions. It's best to just stay out of the way and watch their raw power and beauty from a safe distance. Live to chase another day. Live to go home to your family. Live to help warn others in the next storm. GOD Bless you, and thank you for the footage. The turnpike can be frustrating I'm sure.
