13 Quotes by Harold Brooks

In the last five years, we have started honing in on things that help us distinguish tornado-producing conditions.

If you see a thunderstorm in early May in Nebraska, say, your immediate reaction is the possibility of a tornado. Elsewhere, the seasonal cycle falls apart quickly. It never goes to zero threat, but never gets all that high either.

Gosh, thats a hard one. I think I would take personal items, clothes and family photos, things that cant be replaced. I would make sure my children and grandchildren got to safety, which is the first thing I would do. Then I would worry about what I could replace later.

The chances of a tornado coming near you are very rare. The event that happened here in Oklahoma City is something that even in the metropolitan area hasn't happened for probably 50 years.