The first Spring storm clouds of the season were pretty spectacular Tuesday night. They didn’t get to Tulsa and I was glad that they were over there and I wasn’t. At the bottom right of the photo is the first redbud blooms of Spring that I have seen this year.
Wednesday night was a different story. Their were a series of storms that spun up in the Oklahoma City and Moore areas and came up the turnpike to Tulsa and hit right around quitting time. A trailer park in the suburb of Sand Springs got hit and caused many injuries and one fatality as well as extensive damage. Heather and Logan were at home and I decided to stay at work. Being on the road is the worst place to be during a tornado.
My office is a beige box in the interior of the building so I stayed there instead of going out side and taking pictures. I did get this one grainy shot of a flare at one of the local refineries. I don’t think the refinery was damaged, most likely it was just a process upset. They will be filling out paperwork for a week for causing so much smoke though.
This could be another wild year for storms here in the heartland.
i love those clouds. wow, so amazing …what a gorgeous moment!! have a great Yogi. rainy here in VA. ( :
Wow – dramatic and gorgeous skies.
WOW! That sky is so dramatic!
I heard Tulsa got hit last night. Be safe.
Awesome, colorful skies in the first shot and a scary sight in the second one!! So much drama in your skies for the day!! Hope you don’t have more storms for the weekend!! Take care and stay safe!!
That first shot is just stunning!
dramatic !
the first one is such a great shot
The first shot is magnificent and the other one is dramatic and scary. Stay safe!
Very dramatic first image. Superb
Very much like the first shot. Such a dramatic sky!!
I also saw those clouds Tuesday ~ that’s an awesome shot! Be safe!
Wow! Great sky shots!
autumn shots! love the new header image too 🙂
Very pretty spring storm clouds.
Great storm shots Yogi, unfortunately they remind me of our wildfires. Its been an unpleasant summer and we could certainly use the bounty of those clouds.
Wonderful.
Scary but awesome.
Maybe someone should file a lawsuit claiming that paperwork is cruel and unusual punishment. Glad you dodged the storm. We got some rain, and a few miles south, ping pong ball sized hail was an issue. While spring brings beautiful flowers, it can also bring some very ugly weather. Stay safe.
Very dramatic sky!!
Spectacular photos.
spectacular indeed…love the golden and purple hue on the clouds..magical!
Awesome sky shots. I like the effect of taking the photo through your office window and seeing the ceiling tiles in the upper right hand corner.
Thought of you when I read that news; glad you are OK; devastating start to the strom season though.
The storm clouds are awesome, tornadoes not so much. Grew up with duck and cover.