sim.-ang.king
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Our State's Free Will Baptist Master's Men's group have a Disaster Relief team that goes out, and helps clean up debris, and what not in disaster areas. They had gone to Joplin in 2011, Ice storm in KY, and Katrina way back when, plus others but this was my first time going out of state to help. Did know if I could make it because I could of been planting beans but it happen that all of the fields were too wet, so I was able to go. So me, my brother-in-law, and Uncle left Thursday from Salem, and drove for 12 hours pulling the flatbed with the skid steer. Made are way to Cabela's in Hazelwood first though where we met 4 other guys, 2 from Chicago (that was fun :lol2: ) and 2 from Decatur. Got there driving thru 3 different storm fronts, and a monsoon of rain. Got there and met up with a group from Dallas County MO, and made our HQ at a FWB church near Norman not far from RT 77. Below is some pics with captions, and first is a link to a video the group from Dallas made.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152916376005602
Leaving from Moto
Flooded Mississippi
Near Springfield MO
What we saw most of the time driving threw OK.
Till Tulsa
OKC
Moore from Interstate 35
Hillsdale FWB Bible College on the south end of Moore, where they had part of the relief groups at.
Home away from home with very uncomfortable cots.
First days work, and view of destruction.
First job at a widows house. Had 2 huge cottonwoods in the front yard, and 2 bigger cottonwoods on the barn.
Then the Friday night tornadoes. Had 3 touchdown that night. We started here at this gas station then headed south to the Norman Fire station and ate some pizza with them guys, and tried to figure out what was happening with them. Then ended up getting danger close to one that went over Norman, and high tailed it south, but ended up getting followed by the storm. Got lost in the flooding, rain, wind, and traffic, and ended 3 hours later at the same gas station.
Norman Fire station
Someone get lost?
More Moore
New Damage from the Friday tornado
Drove home today, and 4 from MO, and my uncle with his skid steer stayed to help for this week.
Was quite a journey, and wish it wasn't so far away or I would've stayed longer, but had to get home. It seemed like they had lots of help, and were getting it done (if they just don't get anymore storms).
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152916376005602
Leaving from Moto
Flooded Mississippi
Near Springfield MO
What we saw most of the time driving threw OK.
Till Tulsa
OKC
Moore from Interstate 35
Hillsdale FWB Bible College on the south end of Moore, where they had part of the relief groups at.
Home away from home with very uncomfortable cots.
First days work, and view of destruction.
First job at a widows house. Had 2 huge cottonwoods in the front yard, and 2 bigger cottonwoods on the barn.
Then the Friday night tornadoes. Had 3 touchdown that night. We started here at this gas station then headed south to the Norman Fire station and ate some pizza with them guys, and tried to figure out what was happening with them. Then ended up getting danger close to one that went over Norman, and high tailed it south, but ended up getting followed by the storm. Got lost in the flooding, rain, wind, and traffic, and ended 3 hours later at the same gas station.
Norman Fire station
Someone get lost?
More Moore
New Damage from the Friday tornado
Drove home today, and 4 from MO, and my uncle with his skid steer stayed to help for this week.
Was quite a journey, and wish it wasn't so far away or I would've stayed longer, but had to get home. It seemed like they had lots of help, and were getting it done (if they just don't get anymore storms).
