Twisters In Oklahoma

Oklahoma without twisters in the Spring is like Ohio without snow in the winter.
Oklahoma (as illustrated by the campus at the University of Oklahoma and its National Weather Center) is the most fertile place on Earth for the formation of tornadoes. This is because of its geographic position on the North American continent. Cold air from the Rocky Mountain range meets with moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, or so goes the most simple explanation.
Several people have called to ask, "Are you guys OK?"
We are fine.
The area that was hit with the severe tornado, where several people were killed, is on the Oklahoma-Missouri border. Unfortunately, in that area of the state, people don't have access to televisions and news stations to know exactly when a storm is going to hit, or where.
It seems odd to think of it, but there are large parts of Oklahoma that are not developed. Parts of the Panhandle, for example, represent regions of the United States that still do not get a radio signal.
It is the deadest air in America.
Picher is not in that region, but it is very remote. It's not difficult to find remote areas in all parts of Oklahoma.
We had some excitement in Edmond last week when a twister was reported in our vicinity. I stayed in Norman and waited it out; Dante had the weather radio and the cats and was well prepared.
The Okie mindset, however, is wearing off on us. Each of us likes to watch the sky and see what it brings. Like I said, tornadoes happen so often here that people know how to deal with them.