It was the third of May, 1999. Weather was good here in the California desert, but the news cast was talking up some pretty turbulent sounding stuff in Oklahoma.
My mom and dad lived in Del City, a suburb of the Oklahoma City.
I tried a phone call to them, getting a busy signal. Tried again, and the same busy signal. This was strange, as they ALWAYS answered the phone. They left it off the hook, maybe?
Again and again I tried, finally deciding to call my brother who lived in Austin, Texas, just to see if he had any idea of what might be going on.
My sister-in-law answered their phone. "They're OK, Dennis found them in the community center building in Del City", she started. That was the first I had heard that my parents home was gone. They were fine, other than the trauma. An F5 tornado, one of the worst in U.S. history up until then, had destroyed their home, along with a good part of Del and Midwest Cities, in Oklahoma.
Well, the story goes on. But in light of anniversary date and the weather being experienced in those states right now, I thought I'd share some of what I saw when I arrived in Del City,Oklahoma, the day after the storm of May 3, 1999.





Welcome!









Dad said he thought it time to hit the walk-in closet, when the trees in the yard were horizontal.
He covered Mom in the corner of the closet (door), while all Hell broke loose around them. They said it got pretty scary when the roof left.







Insurance rep showed up to offer some help. The next door neighbors house was the impromptu meeting place.



Around the neighborhood, spirits remained high, regardless of the devastation.
Bill Clinton stopped by.














Angel stood in the corner



Good-by, 4848 Montrose Dr.



Thoughts and prayer out to all those who have experienced loss such as this and more, in the past few days.