We live close to Oklahoma, which borders the Texas Panhandle on two sides – the north and the east.
So when I read about all these tornados that keep tearing through the Sooner State, I start to take this stuff rather personally. It’s frightening in the extreme.
Five more folks died in the latest rash of twisters that ripped though the Oklahoma City area. This comes on top of the 24 people killed in the Moore, Okla,, twister just a few days ago.
Scientists are now debating whether these storms are a harbinger of more tragedy to come. They’re debating whether global warming is the culprit. At this stage of the struggle to reclaim what’s left of their communities, I keep thinking this debate is a bit premature.
I’m more concerned with recovering what residents can from the rubble and the restoration of their lives to some semblance of what it was before disaster struck – without warning.
I rather wish we could save the discussion of why, how and what to do to prevent it for a later time. Let’s not wait too long, but let’s wait nevertheless.
Too many folks in Oklahoma are hurting at the moment to give a rip about why it all happened. They’re our neighbors. Let’s lend a hand.