Entering Tornado Alley

Les is always concerned about the weather while driving the motorhome. He has been checking Weather Nation every day or two to see what weather challenges lie ahead. So driving into Oklahoma today, the forecast looks good, but wind 10-20 mph from the NNW. Not enough to knock over the motorhome, but still a challenge to stay in the right hand lane. The replacement front sway bar is a definite improvement, but the motorhome is a big sail. Much of I-40 has mature trees that helped deflect the wind, but where the road was open, as when crossing long bridges, we have to fight to stay right. Lunch and nap was at a Loves Truck Stop and a had a Burger King, so Les got his Whopper. As day’s end we found ourselves in another KOA.Read more