Yes ma'am, so safe we wont even get any rain out of her, our hotels are full with evacuees from east Texas and Lousisiana.. I pray for all the first responders thats going to have to deal with the ones that didnt leave..

I'm from the area but live up by Dallas now. Ive had all but 1 friend check in so far. Southeast Texas got lucky. Theres still damage but its not as bad as it would have been had Laura not jogged east. SWLA.... Ya'll pray and pray hard. The devastation is unreal and its still early. We are selling a place in Starks to a family. Starks is about 20 miles NW of Lake Charles, just north of Vinton. He stayed. I was in contact with him most of the night and at 4am he told me the house is gone. He made it into his truck and was riding out the rest of it in there. Still havent seen pictures and Im not sure I want to..... My best friend is 10 miles up the road. Her husband stayed and she brought her son and mom with her to our place. Their 2 barns are gone. Laid down the arena on 1 side. The back porch has a huge hole in it but the house is ok. Her moms place next door is destroyed. No roof and blew a shed into the side of it. But ALL of their animals that stayed are safe!!!! 

Check BB's from this area and let us know your ok when you get a chance

You getting any bad weather debra?im wondering about you and NJJ?

We have tornado warnings to the south of us. We are supposed to expect high winds and heavy rain through the night tonight but so far ... so good! I was worried about Three4Luck (Vonda) and rollingrfarm (Karen). They are further south than me.  

Glad you are ok,i hope they check in,but i dont see them much here anymore:(

My weather alert radio keeps going off like crazy. We have tornado warnings all over this area. The closest is 20 miles south. I hope it stays south. Vonda checked in on FB....They got wind and about 2.5" of rain. They haven't looked at there crops yet. 

Keep up on those warnings and STAY SAFE

We have had some pretty gusty wind today; maybe about 1 1/2 inches of rain.  It looked like I may lose some tin off my barn roof tonight, but my fence was ok and horses all safe.  Our houses are good and we are all safe and sound.  So very thankful God has protected us, but it breaks my heart to see the devastation of other places. 

Thanks for asking Miss Mary. . . 

Norma keep those warnings in ear shot so you and John can be ready if anything does comes up, I've been in and out all day with grandkids and so glad jake16 asked about you and Debra, so Debra needs to check in too. So where are you Debra?!!!!

Oh there you are Debra, glad to see that you posted 

I flipped over to WC just a few minutes ago and saw north AR was getting hammered with tornadoes and chances of flash floods---please stay safe up there Miss Norma. . . 

We came through the night well .... Tornados (or high winds) went south and north of us. We actually sit at the base and between the foothills of the Ozarks and the Delta plains. I think that helps us with storms. It didn't seem like we even got much wind at all. Usually I lose a few branches, here and there, when ever a "breeze" hits .... I did have a little less than 4" in the rain gauge this morn and still raining lightly. We are expecting more severe weather Sat-Sun ..... Vonda and Karen both weathered the storm well too! 

Norma glad to hear that it was a calm night for you and John, hope we get to hear from a few other BB's befor long thats from Louisiana.. Would like to know that they are OK..

I heard from Mel (Bigtime Mistake). She lives around Vinton, LA. They had severe damage to barns/tree/carport. I haven't heard anything from Jennifer (LRQHS). They don't post much here on BHW anymore. 

Off topic, but does anyone ever hear from Miss Cat (TreasureHunter)?   She lives in Minden LA and stopped coming on here just as Corona hit.   I've called and texted and PMed her for months to no avail.  

Just wondering about scwebster... 

I checked with a few on FB and it looks like she had barn, carport, etc damage but no horses were hurt.

Checking in!!!

 We sustained moderate damage to our home, carport and arena but our barn was completely untouched. All 20 something horses are just fine. Thank you all for thinking of and praying for us during this time. 

For those who were asking, we are 2 hours North of Lake Charles, if that helps. We are not super close to the coast but our local meteorologists were concerned  due to the geographics of the area in connection with Toledo Bend Lake and projected path and strength of the storm. Luckily for us, Laura went East a little sooner than expected. We sustained winds high enough to damage structures, knock down trees and power lines but we are not in absolute ruins  like many of our neighbors to the South. Please pray for them during this time. Some areas are not expected to have electricity for several more weeks. 

ETA if any of my fellow BBs need anything or know of someone who does, please let me know! Looking to send down some supplies or help out in any way I can.

I have family in Minden. Can someone PM me her name and I can try to check on her..