I lived in Troy at the time, with my new bride. We were supposed to close on our first home, the day Opal hit. We rode out the storm in the 100 year old rental shack I had been renting. There was a good breeze through the house during the storm. The wind was so loud during the night that we didn't know that two large pecan trees fell near the house during the night. One on each side of the house. The tops crossed in the back yard when they fell.

One funny thing from that night was a caller on 92.3. Weather was terrible. He called in and said, "Me and a buddy are fishing on the river, is there any kind of weather warning for our area?" He was joking of course, and there were 85 mph sustained winds at the time.

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14