David Gonzales sent the email below with a request to post his message. We are grateful Cathy and her family are alright and send prayers to those who suffered harm:

My niece Cathy Villarreal and family went thru a horrific and scary moments
during touchdown of several tornados in the Oklahoma City area, there home
of record. The family luckily had time to head for the nearest shelter to hide
from one of the biggest tornadoes ever to hit the Oklahoma City area in many moons.

Their home suffered only minor damage and good thing for that. I was able
to talk to my niece and although badly shaken, they all managed to survive thru
all the tornado devastation. Sadly and heartbroken, many other Oklahomans
did not make it, especially, the many school children and adults that were
trapped and buried in the tornado debris. Many casualties reported.

I thank god for my niece and family and my prayers are with them during their time of ordeal.