EDMOND, Okla. – When giant hail falls like missiles from the sky, most people run for cover.

Not these guys, they head toward the storm.

HailTrace owner Derik Kline said, “When Mother Nature decided to do what it’s going to do, you gotta be there for it or get out of the way. We like to be there, as close as we can get.”

They call themselves the “Nerd Herd.”

They have a strange obsession with weather that began at a very early age.

“I’d go outside and pretend to be Mike Morgan or something,” Justin Hughes said. “The wind chill is negative four. They’ve been video taping me since I was a kid.”

They have turned their fascination into a full-time career.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The bright flowers already in full bloom look out-of-place against Thursday’s gloomy weather.

With 80 degree temperatures at the beginning of the week and record lows expected Friday, the weather caught gardeners all across the state by surprise.

Many people are worried about what this late cold snap will do to their plants.

Green thumbs said there are a few simple things you can do to help keep them alive.

If possible, move plants and flowers inside your house or garage, that will give them a little extra heat.

There are other things you can do if you can’t move them indoors.

Robert Wehrle is familiar with gardening and farming; he works at TLC.

“The easiest and most common thing you’ll see is people cover their plants up with bedsheets, pillowcases work well for shrubs and stuff like that,” he said.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Despite no longer being in an official drought, the Oklahoma City Council wants to ensure a reliable water supply this summer.

That means mandatory odd-even watering that has been in place since Jan. 17 will remain in effect until further notice.

Although Lake Hefner is in much better shape than we’ve seen in a while, other state lakes are well below normal level; Canton Lake is still below 20-percent capacity.

So if your home has an odd number address, water on odd-numbered days and vice versa.

Fines for violators begin at $119.