Stormy weather

Dear Gage,

On Friday, March the second, a huge wave of storms came through Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana. We were very lucky not to have gotten the severe tornadoes that dessimated some areas in Eastern Kentucky and Southern Indiana, but we had our own little scare.

The weather channel had been forecasting the bad weather for several days, so we were expecting the worst. Around 4pm, your Dada came and got me out of bed (it was my week to work, so I was sleeping during the day), and he told me it was time to take cover. A potential tornado was coming straight for us. I got up in a panic and we were just about to run out the back door to get to the crawl space under the house, when the rain and hail started. We decided to take cover in the middle of the house and waited out the storm.  The hail started out in little pellets and gradually grew to the size of marbles. The rain came down in sheets and the wind howled. After about 10 minutes the storm was over, but it was a very scary 10 minutes.

We got the camera out and took some photos of the aftermath. We had hail covering the deck and yard. Several trees were knocked over in the woods, with a few falling into the yard. There was no damage to the house or vehicles, thank goodness! A tornado didn't hit our area, but the wind and storm had tornadic potential. 

Hail covered yard



No damage to the vehicles

Debris and limbs in the yard

While we were very lucky not to have any damage or injuries, many people were not so lucky. Several towns were destroyed and over 30 lives were lost. I thank the Lord for keeping us safe, and never again will we wait until the last minute to take cover.

I love you dearly,
Mommy