Off topic- Nature's fury

[Tammo29@xxxxxxx]

  I've had a number of people E-mail me asking if I was affected by the spat 
of Midwest tornadoes yesterday.
I'm just fine.
We had four different tornadoes in our area, all within an hour of each 
other.  One to the south of us, two to the North, and one to the East.  Three 
of the four touched down and did major damage, but luckily only one death and 
only about 50 persons with injuries, all non life threatening.
We sort of tend to take the tornado sirens for granted around here.  Every 
spring we have tornado warnings (actual sightings) or tornado watches 
(conditions favorable for tornadoes) but they always seem to skip over us or 
never touch ground at all.  This is the first time since 1957 that the Kansas 
City area has had a major touchdown.  To have three such touchdowns in one 
day is just mind boggling.
We had plenty of warning.  The warning systems we have in place around here 
are unparalleled and no doubt saved many lives.  I don't think we will be 
taking the sirens for granted again any time soon.
 While we were not in any danger where I live, my husband was at his usual 
Sunday hang out...the horse track...which was right in the middle of the 
storm.  One of the tornadoes went directly between the horse track and the 
dog track, which are separated by only a parking lot, as patrons huddled in 
bathrooms for safety.  
Unlike myself, he is a life long resident of the area and he said this 
experience is something he is not likely to ever forget.

The biggest inconvenience I suffered was not being able to see the second 
half of the Dallas-Portland game since the local stations broke away for 
storm coverage, which is also being credited for saving many lives.
Nature has a way of helping us regain perspective.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/

Thanks to all those who have shown concern.
Go Celtics!


TAM