Last night was quite exciting for my family. We huddled in the living room, with our flashlights, cellphones and rain jackets, waiting for the worst of the storm system to hit Franklin. The tornado siren was blaring in the background (adding to more tension in the air), and our eyes were glued on the tv watching the StormTracker reports on Channel 2. We got lucky last night because both the big storms at 9 pm and the squall of thunderstorms at midnight missed us all together.
Other residents of Tennessee weren't so lucky though. The picture shown above is of the Hickory Ridge mall in Memphis. The front wall of the Sears store was torn apart by the tornado.
There were 24 people killed during the storms and a couple of people were reported missing after last night's frenzy.
For some reason, my friend Loraine and I were starting to suspect the possibility of tornadoes as soon as I opened the door for her when she came home yesterday afternoon. It was in the 70s outside, too warm for the middle of winter. Usually the warm and cold air mixing together is not a very good sign. I think all those people who are trying to deny that Global warming is real need to reconsider their thoughts on the matter. Just like what Dr. Seuss said in his book The Lorax, I think that unless we all start to care for the other living things around us, we ourselves will be the reason behind our extinction.
2 comments:
Wow, very scary... We live south of you in Northwest Georgia and were lucky enough to not have tornadoes. For some reason the storm broke up before it came through here. We're very lucky! My wife and I lost everything in a hurricane in Florida several years ago and know how tragic life can be. Definitely don't take things for granted... you just never know what tomorrow will bring.
I am glad you and your wife are safe. It was really scary but luckily, I am very grateful that it also missed us as well. =)
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