Tsunami of Tornadoes....

Our hearts and prayers go out to the people of  the plains states,and the southern states, especially  Alabama(Tuscaloosa), Mississippi, and most recently, Missouri especially St. Louis and now the  devastation in Joplin.  Our country has endured a tsunami of deadly tornadoes SO FAR this season.

I remember as a child after having moved to Texas from Philadelphia,  my family was living in a small town called Hillsboro, about 60 miles south of Dallas.  I was about 12 and we were having dinner about 6PM. The same time the tornado hit Joplin last night.  Betty and Bill (my Mom and dad) were looking out the kitchen window over the sink.  In my young mind I thought they were looking at SOMETHING. So, I got up from the table and looked out the patio door to a TORNADO SKY.  Black on top and gray on the bottom.  My eyes widened and I stared in amazement as there were no less than SEVEN funnel clouds spinning from the blackness into the gray sky below.  We were lucky, they dissipated....... I can't imagine what would have happened if one had turned into a category 4 storm like the one that hit Joplin last night.  I keep thinking, how many were just sitting around having dinner like we were?

Please donate to your local Red Cross, again.
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