On Friday, April 24th we had our first tornado scare. It's a little (a lot) freaky to here the sirens blare their, "Take shelter NOW," warning. The news had continuous coverage and, thank heavens, our power remained on. Any room connected with exterior walls is unsafe, and since we don't have a shelter or safe room, we huddled in our hall way and prayed.
We had a little damage to our side roofing, but we were worried about some of the windows shattering by the hail that smacked into them. Lorne said he was going to make some wood-board window covers that we can slip into place for future damage control. He's looking into plans to upgrade the office into a safe room. It won't be cheep, since the walls need to be reinforced with concrete.
No tornado touch downs in our area, but the town twenty minutes away had one with punishing winds.
Here are some photos of the thunderstorm clouds, and an amazing double-rainbow that formed over our home like a scene from CBS's Under
The Dome by Stephen King.
After the Storm Sunset
The closest I've ever been to a tornado was in front of the TV set as I watched 'The Wizard of Oz.' The destruction Tornados leave behind is too scary for this California girl. Yes, we have an occasional earthquake, but usually once it strikes it's over for often years.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Love the rainbow! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Maria. The photo of the storm clouds doesn't do justice to what we saw from the ground. The clouds churned in a circle above us. No funnels formed, thank gawd, or Lorne would've been taken to Oz. He was fascinated by the power of it all.
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