I know, this would have been more fun, right? Instead, we watched this on doppler radar:
By now, we should know better than to take the words, "severe thunder storm warnings" at face value. This was one of four tornados that made its way through central Arkansas last night. A family in a city just south of us was able to capture this image before heading for shelter.Fortunately, we didn't find ourselves in a Helen Hunt/Bill Paxton situation--having to lash ourselves to farm equipment for safety (thankfully--we have neither lashing materials NOR farm equipment).
Instead, we chose a safe room, prayed, sat away from the windows, and prepared to watch the news until 2:00am when the tornado advisories were supposed to lift. I made it until about 10:30pm and then when to bed. Had the paths of the tornados shifted in our favor, Jon would have gotten me and we would have sat in a closet, under our mattress with our Maglite. He stood watch until about 12:30; at that point, the storm cells had scattered or moved on and we were no longer in harm's way. Stressful night, but we're happy to report that there was no damage to us or our neighborhood!
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Ahh ... severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Reminds me of our decade in Texas, where watching the weather channel non-stop during storm seasons became a way of life. We watched it so much that I even adopted a favorite weatherman. I even remember his name after 15 years. It was Bill Keneely. Always enjoyed watching him. Last time I did a quick check, he's still doing the weather. Here in Northern California, there isn't much of a need to watch TWC, though, so I rarely do. But I can rest comfortably knowing that BIll is still doing his job. See if you can find him ...
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