The storms in our area (middle Tennessee) were on the night of 4-5 May. We lost a couple of trees, swingsets, and about 3 squares of shingles. Others in the neighborhood (within a couple hundred yards) had trees invading their homes. One neighbor had 24 big trees in her yard; now she has 4. We were fortunate.
I hauled away 8 pickup truck loads of limbs, wood & trash over this past weekend.
Jackson TN (a couple hours west) was hit by a reported F4 tornado, with great destruction & some loss of life. (I would've attached a photo from a co-worker's father, but I can't figure out how.)
What preparations did we make?
Weather-alert radio, plus family & friends w/same, who'll call to be sure we know. Flashlights, LED lights & Cyalumes (for the 4 year old, especially), radio (now augmented by a battery TV--it was at the office that night), plus lots of batteries. A little practice emptying the "storm closet" & getting the kids into it. And lots of prayer.
Again, we were very fortunate. Our neighborhood was one of the hardest hit in middle-TN (if TV reports are to be believed--they did live remotes!).
Anyone else a bit wind-blown?
David
Edited by David (05/12/03 11:16 PM)
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