Tornado Aftermath

Well today I had to go to the eye doctor in Springfield. On my way home road closures forced me through the disaster area. It was very weird to look towards the shopping center with Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Target and see darkness and piles of debris.

Tornado Update 2

* Lots of wind damage in Springfield, New Berlin and other parts of Sangamon County
* My manager's brother's house was hit, he's ok, but a tree is on his truck.
* Injuries have been reported.

Keep praying, round two is still to come.

Tornado Update

Please pray. The storm is hitting Springfield and so far one major store lost its roof in a heavily populated area. People are trapped.

Tornado Warning Number 1

Well I've just returned from my bathroom after the first Tornado Warning of the spring. I know that it is "Tornado Week" on the weather channel, but somehow I would think they'd cut in with alternative programming during a severe weather breakout. Something about having pictures of massive F-5 tornadoes and damage on the screen as you're under a Tornado Warning is just a bit surreal. Looks like Jacksonville has missed wave one, but there apparently is a Tornado on the ground 10 miles south headed towards Springfield. This is one of those nights that I wish I had a basement. From the looks of the radar, I'll probably be woke up around midnight with round two.

On a funny note, I'm not sure how I could tell a tornado was about to hit my apartment. With the train tracks less than 100 feet away I'd say that I hear freight trains all the time... Ironically one is passing now.