As many know, the weather Thursday night was pretty severe here in the KC area. Jason and I worked in the garden until the sky started looking pretty ominous... and a tornado watch was issued. The tornado sirens went off for over an hour but things seemed to calm down a bit and the meteorologist claimed the storm system was beginning to weaken. Jason and I later went to bed only to awaken to very loud, powerful wind and some of the craziest lightening we have ever seen. We rolled over and went back to sleep....at least I did. Jason claims he got up and started heading downstairs after telling me to get up (I seriously don't remember this...funny how I'm the first to hear the slightest moan or cry coming from our kids bedrooms and yet I barely stirred). The next day we realized that just across town, in the area where we used to live, 100-115 mile an hour winds and possible tornadoes damaged and destroyed homes. Tommy, my brother who lives in that area, and his family heard that famous "train" sound and immediately headed toward their sub-basement...but were halted in the hallway by the sound of shattering glass. Apparently a trampoline blew through the front window of their house along with other storm debris. Pulling up to their house and seeing a metal street light bent in half said it all. Their cars were damaged as well. They were pretty fortunate as homes a few blocks away had entire roofs blown off, or were completely destroyed...we saw this first hand when we drove through the neighborhoods this afternoon after visiting Tommy and Nataliya. After viewing the storm damage we witnessed...it's truly a miracle no one was killed.
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