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Saw the awful weather in your neck of the woods. Did you weather it OK?

Chuck

Bloke laughs at tornadoes smaller than F3...

and gives a passing "high-five" to the really big ones...

Good to hear you are ok.

We have a asbestos slate roof

Good luck with your insurance and the EPA. Had one on the house in VA, it was a bitch to replace and very $$$$$. I hope for your sake, and your pocketbook, that you don't have to deal with it.

Please stay safe.

Chuck

Joe just posted here at 10:10 tonight....

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I hope this doesn't presage a bad spring. Glad you made it through the mess. Stay safe.

Chuck

We got hammered pretty hard in the Middle TN area. There were tornado sirens going off from around 8:30 PM until almost 3:00 in the morning. The biggest storm system was a little before 10 and there was another around 12:30, but there were constant reports of funnels touching down the better part of the night. Surprisingly we never lost power.

Glad you Tennessians are OK.

We up here in Washington don't really have that to worry about. We just have earthquakes and volcanic mountains hanging like the sword of Damocles over our heads. We don't get 'em often but, when we do, they're a mutha...

My thoughts and prayers go out to all those that have lost family or friends, or who have sustained major damage to their homes. For all our efforts to plan and control the directions of our lives, these events remind us of life's fragility.

While there will always be some folks who take advantage of a situation, they are far outshadowed by the hundreds of police, firefighters, EMS, RecCross, Salvation Army, utility, and just plain good folks who rush out to rescue, feed, shelter, or just lend a comforting hand to those affected. They are the blessing in these tragedies, and deserve our support and thanks.

One practical suggestion I would make is that all of you (in the US) who may be threatened by some severe weather outbreak go out and buy a weather radio with an alarm tone feature. These can be programmed to allow the NWS to alert you to watches and/or warnings in your local areas. Sometines, the warning sirens can not be heard on a particular area or, if manually activated, can come too late. Like all protective aides, these wx radios are not always perfect, but are a small price to pay and may save your life one day.

Very glad to hear you are all right! Hurricane Alley feels for ya'.

This from the "Nashville Tennessean" today:
Roads closed for searches

Immediately after the storms, Police shut down Highway 25/Hartsville Pike from U.S. 231 through Castalian Springs in Sumner County because "they're finding victims along there," according to information on police scanners.

The body of one woman was found in a ditch along Highway 25 near where the Castalian Springs Post Office once stood. Her 11-month-old son was found alive near her, Barker said. The baby did not appear to have life-threatening injuries and was taken to Sumner Regional Medical Center.

Another body was recovered near the same location.

"We had several injured and one confirmed death on Governor Hall Road," Barker said.

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