We're not in Kansas anymore!

[Brandi]

Please be safe. Strange to have them this time of year isn't it?

[Zen]

Sundial, that's just terrifying. I can't imagine what such devastation must be like. Please let us know you're OK.

[melissam]

Sundial,

I'm wishing you and other TE'ers in AR, TN and MS continued safety & shelter.

Keep us posted!

-- Melissa

[sundial]

Strange to have them this time of year isn't it?

One year Memphis had a tornado in December. Ack!

Tuckerville, did you get any storm damage in your area last night?

We're ok here. The temps have dropped 20+ degrees and it's now cool and a little windy. Tomorrow I should be able to get out and play. The dogs and I are doing much better after knoshing on snacks all afternoon.

I just love living in tornado alley.

[sundial]

Here's another update from National Weather Service:

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 11
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
640 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

TORNADO WATCH 11 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEDFORD CANNON CLAY
COFFEE CUMBERLAND DAVIDSON
DEKALB FENTRESS FRANKLIN
GILES GRUNDY JACKSON
LAWRENCE LINCOLN MACON
MARSHALL MAURY MOORE
OVERTON PICKETT PUTNAM
RUTHERFORD SMITH SUMNER
TROUSDALE VAN BUREN WARREN
WHITE WILLIAMSON WILSON

[Popoki_Nui]

Hope you're all ok down there.

Keeping you in our thoughts,
~Sherry.

[sundial]

TE'ers in AL, you're in the line of this storm system:

Significant Weather Alert

LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE- 747 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LIMESTONE...EASTERN LAUDERDALE... AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CST...

AT 747 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAWRENCEBURG TO 6 MILES EAST OF KILLEN TO TOWN CREEK...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 55 MPH... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... RED BANK. WHITEHEAD. WHEELER. MT ROZELL. RIPLEY. CARTWRIGHT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

[Mr. Bloom]

One year Memphis had a tornado in December. Ack!

It was actually 1993 the weekend after Thanksgiving in Germantown. We were putting up the Christmas tree that day when the tornado touched down 1/4 mile south of us and killed several people 1/2 mile to the east. A freaky freaky day! A do recall that it took me about 10 minutes to clean out the closet under the stairs to get into...of course, by then the tornado was gone!

Sundial, we've survived two near misses with tornados and know how terrifying it can be. Very glad you (and all others) are OK.

[sundial]

Yes, and I'm glad the Silvers house was left intact. I know with these erratic weather patterns that this is just the beginning.

[Tri Girl]

Twisters are scary stuff, especially if you've ever been in danger of getting hit by one. A few years ago a rather large one passed within a mile of our house. There were 4 adults and 6 dogs huddled in my neighbors underground storm shelter. Glad the Silvers and others are safe here. Let's hope everyone fares as well.

Sadly, I've become so accustomed to tornadoes I hardly get scared anymore. Thursday night there were tornado sirens going off in my neighborhood (when one goes off in OKC, they all go off), but I knew the rotation was about 10 miles to the East (past us), so DH and I rode to the grocery store on our bikes to go shopping. We looked a sight- tornado sirens blaring, us on our bikes with our panniers. It was kinda funny seeing the looks from people in cars. There was a small tornado east of OKC. We're not reckless, but you get this so often here, you know when you're potentially in danger. We had some really strong straight line winds later that night with gigantic hail, but we're OK. Now those storms are beating up the SE. I hope everyone down there is OK!

Just a side note, 9 years ago today (May 3, 1999) was our worst outbreak of tornadoes in history when we had the highest measured F5 tornado on record. My poor city was pummeled (OKC). Those of you in the central plains remember it well.

Hang tight everyone, and stay safe!!!