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Originally Posted by bjones6416
Good morning everybody! The weather is calm and the birds are singing, even though it's not light outside yet! We had one more scare about 230 am when we were awakened by a new tornado warning. It never touched down though and that line of storms was the last hurrah. Stay safe, all of you to the east of me! I'm drinking a cup of coffee and then heading out to Stitches South, a big knitting convention that is in town this weekend.  |
Good you and your mom are safe. So I gather April isn't the best month to visit the South of the USA? Enjoy your knitting convention. I used to knit quiet a lot when I was young and had to do night shifts; also embroidery--once I embroided a wine-cart of France with all the names in it, a portrait of Marianne (national girl) and a bunch of grapes and of course a tricolore.
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Originally Posted by pholy
Betty & DG - I think we are getting the remnants of your storm up here today. Heavy rain and high winds to 35 kph (20-25 mph?) - a breeze, by comparison. All day, and some tomorrow. Temperature about 6-7 C - 40+F.And it was so nice just a couple of days ago!
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Take care.
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Originally Posted by DixieGal
Pholy and Astranger, y'all take care and don't turn your back on these storms. They are blazing fast and form in the blink of an eye. Keep us posted!
I slept late (8:00am!  ). Now watching TV while drinking my coffee. The storm damages now in the light of a bright beautiful day are pretty sobering. Seven Alabamians are dead so far, another seven injured. The damages to properties and vehicles is still being counted. The Governor is declaring the state a disaster area, so that clears the way for FEMA to come in and help.
The tailgaters at all of the event venues seem to have been missed by the storms. That's the thing with tornadoes vs hurricanes is they are fast and bounce, so it is very random who they touch down on.
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I also feel blessed that you are spared, Dixiegall!