Some of the news agencies are now dubbing the South "Dixie Alley" due to all of the tornadoes that ripped through the deep south Wednesday and Friday. One right after the other they came. I don't know the number of them yet. They swept through most of the deep South: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennesse, Missouri, Kentucky.
Like most, I had my television tuned to the local news and weather. All of the local channels had solid coverage from start to finish of most of the tornadoes. Here in my city we had two distinct waves, one in the early morning and the last in the evening from around 6 pm to 9pm. That's when most of the damage was done to my area, I believe. Local television coverage was excellent. The new updated radar systems allowed them to pinpoint exactly where the rotations were and they were able to estimate the times of the arrival for each county and give early warnings. Still some lives were taken but not as many as there might have been had we not had such amazing coverage on the local stations.
There was so much damage done near to my city. A lot of damage followed on a path down the street where I live except it began farther out from me and went into the next county. I received calls asking about my safety when it was announced on tv that a lot of damage had been done on my street. God had protected my home and those around me.
My friend, Cindy Abbott, asked if me I was ok. We had both been watching the same tv station when they told about my street. I had heard the rain and wind outside but as far as I could tell no buildings around my home had received any damage. I did hear all of the sirens from firetrucks and other EMS vehicles pass by on my street as the calls came in.
I am so blessed to be alive. God protected me and those in my church from harm on those days. Several members were calling each other to be sure everyone was safe. All of us were in prayer on Wednesday and Friday for God's protection.
Yesterday I had a most wonderful Sabbath and enjoyed seeing all of my church family together and well.
Here are some photos below taken by our local newspaper of one of our twisters and of the damage left behind.
Wow! Incredible that they got a shot of the tornado. We're so glad you and all the brethren in that area were spared. Allthough we had warnings for tornadoes, we did not experience any; just the wind and rain. Yes, thank God for His protection in these perilous times! The nations are under a curse, and how precious to have His protection!
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