Anyone else experiencing severe storms? Seems that lately, night after night, we have tornado watches, with thunder rumbling, wind howling, some hail and LOTS of rain! There is always flood warnings, and the rivers are out, all over surrounding fields. Thankfully, we live on a hill, and the creek running across the end of the property, and under the bridge we cross has not been over the bridge, but many others are not so fortunate.
Yesterday, we came home after church, ate, and I was thinking I would go visit my sick sister-in-law. But, the black clouds started piling up in the west, and I decided that was not a good idea. Almost at once, my phone started ringing; friends from church were calling, saying a tornado had touched down in some places in and near Paducah, and was headed toward us. I hastily gathered some things, such as flashlight, phone, and a couple of pillows, and headed for the basement hallway. I was trying to convince Elizabeth to come down, but she "hovered" on the stairs, with her "smart" phone, getting information on the weather. Thankfully, it was over in minutes, and did not touch down, but the winds were really strong. Our neighbor took some pictures of the cloud formation, and he thought a tornado could drop out of it at any time. One of the church member's father-in-law had uprooted trees in his yard in Paducah. (they live about 50 miles from us) and that was the storm that moved through here. The weather here is still very unstable, and promises to be all week. Don't think I have ever seen an April like this one.
