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myLot reputation of 96/100. carmelanirel (12216)   ranked 357 out of 32,957 in life 2 years ago

I am dog sitting for a neighbor whose dog is terrified of storms. I live in Ohio, so I kept watch on this storm coming up out of Mississippi. Fortunately we only got rain with a little wind and so after I let the dog out for the last time tonight, I came home only to find that this rain storm we got was a remnant of something worse. Here is what I found when I turned on my computer.
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When I went to check my e-mail, I was shocked to see that 10 people, including 2 children died from a tornado. I feel bad too, because here I was concerned about thunder and lightening, because if it got that bad, I would have had to stay over at my neighbors. (Not that they'd make me, but this is another dog I truly love and would stay with her if her needed me) Then to come home to see this..I feel for the families of the victims and pray that they have peace during this time..

Plus, there is another storm heading our way from St. Louis that looks like it might be bad. If in the middle of the night I hear thunder, I will drive over to my neighbors house. But hopefully it won't be here until tomorrow morning, when I am more alert.

 

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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. AmbiePam (20777)   ranked 374 out of 32,957 in life   2 years ago

I was so shocked when I read about how many lives had been lost. Mobile homes are pretty much death traps in tornados. I don't know if all of the people died were in a mobile home, but I think some of them were. I believe it was May 3, 1999 when a F-5 tornado happened here where I live. It killed 50 people. At the time, the destruction was so bad, people weren't sure if their loved ones were dead or alive. Neighborhood after neighborhood had been wiped out. So one night I called a shelter looking for my best friend. She wasn't there. A couple days later she was able to contact me (her home had been destroyed). She told me about how at first she thought it wasn't a big deal. I mean Oklahoma is constantly in tornado watches and warnings from March until September. But then she said she heard what sounded like a freight train. She was in the bathtub and her mom was draped over her trying to protect her. I cannot imagine that. I feel so badly for those people in Mississippi. Can you imagine having to start over, and missing loved ones at the same time?

So I hope you are able to stay safe!


myLot reputation of 96/100. carmelanirel (12216)   ranked 357 out of 32,957 in life  2 years ago

That is what I meant Ambie. Here I was worried about a thunderstorm and people had died..And what did we get? Nothing more than rain with maybe some wind..Usually it doesn't bother me, like your friend said, but I was watching this dog who gets so scared when thunder and lightening hits us..But there was not one little sound of thunder.. so, yeah, we were safe and sound other than I did get wet from walking to my neighbors since my husband didn't make it home until later.


myLot reputation of 97/100. AmbiePam (20777)   ranked 374 out of 32,957 in life  2 years ago

Oh, I know what you meant. You've always had such a kind heart. I could take a few lessons from you.


myLot reputation of 96/100. carmelanirel (12216)   ranked 357 out of 32,957 in life  2 years ago

Haha, tell my husband that, he thinks differently..

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