Devastating Weather Outbreak

Our power pole being snapped yesterday wasn't even the tip of the iceberg. David did a little storm chasing yesterday morning.

However, he was gathering friends and Drew moving from safe location to safe location. Tornadoes were popping up EVERYWHERE. He went and got Drew & his babysitter & her child from their home and moved them to another area. A funnel cloud was spotted in that area right afterward. I'm so grateful to have David's weather expertise in a situation like this. It was unbelievable the amount of tornadic activity that MS & AL (& parts of GA).

It has been absolutely devastating for so many communities. Lives lost, homes destroyed, cities ripped of their cores. All our friends and family are accounted for (we believe). However, not everyone has been that fortunate.

Our prayers and thoughts are with everyone touched by this storm.

Earlier Morning Weather

Power went out last night/this morning around 3 am. When the sun came up, we saw why......







This is a picture of the power pole snapped off directly in front of the house. Hopefully, they will get it fixed by tonight....otherwise, we're in a pickle.

David is storm chasing & probably took some great pics that we can post later.

Jim Cantore (From the Weather Channel) is in town.

Our babysitter already had to take her baby & our sweet Drew to the storm house once already this morning. They seem to be in the thick of it.

So, as you can see, the weather has been/is very eventful today.

Weather

Friday, December 19, 2008
Today's Writing Prompt: Weather

Write about how the weather affects you emotionally, or recall a weather-related memory.

I suscribe to another blog that asks you to spend one minute writing about a different topic every day. I find that it gets the creative juices going. Here's my one minute on today's topic “Weather”:

I always find that these topics remind me of people, not places or things. Today, I thought of my husband, David. He has more excitement about all things weather related than any other person on this planet. Although, when he gets excited…..the rest of us should be worried. The more severe, the more his excitement grows. I find that I no longer trust TV weathermen (not that anyone ever does). I just call my own personal meteorologist for any query I have. After we got married, we both got certified to be storm spotters for the National Weather Service. I’m not sure there was anything greater for me to do with him than to share in his world. “Whether” or not anyone cares, he’ll always be my weatherman.

Welcoming the New Weatherman to Tupelo!!

David's friend, Jason, (whom he lives with during the week in Starkville)is about to start doing the weekend weather in Tupelo for WTVA. He currently works for a TV station in Meridian on the weekends. He will be staying with us on the weekends till he graduates in May.

We all went out to eat at our favorite sushi place, Shogun!!


I thought I'd share one of Jason's weather reports. Welcome to Tupelo Jason!!