WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

Weather

JANE IN NC - I was just thinking of you this morning. I hope you survived the weather with no damage.

We're okay here. Southern Middle Tennessee had a lot of tornado warnings, some touched down, and Laura in AL was on my mind all day. She teaches school in southern Mid-TN, right in the middle of where all our action was.

This morning I had the Weather Channel on TV and saw all the damage in Tuscaloosa, AL. I had no idea. Omigosh. Such devastation. Then they showed the damage in Ringgold, GA - a suburb of Chattanooga, TN. A friend was in Chattanooga on business, and his car was totaled by the tornadoes there. (He's okay, but not his car) Our local TV channels yesterday forewent network programming, and stayed on local weather coverage, so we knew nothing else.

I wonder how the river is, in Paducah, KY. The AQS show is on right now, but moved more inland and away from the river.

Kentucky has been pounded all week, too. Our son has a day trip (business) to Land Between the Lakes. I told him he'll probably see a lot of flooding.

We are grateful that we escaped the worst of the weather. This has been going on for a few days, making for poor nights' sleep. This coming weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Nashville's epic flood, and everyone has been jumpy with those memories and this weather. The weather finally cleared out late last night, and I slept like a rock.

Here is video footage of the Tuscaloosa, AL tornado on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Oszy_dGJY

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posted by Doris W. in TN @ 10:46 AM