off to a bad start

Narrowly missed almost certian disater today.

So, my father and I were at the auto parts store getting a new battery when I hear what sounds like a siren on some sort. I thought nothing of it. Get out to the truck and hear it again, followed by a prerecorded announcement saying somthing about severe weather. Interesting. On the way home several warnings come through the speakers, including a tornado warning for my county, the one directly east and directly north; with reported tornatic activity exactly where I live. We hit a few hail stones while on the road...this can't be good. The clouds were so low that you could tell that they were directly overhead, elevation of maybe 500-750 foot. Rolloing, tumbling, and boiling. Really, really nasty looking actually. However, we only got a spattering more of hail and some rain, not even a lot of wind.

However, maybe 1-1.5 miles north tornados were reported, and maybe 10-15 miles WSW there were more reports, with some destroyed outbuildings and such. So, while nothing really happened, plenty happened in close proximities. But, on a good note, I've got a new battery for the truck. So that's good. It's not under the bed or an Optima, but I can always add those later, no worries.

I found something kinda neat today; it's a low angle arial photo
photo of the house. Not sure when it was taken, but not anytime recently. Still, it's kinda cool to see it from an angle you'd normally never get to see.