The photo above, is the view of the sunrise from our daughter's back porch.
The view back in February, when they moved in.
This is Kansas.
And Saturday, when we were out on a VERY much smaller
Wine and Wildflower tour, Kansas was about to be hit with severe weather.
On our way home from dinner, we got a message from our daughter. They had gathered up the kids and dogs, and were headed for the Methodist Church...to the storm shelter that is there.
They have no basement, at their house.
They have no basement, at their house.
Power was out all over the area, but we could still get texts....for a while.
Very early on Sunday morning, we got the message that they were back home, and safe.
The dawn brought the reality of what had happened around them.
The fire chief, and sheriff were making rounds, to check on the status of the community.
And, letting people know just what had happened....that THREE tornadoes had touched down around them....one moving on to Wichita, doing more damage.
That building you see in the photo above, is a barn that is about 150 yards from their porch.
Half of it is gone. A house to the left of the photo, is completely gone. The people there hid in the basement and are ok...except, of course, their house is gone.
All together, in this small town of 400+ people, 25 homes were badly damaged....13 made unliveable, or completely gone. A farm nearby, where the people made their living from growing hogs, is gone...house, barns, hogs...everything. Two of the students in our granddaughter's class, lost their homes.
Thankfully, here in this small town, there were few injuries...and, those were minor.
The warning system worked. Everyone got to safety.
You won't hear about these losses on the national television...or maybe, not even local.
The communities out there are too small....and, there were no deaths.
We are very grateful that our daughter and family are safe.
So close...too close.
We're praying for those who lost their homes, and businesses.
And, for those in Oklahoma, whose families didn't fare as well.
These storms are violent reminders of how powerful Nature is.
It's something we're wise to never forget.
Stay Safe...
~~Linda~~
The fire chief, and sheriff were making rounds, to check on the status of the community.
And, letting people know just what had happened....that THREE tornadoes had touched down around them....one moving on to Wichita, doing more damage.
That building you see in the photo above, is a barn that is about 150 yards from their porch.
Half of it is gone. A house to the left of the photo, is completely gone. The people there hid in the basement and are ok...except, of course, their house is gone.
All together, in this small town of 400+ people, 25 homes were badly damaged....13 made unliveable, or completely gone. A farm nearby, where the people made their living from growing hogs, is gone...house, barns, hogs...everything. Two of the students in our granddaughter's class, lost their homes.
Thankfully, here in this small town, there were few injuries...and, those were minor.
The warning system worked. Everyone got to safety.
You won't hear about these losses on the national television...or maybe, not even local.
The communities out there are too small....and, there were no deaths.
We are very grateful that our daughter and family are safe.
So close...too close.
We're praying for those who lost their homes, and businesses.
And, for those in Oklahoma, whose families didn't fare as well.
These storms are violent reminders of how powerful Nature is.
It's something we're wise to never forget.
Stay Safe...
~~Linda~~
