!!! Tornado Just Passed Mere Mile Or Two From Home - Maybe Closer!!!

[SweetPea53]

Praying that everyone stays safe....have just seen some video on my computer.....Prayers coming your way

[KazzyK810]

Jeanie, glad to hear you & Tibbe made it through the storm safely. It was surreal watching it on the news tonight. The trailers tossed around like toys...crazy.

It's another strong reminder to have an emergency pack ready for us AND our pups, for times like this.

[RileyDC]

That is soo Scarey!! So glad you are okay!!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Thank you all for your concerns - it was such a scary day for everyone - tragic for some. I was kind of lazy so far this year and hadn't my whole kit ready but in about 10 minutes, I had most of it ready. Forgot the house and car insurance policies and Tibbe's health records as they are presently in a safe in the garage so I have to remember to get those next bad weather episode. Tibbe's collared with ID's, rabies tag when he goes out the front door, company comes or we have storms and my phone numbers are on the collar and he's chipped of course.

I've looked outside and though my radar showed two intense areas of rotation passing over my house, we have no damage in the yard or surrounding neighborhood that I can see. I think each tornado had pulled off the ground when they approached us but my neighborhood Doppler definitely showed two different passes of intense rotation - the same levels as where a lot of damage was done when the tornado was touching down. Whew!

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Oh my gosh! How scary!! I hate tornadoes! They get me very nervous. Glad you were missed.

[Lisa and Pic]

Oh, I am glad everyone is okay. Those pictures of the trailer swirling in the air are amazing and terrifying. What a good idea to have a helmet, I never thought of that before.

We had tornadoes hit Northern Kentucky about a month ago. There was so much damage and it takes forever for the cleanup, according to news reports, etc. Volunteers have literally been picking house insulation out of the trees, for one thing. It actually looked like snow. Piles and piles of garbage, etc. Many dead animals - very sad.

The reason I am bringing this up is because I am sure the same thing is going to happen in your area with the clean up. Again, glad you and the pups are safe.

[Mom to Hot Rod]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Tornado just came so very near my house - just a mile or so away. Civil defense sirens were sounding. Watching on TV as it came this way, I saw large tractor trailers sans the tractor being heaved all about and crashing down somewhere near Lancaster, Texas(south - southest of Dallas)! It was one of the worst sites I have ever seen! Electrical wires were flashing and large other pieces flying but those huge trailers being lifted up into the air and being thrown through it were probably the worst! The chopper was able to get such a close-up picture that you could see the trailers came from some type of tractor trailer depot or something. You could see other tractors trailers but most just the big trailers parked around a large building and that tornado was just randomly picking up some and flinging them way up in the air live. I have prayed pretty hard at times in life but probably not more earnestly than today! Thank the Lord the thing seems to be calming down some as it is moving on. There are funnels still in the area. Prayer for the people of Texas will be appreciated. I just think when it came through the area south of Dallas it did some real damage. We're waiting for reports.

OM gosh, I hope that you and our family are okay. I saw the devastation on the news. They showed the tractor trailer area that I think you are talking about. It was terrible.

Sending prayers to all those affected.

[Harrysmum]

I was watching it all unfold on the BBC News over here...how devastating and frightening.

Good thoughts and prayers to you all...stay safe....Sally x

[Micah my love]

The trailers looked like toys being swirled about..so scarey

[carmen in nj]

I just saw this one, so sorry you had such a big scare, since yesterday I been praying for all Tx people.. so horrible those tornados..
hugs, stay safe..

[Lil Sis]

so glad you are ok!! my dil (my dh's dd) lives with her three kids in that area... we were very worried!!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Saw a story on a little Yorkie that had been left in the back yard(!) and gone when the family came home. They found the Yorkie with only a cut on its neck two houses down with another family. Little thing probably was scared to death as that storm raged through! Also many others doggies are finding their way home and some still waiting for the family. There are some critical injuries in some people and a lot of property damage but we were very, very blessed overall.