Ok...So the tornados are into Illinois...And me being a storm lover decided that after the storm had passed here it was time to go sight seeing...My dad lives about 45 miles SE of here so I called him to see what had happened around there..he told me that nothing much...but north of him lots of damage....So I took off in the car, and OMG! A town that was about 10-12 miles north of where I grew up and been through a zillion times...is partially destroyed....There was a trailor/modular home business that was totally leveled...I saw a sad sad sad animal fatality...When I drove through the town it made me literally sick to my stomach....I even saw a bumper of a semi that was sticking out of a middle of a field....
But I am safe and what the news says and it was only the first round...There are more storms headed our way...My sister is a Med aid at a Veterans Home SW of me and when I talked to her 45 mins ago they were under a tornado warning and they had all the residents hunkered down....So I guess it is coming our way again....
I know...most of you are probably thinking I am nuts for going out in this stuff...but really a Tornado Chasing/spotting vacation is on my list to do in my lifetime!
Thanks for all the safe thoughts and hugs!!!!