Today I heard that someone posted a "pre-owned" ark on Craig's list, gently used - only 40 days and 40 nights. A few days ago the weatherman said that we had gotten 18 inches of rain so far in April. Everybody says that this is a crazy spring. On Good Friday night we sat in our basement waching the storm on TV. There were 2 storms in the area and the one with a confirmed tornado was traveling right our way. There was damage in New Melle, then a spotted funnel cloud in Lake St Louis, then a touchdown in Dardenne Prairie (about 2 miles from our house). This storm was traveling down Hwy N right for us. After we heard that Dardenne Prairie was hit it seemed to get really calm outside and very bright - the sky was almost yellow. The next thing they were saying on TV was that the storm had gone by St Charles, but the other storm was tearing through Maryland Heights and the airport. The news has been showing the damage to the American Airlines terminal at the airport, but the damage around the airport is unbelievable. On Monday morning when Jim and I were headed to the airport we saw the path of destruction - whole neighborhoods with the roofs gone and blue tarps instead. There was a cement block warehouse up on a hill with big holes in the walls, the blocks from the walls in a pile of rubble down the hill and the inventory still on the shelves inside. Crazy is an understatement. Now we're ready for a couple of clear days before the next week of rain in the forecast. Meanwhile, we actually have geese swimming in the "puddle" in our backyard and rivers running through it.
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So thankful you are ok!
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