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Crazy stormy weather blew through here this afternoon. <\/p>\n
We
\nwere watching the weather coverage on TV, as they were highlighting the
\n6 rotating storms throughout Alabama on radar while it got darker and very windy out the
\nback. (We were already in the basement since that’s where Brian and the kids had been working\/playing.) The tornado sirens went off,
\nbut the weather guy assured us it was for the northern part of the
\ncounty (we’re in the south). Then the downpour started, and then the hail. The wind was wild and swirly, and we were sure a tree was going to
\ncome down in the backyard as we watched out the windows. It only lasted a few minutes, and then a couple minutes after it calmed down, the weather guy says, "We’re getting
\nreports of a funnel cloud on Rocky Ridge Road…" No kidding – that’s where
\nwe are! Like 10 minutes too late! There are tons of people without
\npower – not us, luckily, and lots of damage reports in our area, though they haven’t actually confirmed any tornados. But
\nour porch rockers were blown over, and the double stroller – with
\nbrakes on! – was blown all the way across the porch!<\/p>\n
These spring\/summer storms in the South can be CRAZY! (And I’m not even
\ntalking about the hurricanes!) Meanwhile, both my sister are in Duluth, MN getting a
\ncertified BLIZZARD and my mom lost power last night in the "thundersnow" and had school canceled today, all this on April 11th! ![\"eek.gif\"](\"http:\/\/209.85.48.9\/10285\/125\/emo\/eek.gif\")
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