Much scarier than we even knew........

I wrote earlier today about the powerful storm that rolled through our area late last night. We had 80 MPH winds that were very scary just on their own. Little did we know, mostly due to the lack of advance warning, that a tornado passed two miles north of us packing winds of 160-220 MPH. We also didn't know just how close the damage would hit for us personally.

A fraternity brother of mine lives in the area where the tornado touched down. So I called him tonight to make sure everything was OK. They all did just fine, but they had some of their roof peeled off of their house. Thankfully, everyone was fine and their house held together for the most part. The path of the tornado pass one city block from their home.

Later tonight, I chatted with a neighbor about the tornado. There was another neighbor who used to live across the street from me. He had moved into our neighborhood after having his previous home destroyed by a tornado. After living here for a few years, he decided to downsize and move into a smaller home. He built a new home and moved into it 6 months ago. Last night, his 6 month old home was completely destroyed by the tornado. He's OK, but I can't imagine the devastation of having two homes destroyed within 5 years of each other. He called the person that built my home this afternoon to ask him to rebuild his home. Hopefully, this will be the last time he has to rebuild a home.