Bad Weather doth approach

**ramanth** · 05-21-2004, 12:00 PM

Hey guys... just a little freaked out here at work..

We have a real bad storm heading this way.. (picture attached)

I'm not ready for this weather yet....this is July weather.

Pets home alone... we may lose power here. Tornado warning for the county over.

**Logan** · 05-21-2004, 12:03 PM

Be safe, Kimmy. I'm going to be thinking of you, constantly, until you check back in.

Logan

**ramanth** · 05-21-2004, 12:07 PM

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

They issued a Tornado Warning saying a tornado had been spotted over Charlotte and is moving towards Eaton Rapids.. (where my parents live)

Dad's not answering the phone...which means he left to into town to get gas for the generator........

freaking otu here....

**Kfamr** · 05-21-2004, 12:17 PM

Oh no! Kimmy, we'll be thinking of you and everyone up there. Keep us updated.

**ramanth** · 05-21-2004, 12:23 PM

Skies looking green....lots of thunder and lightning... heavy rain.. but still have power..

I want to go home. My babies need me.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 05-21-2004, 12:25 PM

Kimmy....

It was here earlier and passed through very quickly! Stay calm...

**cloverfdx** · 05-21-2004, 12:54 PM

Stay safe Kimmy and check back in when you can. Prayers coming your way.

**ramanth** · 05-21-2004, 01:17 PM

Just got off the phone with Dad.

He said he just got back home when the tornado sirens went off. The power was already out and the sump pump was close to overflowing. He's got the generator going and he didn't elaborate other to say that the storm blew thru real hard. Not sure if there is any damage but the house is still standing.

It's gray here and a little rainy. The storm should be past Williamston by now.

Thanks for putting up with my 'freaking out' stage.

**catland** · 05-21-2004, 02:01 PM

you can freak out here anytime. I can't imagine what its like to live in tornado country.

stay safe everyone.

**catlover4ever** · 05-21-2004, 02:13 PM

Originally posted by catland
you can freak out here anytime. I can't imagine what its like to live in tornado country.

stay safe everyone.

Your darn right you can freak out here anytime....I too would be scared to death. Glad to hear that your Dad is OK.

**Tubby & Peanut's Mom** · 05-21-2004, 02:21 PM

Freak away Kimmy! I'm glad you're ok, I just hope there was no damage to your Parents' place. At least your dad was prepared with the generator and all - sounds like an old pro.

I'm sure the gang will be happy to see you when you get home too. Poor kitties and Kia.

I'm a few miles South of Sara and we just got real black skies and some rain - nothing serious at all, but I could tell other parts of the city were getting it much worse than we were. I do really hate it when the sky gets green.

**Barbara** · 05-21-2004, 02:23 PM

I am happy that this one is over for you. I'd freak out too. With all these climate changes you don't know what we'll have to see!

**Desert Arabian** · 05-21-2004, 03:14 PM

I completely understand.

Wisconsin is getting hammered with storm after storm. In the past two weeks we have had 3 dry days. The amount of rain we have been getting is nuts! We just had a huge down pour last night and again this morning. It's really nuts. Some of the storms have been pretty wicked, the lightning shows are unbelieveable. In Kenosha, people had to be rescued in boats from the horrible flooding down there yesterday.

In fact, the news is breaking in with a severe t-storm watch right now as I type.

Yesterday it was 81, today it is 63- that's why we got a nasty storm this morning thanks to the front that rolled in.

Storms are in the forcast for tonight, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

ENOUGH ALREADY!

Glad you to hear you are safe, Kimmy!!!!

**ramanth** · 05-21-2004, 03:21 PM

I saw on the radar that WI was getting hit.

You stay safe too! We've got some flooding on the roads here. I guess the Lakes are rising too.

**Desert Arabian** · 05-21-2004, 03:39 PM

Yeah, all the rivers around here are completely overflowed. In fact the Menomonee River near our house is so full that it has completely flooded 40 acres of corn field next to it.

We are getting way too much rain way too fast. Our backyard floods horribly after it rains! Our backyard is completely shadded too, so on nice warm days the mosquitos are out full force. I can't wait for all of them to come out after all this rain.