March Tornados bring April Tornados

Early reports indicate that Sangamon county had more tornados tonight. But it seems that most people in Springfield still have their power. It looks like maybe the city was spared this time.

(Sorry about the flash reflections.)

This time, they issued a severe thunderstorm warning and within 5 minutes the tornado sirens were sounding. (This happened immediately after I posted my last entry.) It seems odd to me that there wasn't more warning because I could see the storms coming on the radar. Plus, it was 71*, steamy and windy today. It just felt like storms were coming. Anticipating a possible power outage, I had made dinner a little early. It finished cooking at exactly the same time as the sirens started. So, we set up the leaves of the dining room table on the basement floor and pretended we were at a Japanese restaurant.

The good news:

1. We have power and no damage.
2. The storms struck before bedtime.
3. We seem to be in the clear and will sleep in our beds tonight.
4. We were prepared with our emergency kit.