A simple post about deadly weather...tornadoes.
Tornadoes ripped through the Southern U.S. yesterday, April 27th. Parts of the south (Arkansas) were already reeling from severe flooding when this storm system came through. Alabama was the hardest hit...the pictures of the devastation are almost unbelievable. More than 280 people are dead. There were more than 170 tornado reports, but some of these could be double reporting...still, it's hard to fathom. Also, they were super strong. Some of them were a mile wide and stayed on the ground for 10 miles with winds over 200 mph...F5.
"These were the most intense super-cell thunderstorms that I think anybody who was out there forecasting has ever seen," said meteorologist Greg Carbin at the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center.
I can not imagine...even seeing the pictures, it's still hard to comprehend. Some of the images have brought tears to my eyes. I let the girls see them too and we will keep praying for the thousands who are affected by this tragedy.
Lord, we may ask Why? and I do not pretend to understand. But I do ask for you to be very real to all who are suffering and struggling, grieving and heartbroken. May your presence be known in the midst of this sadness~
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