storm

Just as the region is recovering from the Joplin storm the weather service forecast an explosion of storms with potentially equal deadliness.  The super cells started popping up in the early afternoon west of Oklahoma City so we had sufficient time to get prepared.  We haven't taken shelter during a storm for the last thirty years, but things are changing.  Dorothy and I picked up Tara and her baby and met Kelly and her family at the First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs, AR.  The church is built into the side of a hill and the lower level affords ample protection against a tornado.

When we arrived we were surprised to see so many people already there.

                                                 Sunday School class rooms were filled.......

                                                             As were the hallways

This morning I went outside to check for damage. Some yard furniture had been tossed about and some branches were on the ground so we were very fortunate.