Good Grief---don't know WHY I titled this 'Trial Run'----when I finally got back to it hours later, after I'd learned how much destruction there's been in so many states, I'd forgotten about the title.
Sorry!

Funny, when I read it I said to myself, getting up early are we? So it was right on target. Thank God the tornadoes didn't target you. Hope all are ok in Michael's family.

Kathy, I live farther north than you, but we, too, had a tremendous storm early this morning--not as powerful as what you had--thank goodness--but still quite a whopper. We got two inches of rain in less than an hour and there were/are flash flood warnings in place.

With all the earlier warnings and watches for severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes on the TV, last evening, we were a little leery about even going to bed. But by bedtime, they seemed to be moving to the east of us. Now that I've read of the awful loss of life and destruction further South, I know we were lucky.

Glad you are safe and well; saying prayers for all those who are not.

Was out in the garden this evening; there are three limbs about 15' to 18' long, leaning up against and into the old Weeping Cherry. They are lined up, one, two, three, with ripped ends partially buried in the ground.

I can't find any tears, broken notches in this other tree they had to have come from. It's so strange---esp. how they're lined up like three elongated soldiers!

mwheel, you guys can have some REAL whoppers in your northern area----the mtns. peter out around Winchester, so these winds and storms come rolling across farms, open areas and huge housing developments with little to deflect their energy....it's like being a sitting duck up there!
I'm glad you folks are OK---just be careful..

Michael---if you get a chance, check in, please.

Where does Wanda live these days? Would she have been in these terrible storms?

Jan, are you Neil and Katrina--AND puppy all OK?

Marda, how did your neck of the woods fare?