On the 5 p.m. news they said a tornado ripped through Ringgold County this afternoon. We are in a tornado watch until 10 p.m. The rain keeps 'knocking out' the dish so I don't know if I can catch the 10 p.m. news. The news crew was supposed to be in Ringgold County, filming the damage. Here (Osceola, Clarke County), I was taking a nap with Sadie the mini-pin and Emma the kitten. There was a clap of thunder unlike any I've ever heard (and I'm not a spring chicken - lived through 2 tornadoes, too - one when I was about 4 and one when I was 15). The clap of thunder was like a triple one and sounded like it hit by the house. The mini-pin would have jumped 10 feet in the air but the ceiling isn't that high. The kitten burrowed under the covers. And we all huddled together when the still air whipped up into a frenzy. There's a cedar tree wind break on that side of the house and they were whipping around as was the elm tree by the bedroom window. Then it was instantly still and calm - which worried me more than the wind. If you've ever been through a tornado, you'd understand why a sudden still and calm raises the hairs on the back of your neck. The bedroom is on the 2nd story of the house. There wasn't time to get to the basement the way I move these days. But we're still here. Didn't see any 'flying' cows or wicked witches or a wizard. Still in Iowa. Sharon R. Becker Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator srbecker@iowatelecom.net -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1512 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Glad you are Ok Sharon, my sister and I were on the phone last night she is in Adair County and she said "I've got to go we're heading for the basement!" All was well there too, the sirens sounded in Creston too! Jo Louisiana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Becker" <srbecker@iowatelecom.net> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com>; <iaringgo@rootsweb.com>; <iowa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 9:35 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Springtime in Iowa > On the 5 p.m. news they said a tornado > ripped through Ringgold County this afternoon. > > We are in a tornado watch until 10 p.m. > > The rain keeps 'knocking out' the dish so I > don't know if I can catch the 10 p.m. news. > The news crew was supposed to be in Ringgold > County, filming the damage. > > Here (Osceola, Clarke County), I was taking a > nap with Sadie the mini-pin and Emma the kitten. > There was a clap of thunder unlike any I've ever > heard (and I'm not a spring chicken - lived through > 2 tornadoes, too - one when I was about 4 and one > when I was 15). The clap of thunder was like a triple > one and sounded like it hit by the house. The mini-pin > would have jumped 10 feet in the air but the ceiling > isn't that high. The kitten burrowed under the covers. > And we all huddled together when the still air whipped > up into a frenzy. There's a cedar tree wind break on > that side of the house and they were whipping around > as was the elm tree by the bedroom window. Then it was > instantly still and calm - which worried me more than > the wind. > > If you've ever been through a tornado, you'd understand > why a sudden still and calm raises the hairs on the back > of your neck. > > The bedroom is on the 2nd story of the house. There > wasn't time to get to the basement the way I move these days. > But we're still here. Didn't see any 'flying' cows or wicked > witches or a wizard. Still in Iowa. > > Sharon R. Becker > Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator > srbecker@iowatelecom.net > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 1512 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2911 - Release Date: 06/01/10 18:25:00