Illinois tornadoes

[Tank]

pretty devastating.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/17/us/weather/

 

on a personal note, my mom grew up in east peoria. she still has two brothers there and multiple nieces and nephews (my cousins). we haven't heard from any of them yet and are a bit concerned. we're hoping that no news is good news. to get your bearings, east peoria is right next to washington, illinois, which was hit very hard yesterday.

 

we'd appreciate your prayers and positive thoughts for our family members who are there.

[Tank]

and right after i post this my mom sent me a text. she was able to get through to one of my aunts. everyone in the family is fine and none of them suffered any property damage.

 

very relieved.

[BaseballMom]

Good news Tank...My daughter-in-law posted yesterday that they were in the basement for 30 minutes yesterday with the sirens blaring.  Scary stuff.  They are just outside of Indianapolis.

[TeemuTrout]

I have a friend from another forum who had friends that lost their homes. His home was okay for the most part.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I was on Fox Sports last night looking at some of the articles. There were actually morons on there who questioned the toughness of the NFL because the Ravens and Bears didn't play through the severe weather. Some people don't have a clue.

 

I lived in the heart of tornado alley (central Oklahoma) for over 20 years. I have seen first hand the power of tornadoes. Two of the places I lived in (an apartment and a house) have been wiped off the map since 1998. I know how it is trying to find out about friends and loved ones in the immediate aftermath. When you can't reach them, you hope for the best but fear the worst.

 

Tank, I hope that your people are OK. Please let us know. Prayers for them. BaseballMom, glad that you got good news.

Edited November 20, 2013 by Vegas Halo Fan

[Tank]

Everyone is safe, Vegas.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Outstanding. Very good news.

[katie]

A friend of mine was in Chicago for work, he posted on FB that he'd rather experience earthquakes than tornadoes.

[Amazing Larry]

It reminds me of the weather after the Angels/Cubs game at Wrigley a few years back. Holycrap that was intense.

[ScottT]

It reminds me of the weather after the Angels/Cubs game at Wrigley a few years back. Holycrap that was intense.

 

Many people left the game early. Many waited under shelter at the stadium before leaving.  I did neither.  

[Tank]

Tank, my family is from Hancock County, across the river from Keokuk, Iowa. Pretty close to Peoria.

I don't really know if anything happened to any of them, just thought I'd let you know we're probably related.

 

if you think that means i'm inviting you over to share our tofurkey next week, think again.

[JAHV76]

It reminds me of the weather after the Angels/Cubs game at Wrigley a few years back. Holycrap that was intense.

I took my son to that game and I have never seen rain move sideways. It rained so hard it hurt. I remember being on the railway heading back to downtown with lighting all alround the car.