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nana20010 04-28-2011 06:54 AM

to all our on lines friends in the torandoe areas my god be with each and ever 1 thinking of each and everone millie ak nana20010

OKLAHOMA PEACH 04-28-2011 06:58 AM

Yes our thoughts and prayers are with you. As an Okie we know what tornadoes can do. If you should need anything please let us know. Our board members are always willing to help.

roseOfsharon 04-28-2011 06:59 AM

Ditto here... We are in the path of possible tornado or severe TS with hail and winds. It is always a heartfelt tragedy to see and hear of the destruction from storms. My prayers are with all the families that have been hit and pray all will find comfort in each others arms. Sending donations to the RedCross. I hope all will do the same.

Sewfine 04-28-2011 07:53 AM

My thoughts and pray goes out to all in the path of these tornadoes.

Lostn51 04-28-2011 08:48 AM

My neighborhood looks like a war zone and we had the 117mph straight line winds. Lucky for me we never lost power but our phone lines were out. There are only 10 homes in my neighborhood with electricity, and all you can hear outside are generators and chain saws running. I am going to have to put a roof on my house and cut a tree down but other than that I should be okay. Might as well go ahead and relandscape the thing, my yard is ruined from all of the tree limbs falling and the rain.

But there was at one time 6 tornadoes on the ground at the same time all around us. I saw one go over our home before it touched down a mile or two from here. I am so glad the storms are over with!!!

Billy

katiebear1 04-28-2011 08:56 AM

My prayers are with all of you affected by the stoems. We were under a tornado warning for most of the morning yesterday but the really bad stuff skirted aroound us and we just had a lot of rain and wind. A few branches down in the yard but no other damage thank the Lord.

amyjo 04-28-2011 08:56 AM

Thank the Lord that they missed you. I am so sorry for all the bad weather. Material things can be replaced but lives can not and there have been so many from these terrible atorms.

Heavenly Threads 04-28-2011 09:00 AM

We too are praying for those effected by the severe weather...

TootieAnn 04-28-2011 09:01 AM


Originally Posted by Lostn51
My neighborhood looks like a war zone and we had the 117mph straight line winds. Lucky for me we never lost power but our phone lines were out. There are only 10 homes in my neighborhood with electricity, and all you can hear outside are generators and chain saws running. I am going to have to put a roof on my house and cut a tree down but other than that I should be okay. Might as well go ahead and relandscape the thing, my yard is ruined from all of the tree limbs falling and the rain.

But there was at one time 6 tornadoes on the ground at the same time all around us. I saw one go over our home before it touched down a mile or two from here. I am so glad the storms are over with!!!

Billy

How scary! Praying for everyone affected. I've seen pictures of the damage online. It does indeed look like a war zone in some places. Thankfully just rain and thunder and a few stray tree limbs down in my yard. We lost power briefly this morning, but it was restored quickly. Sending hugs!

Bluelady 04-28-2011 09:08 AM

Thoughts and prayers to all in the path of the storms. So happy to hear you are safe Billy. Hopefully we will hear from the others in Alabama soon.

DAWNROBIN 04-28-2011 09:12 AM

I'm Praying for many to be saved from these terrible storms.

fabrichore 04-28-2011 09:21 AM

How scary it must be for all you folks affective by all tornado touch downs, but I pray for all you

JJC 04-28-2011 09:58 AM


Originally Posted by nana20010
to all our on lines friends in the torandoe areas my god be with each and ever 1 thinking of each and everone millie ak nana20010

My heart goes out to all those affected by the storms/tornados that hit yesterday, last night, and this morning. So much destruction and the loss of life. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Thankfully we were spared from any bad storms/tornados this time around right in our a particular area although there was some damage in the eastern part of our state here in NC.

franie 04-28-2011 10:00 AM

Prayers for all those in the path and/or affected.

Claddaughquilting 04-28-2011 10:08 AM

My thoughts are with everyone living through these terrible storms...keep safe.

Quilter7x 04-28-2011 12:00 PM


Originally Posted by Lostn51
My neighborhood looks like a war zone and we had the 117mph straight line winds. Lucky for me we never lost power but our phone lines were out. There are only 10 homes in my neighborhood with electricity, and all you can hear outside are generators and chain saws running. I am going to have to put a roof on my house and cut a tree down but other than that I should be okay. Might as well go ahead and relandscape the thing, my yard is ruined from all of the tree limbs falling and the rain.

But there was at one time 6 tornadoes on the ground at the same time all around us. I saw one go over our home before it touched down a mile or two from here. I am so glad the storms are over with!!!

Billy

Oh my gosh Billy, I can't even imagine what that was like! :shock:

Even though you have to relandsape your yard, put on a new roof and cut down some trees, you're all good and that's the most important part. You have a new little "baby" who relies on you now!

To all those affected by the tornadoes, my heart goes out to you. It was a very snowy winter in the northern US, then the earthquake in Japan, and now the flooding in the south and east. It's unbelievable!

Jennalyn 04-28-2011 12:37 PM

We had some incredible storms pass over us here in MD, but nothing like the carnage further west. A friend of mine in Alabama had to run with her family and her dog into a neighbor's basement while a tornado leveled her home to its foundation. She lost everything - house, cars, her at-home business in her sewing room, and all of her pet guinea pigs and rats. Absolutely devastating. It's amazing they escaped with their lives, though her daughter is on oxygen right now.

A wonderful group of her friends online who work with Guinea Pig Rescues have started a fund on her family's behalf.

http://sponsoraguineapig.blogspot.com/

These are all of the babies that she lost, all of them rescues, along with her work space. Seeing the pictures, it's just heartbreaking for me to imagine what she's going through.

http://cozycavy.com/3.html

shortstuff 04-28-2011 01:53 PM

We had a tornado last night and it destroyed our small town of Sunnyside. All roads were blocked and power outages. Choppers have been circling all day to survey the damages Two people were killed just a short distance from me. A mobile home park was half destroyed. Looks like a bomb was droped. My heart sank to see such a site.WE are ok and Blessed by god to have so much destroyed within a few hundred feet of our house. and only have one tree down in the yard.Bless all who have the same experence.

dsb38327 04-28-2011 02:22 PM

So sorry for those who have and are suffering. So happy for those who are not and made it through the storms okay.

duckie 04-29-2011 03:17 AM


Originally Posted by Lostn51
My neighborhood looks like a war zone and we had the 117mph straight line winds. Lucky for me we never lost power but our phone lines were out. There are only 10 homes in my neighborhood with electricity, and all you can hear outside are generators and chain saws running. I am going to have to put a roof on my house and cut a tree down but other than that I should be okay. Might as well go ahead and relandscape the thing, my yard is ruined from all of the tree limbs falling and the rain.

But there was at one time 6 tornadoes on the ground at the same time all around us. I saw one go over our home before it touched down a mile or two from here. I am so glad the storms are over with!!!

Billy

Thank God you are alive! How frightening!
We had a tornado hopscotch over our house and farm; thankfully, just some shed damage and we lost two of our favorite old trees.
But now every thunderstorm gives me jitters. I pour on the prayers!

DMotyl 04-29-2011 03:19 AM

We are worried about friends and family that live in the South. Our prayers are with everyone...

Lady Jane 04-29-2011 07:26 AM

My Husband and I were talking about all the destruction , and we both feel ashambed because we complain about getting 6 inches of snow. Our thoughts and prayers are with each and everyone!

Nancy Ingham 04-29-2011 07:46 AM

Amen!

JoanneS 04-29-2011 10:11 AM


Originally Posted by Lostn51
My neighborhood looks like a war zone and we had the 117mph straight line winds. Lucky for me we never lost power but our phone lines were out. There are only 10 homes in my neighborhood with electricity, and all you can hear outside are generators and chain saws running. I am going to have to put a roof on my house and cut a tree down but other than that I should be okay. Might as well go ahead and relandscape the thing, my yard is ruined from all of the tree limbs falling and the rain.

But there was at one time 6 tornadoes on the ground at the same time all around us. I saw one go over our home before it touched down a mile or two from here. I am so glad the storms are over with!!!

Billy

Billy - thank goodness that tornado didn't touch down on you, but I feel so helpless for all the others. May you be as lucky through the rest of this awful storm season!

Shortstuff - thank goodness that you were spared, too. It's so hard to comprehend when you see huge trees blown over.

We had a tornado touch down in our town several years ago (very unusual in CT) and the ONLY thing it did was to take down many 100 and 150 year old maples. None of them hit power lines or houses, but it was a shocking display of nature's power.

kwilter 04-29-2011 11:56 AM

One cannot imagine how horrific nature can be. This episode will undoubtedly go down into the history books. I offer my prayers of hope and comfort to those who have lost so much. ♥ ♥ ♥

Crafty Chick 04-29-2011 12:21 PM

I live 15 minutes from Tuscaloosa, Alabama-we got the straight line winds Wednesday morning around 5am and have not had power since. The tornado that destroyed Tuscaloosa was headed straight for us and then turned to the NE and got Pleasant Grove and Concord. We are thankful it bypassed us but sad for the ones who lost all. One of my coworkers lost his mother in Pleasant Grove-there is death and devastation everywhere-we really can use all those prayers you are sending up-keep them coming!!!

lscho4jm 04-29-2011 12:43 PM

My family is in Huntsville, Toney and Monrovia. I still have not been able to get through to them. I know they don't have power.

ging10ging 04-29-2011 01:02 PM

Thoughts and prayers are with you all. I was shocked when I see the one from Al. and other states. It looked like a bomb went off and I wondered where do the people hide. We have no cellar here either. What in the world can people do and I heard that May is a worse month. I just pray for you all daily. Try to stay safe and well. Sue

lscho4jm 04-29-2011 01:12 PM

Tornadoes are surreal. Billy, it is amazing that you kept your power but lost your roof. Glad all are safe!

Chigger Holler Quilter 04-29-2011 02:21 PM

Hi from South central MO...we had one tornado touch down close but it jumped over us. I woke up to part of old barn roof missing and part of round pen (horse pen) blown down. The steady 4 days of heavy rain and non stop T-storms just about unnerved me (and that doesn't happen often).
My heart goes out to all of those who are suffering from losses due to these terrible storms. Hugs and Prayers! Waiting to hear from all of our Q-board members in the storm ravaged areas. Billy , Crafty Chick and Shortstuff, glad you are all safe! Things can be replaced though not always easily but not one single life can be. That kind of loss leaves a hole in the heart that can never be filled!

craftymatt2 04-29-2011 02:33 PM

My thoughts and prayers to everyone who is living thru these terrible storms.

ging10ging 04-29-2011 02:54 PM

May our dear Lord help your hearts to heal from your losses and may he help you to recover from this horror. I've never seen anything like this in my life. I've been thru hurricane's but tornado's scare me to death and I pray that you will feel goodness and happiness again soon. Sue

Katts 14 04-29-2011 04:32 PM

Prayers foe everybody that has to deal with this and thier familys.

pab58 04-29-2011 04:41 PM

My prayers are with all of you. My aunt who lives in southwestern Virginia had her home damaged night before last by a tornado. She and her husband are find so we are so thankful for that blessing. Her home can be repaired and the lost trees can be replaced, but their lives could not! Thank the good Lord for his mercy to them.

fktsewing 04-29-2011 04:55 PM


Originally Posted by Lostn51
My neighborhood looks like a war zone and we had the 117mph straight line winds. Lucky for me we never lost power but our phone lines were out. There are only 10 homes in my neighborhood with electricity, and all you can hear outside are generators and chain saws running. I am going to have to put a roof on my house and cut a tree down but other than that I should be okay. Might as well go ahead and relandscape the thing, my yard is ruined from all of the tree limbs falling and the rain.

But there was at one time 6 tornadoes on the ground at the same time all around us. I saw one go over our home before it touched down a mile or two from here. I am so glad the storms are over with!!!

Billy

Oh Billy, am so sorry to hear that you were in their path, but sounds like you were pretty lucky. Hope nothing inside your home was damaged. God be with you---my prayers are flowing for you and everyone else who were hit by these horrible storms.

HeatherS 04-29-2011 06:17 PM

Our hearts go out to all who are in the affected storm areas and hope you and your loved ones are all safe. We've been watching the devastation left by the tornadoes on our newscasts and it's truly frightening.

Dee 04-29-2011 08:02 PM

Prayers go out to everyone affected by all the bad storms.

Iamquilter 04-30-2011 06:15 PM

Prayers and thoughts to all affected by the recent storms. We can put up with the cold and rainy weather here and not be in the path of such destruction as in the south this past week.

skydiver70 04-30-2011 07:50 PM

My prayers go out to everyone affected by these terrible tornadoes. We lost several people in Greene County, Tennessee, too.

I found photos in my yard and my late Mom's yard that were carried by the winds. I posted them on facebook. Several people in our area found items from Alabama. It's amazing the force of the wind to carry something that far. There are over 1000 photos, quilt, toys, checks, everything found in different states posted on Facebook at: Pictures and Documents found after the April 27, 2011 Tornadoes

So sorry for the families who lost loved ones, homes and everything. Prayers are with them.

luvTooQuilt 04-30-2011 08:17 PM

.My hubby has a lil less than 100 employees in huntsvile. He called each an everyone of them to make sure they were ok. The ones he couldn't reach by phone he had employees go searching for them. Each of them and their immediate families are safe but the damage in huntsville is so overwhelming that we were going to max out the cc to load up the trailer with generators, food and supplies if any one of them needed him too. They didn't but I knew he would if anyone said yes. That's why I love that man!!

My heart & Prayers go out to those who were impacted my this devastation.


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