While watching the weather channel today, two tornadoes were shown to be touching down in Pickens County, AL and one just across the Mississippi line in Columbus. I sure hope there was not serious damage nor injuries inflected there. I do not miss that part of life in the south. Every once in a while you hear of a tornado around New Mexico, but not very often. We have a lot of dust storm and while aggravating, they are normally not deadly. I hope you folks who read these posts from down that way will let us know if you had any damage around your place……I sure hope you did not…Pete

If you read the comments with this post, Don says Columbus made it ok during these storms. Just across the state line from Columbus on Highway 82 is my sister-in-laws place, a few miles from Ethelsville, AL. I spoke to her tonight, 4/26/2010  and she reported a big black storm went directly overhead without touching down or seeing a spout, so no damage done there. But it would be scary having those things come at you. Anyway, it was also over Reform but she had not heard of any damages over there either. Well, it was a answer to prayer, but we better keep praying as this seems like it is going to be a long, stormy summer….Pete