Wednesday, June 10, 2009

A Scene out of Twister

On Monday, Trav subbed for the church softball game. I watched Adalynn and kept score, all the while looking off to a scary dark cloud to the southwest. Trav's pager went off twice signaling a tornado watch and severe thunderstorm warning, so we were somewhat prepared that something was headed our way.
As soon as the game ended we packed up, and were buckling Adalynn into the carseat as the first raindrops plopped on the windshield. Trav started the truck and as we drove the 5miles home the weather grew worse and worse. Across the farm fields we could see the wave of rain moving towards us, and then engulfing the truck as the trees started blowing. Debris began flying across the pavement and on the dirt road near our house we heard a clunk on the top of the truck...an large unwelcome tree branch meeting the truck's roof.
Once home, we found the garage door wouldn't rise because the power was off. Trav secretly opened up the house (i can't tell you how, i'd have to kill you. it's super secret.) and ran back for Adalynn. We stumbled through the garage to the door, and Trav's pager went off. Turns out that at the intersection we had just driven through, a tree came down on the electrical wires and they sparked across the intersection. Close call, but Thank God we're safe!

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