Tornadoes

Daniel, just wanted to let you know that we made it through unhurt .. and with no damage. Much of the city is a mess right now (as is clear from the pictures at the link you provided). It’s amazing how many work crews are here to repair things. They’ll have the infrastructure back quickly, but it’s going to be a while before things are back to normal around here.

Our thoughts are with those who lost family or had their homes damaged.

The sky was blacker than a funeral suit Hotter than a depot stove Hide in the cellar Here comes Amarillo, blowin up the road. You guy hail stones big as hen eggs boys clouds as green can be Old Mother Nature’s raisin’ hell She parked a pickup in a tree Tornado Time in Texas, take the pain right offa your barn Tornado time in Texas, blow the tattoo offa your arm.

Guy Clark : “Tornado time in Texas” :: Workbench Songs

so everyone made it through ok? I’ve been trying to get in touch with people but haven’t heard from anyone yet.

Jason

Land lines are out in much of the city (still), and cell service was overloaded for a while. They’ve done a remarkable job getting power restored to hard hit areas. I mean REMARKABLE. It’s incredible what large teams of repair crews can do when the actual area hit is fairly small. In a hurricane, the damage is so widespread it’s simply impossible to get things repaired quickly. The area hit by the tornado here seems plenty large to residents in the city, but in comparison to a hurricane, it’s a TINY area. Since there were so many utility poles that needed replacing, the electricity is repaired FIRST and then phone and cable can be restored to the affected areas. If they are as efficient as Georgia Power (and their helpers from across the southeast), the electronic infrastructure will be repaired quickly.