Last Friday’s severe weather outbreak involved more than just a few near misses. It provided a rather disconcerting experience each time the civil defense sirens began bellowing their terrible sound into an atmosphere already churning with nature’s fury.
So here’s a brief taste of the first sounding of the alarm. It came with no notice. In fact, hearing the wailing cry carried on the air was the first indication I had that something was amiss.
From there, it went downhill. And they sounded again and again with each new indication of atmospheric treachery.
As always, a silver lining exists with regards to our ongoing weather menace. Great beauty can be found in the magnificence of nature's display, whether it be the lullaby of heavy downpours, the gentle caress of thunder rolling overhead, or the brilliance of storm clouds roiling as they tumble through…
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Pardon my silence yesterday. It was not of my own doing. We yet again were visited by severe weather. I lost power little more than thirty minutes after I arrived home from work, and it didn't come back on until early this morning. I didn't wait up for it. Oh,…
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