Tornadoes hit less than a mile from my home Wed. AM

[dolfan]

I want to thank God for sparing my family Wednesday morning. Less than a mile as a crow flies, people died from the tornado that swept through here. I was in MS., praying, and watching what is possibly the worst weather coverage (there were tornado warnings in Kenosha County, MS, too, at about the same time, and the stations were on almost regular programming) in the world. The guy who did some plumbing work in my house about 3 weeks ago lost his daughter. A friend of mine lost the roof of his house. I can't thank God for taking lives, and it is His call and not mine to make. That's in His hands, but I can't possibly be thankful for it. I am thankful for my own family's safety, though.

[MacUser]

My pastor called me at 11:30 pm and woke me up from a TV snoozing stuper and alerted us that a Tornado warning (seen on the ground) was issued for my exact spot in less than 5 minutes. So my wife and I snatched my kids up and drove to my shop which is on a much lower section of my property. I normally never move.. but I figured that if my Pastor was calling and warning.. I better get a move on it, eh? I confirmed the warning and exact spot via internet.

It grew quite and the cold rushed in and nothing ever happened except a slight rain. Praise God.

My pastor called back early am and said that his daughters home that they just moved out of was destroyed near southaven, ms.

Sorry to hear about all the turmoil. Praying.