Tuesday afternoon I was expecting the weather to get pretty rough. I'd been watching the news and understand that 75 degree weather with a cold front coming in is a recipe for disaster. Very fortunately, the worst storms bypassed my neighborhood, even Nashville for that matter, but neighbors around us were not so lucky.
I watched weather updates and breaking news events instead of results of Super Tuesday. I called Renee about 8:30 to tell her her guests needed to leave and go home - it was open dorm night at Lipscomb. They had all already left - and she was on her way to Starbucks to work.
Right after she gets to work, they were evacuated to the basement of the Student Center. When I talked to her at 12:15 AM she was in the basement of the dormitory next to her building. They were finally allowed to return to their rooms at 3:00 AM, the only casualties being sleep and probably some homework assignments. I'm so grateful the school administration was proactive in keeping the kids safe - and that they had sufficient time to make these moves.
Last year about this time, Renee's top pick for college was Union University in Jackson, TN - a school very hard hit by tornadoes. I have to admit to saying a prayer of thanks that she did not pursue Union while watching the news Wednesday morning.
There are a lot of hurting families today for the ones lost Tuesday night, not only in Tennessee but Arkansas and Kentucky. Losses were not limited to life, but some folks lost everything material they owned, their homes, vehicles, EVERYTHING! It will be a long road of recovery.
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