Alabama Storms
Prior to moving to Las Vegas, I lived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide!! I spent about 11 yrs there and I loved it! Yes, it was hot and muggy in the summer and it could be bone-chilling cold in the winter. But it's beautiful there!! Tuscaloosa has a river that runs through it, the Black Warrior River!! Whenever I was having a bad day I would go down to the river and sit and cry or write in my journal.
While in Tuscaloosa, I lived in 3 different homes. The first one was the house we inherited when my MIL passed away. The second was my dream home, which we nearly lost to foreclosure. The third was a rental in a not so nice neighborhood but to my surprise the neighbors were awesome.
This past spring, on the afternoon of April 27th, a tornado tore through Tuscaloosa. If house #1 hadn't been torn down to build a new school, it would've been destroyed by the tornado. The new school was destroyed. I'm pretty sure the house #2 was okay, but I can't get confirmation on that. House #3, again I can't get confirmation, I'm pretty sure it was damaged at best.
Very early this morning, a severe line of storms again tore through the state of Alabama. The city of Tuscaloosa was spared, but north of town there was a little damage. Further to the north and east lies Jefferson county. The storms hit the northern Jefferson county area of Center Point, Clay, Trusseville, and other communities.
This has been a very difficult 9 months for the central Alabama counties. Please do me a favor and say a prayer for the people who have either lost their home or have damage to their home. Please pray for the families of the little girl in Clay who died and the 82-yr old man who also lost his life. And please pray for those who are injured. The one thing I love about the south is that people are always willing to help others. If a neighbor has a chainsaw and sees that someone has a tree down, he'll go over and help out.
One of the things that really warmed my heart was in August, a week before Kent State was to play Alabama on the football field. The Kent State players came down a week early to help to rebuild homes in Tuscaloosa!!
Thank you for your prayers!!
Pam in Vegas
While in Tuscaloosa, I lived in 3 different homes. The first one was the house we inherited when my MIL passed away. The second was my dream home, which we nearly lost to foreclosure. The third was a rental in a not so nice neighborhood but to my surprise the neighbors were awesome.
This past spring, on the afternoon of April 27th, a tornado tore through Tuscaloosa. If house #1 hadn't been torn down to build a new school, it would've been destroyed by the tornado. The new school was destroyed. I'm pretty sure the house #2 was okay, but I can't get confirmation on that. House #3, again I can't get confirmation, I'm pretty sure it was damaged at best.
Very early this morning, a severe line of storms again tore through the state of Alabama. The city of Tuscaloosa was spared, but north of town there was a little damage. Further to the north and east lies Jefferson county. The storms hit the northern Jefferson county area of Center Point, Clay, Trusseville, and other communities.
This has been a very difficult 9 months for the central Alabama counties. Please do me a favor and say a prayer for the people who have either lost their home or have damage to their home. Please pray for the families of the little girl in Clay who died and the 82-yr old man who also lost his life. And please pray for those who are injured. The one thing I love about the south is that people are always willing to help others. If a neighbor has a chainsaw and sees that someone has a tree down, he'll go over and help out.
One of the things that really warmed my heart was in August, a week before Kent State was to play Alabama on the football field. The Kent State players came down a week early to help to rebuild homes in Tuscaloosa!!
Thank you for your prayers!!
Pam in Vegas
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