Local Damage

I needed to take a break from packing and cleaning and so I loaded the boys up in the car and went for a little drive. I obviously could not go into the towns where the tornados hit because they were baracaded off for just the residence to get in. I think that was a good thing to give the people time to collect what was left without tons of people watching and carrying on. So we tried to stay out of the way and stay on country roads. This is just some of the damage and we were just where the outside of the tordnado was. This little town is about ten minutes from where we live now.

You can see where the tornado just took the tops off of the trees.

You can see the cement slab where the farm house used to be.

That is a tractor trailor in the background.

This is the same shot just a little closer.

Again you can see the bottom of the trees. It was just amazing what a tornado can do.

These poor people lost their roof.

These two pictures just make me so sad. The top one is where their house was. The bottom one is the top of their house clear over by the road. It took me a minute to figure out what I was looking at.

Sadly this is a family's house that goes to church with us. I just can't imagine. She is nine months pregnant and they were going to move in July. My heart just goes out to them.
This picture just amazes me. Their cars where in their garage. You can see the bottom of their garage door still in place. That is just incredible. I still can not get over the damage.

This was another house that just took my breath away. You can see the little girls room and her bed. It looks like the side of their house was just ripped off. So strange. The house next door to this one was completely fine. No damage at all. It is just so scary how a tornado can hit one house and completely destroy it and then skip right over another one.

Hopefully no one is upset by this blog. I just thought I would post pictures because I could not get over the damage. I know that the family that we went to church with is safe and that they are being taken care of. I am thankful for that. They will be in our prayers!