My heart goes out to everyone in all seven states that are still finding their way through each day to grasp what has happened. The news says this is the 2nd deadliest outbreak in US history. So many lives have been affected by this, from parents who have kids off to college in the areas, to life long locals, to those who live miles away who have family members in the areas, not to mention the companies who have businesses across the areas hit. Japan had unspeakable devastation and zero looting. Why must the US citizens need to loot area businesses? That I have never been able to understand. There are so many areas not getting much or any airtime on the news, but the track of storms are very real and lives have been changed.
On a personal note, I'm thankful for the coverage in Tuscaloosa, for I have family there. All are okay, despite the loss of a house built by the hands of the owner in the woods being blown away. They will recover and my heart goes out to this person. This person knows how to reach me when the time comes when they need me. Looking at the map the tornado took and knowing right where the house stood, it was sideswiped or missed from the direct hit by a few hundred yards. This is the first and last time I will ever write about my family, but this one is important to me.
There are so many positives here too. All the young trees hiding under their great grandparents are now given all the room needed to reach for the sun and produce valuable oxygen for the planet. The areas hardest hit can rebuilt a greener home and a better home then some may have been forced to live in prior to the tornados due to economic reasons. The warning system worked; some areas had hours to close businesses, schools and give people time to get some place safe, many more lives would have been lost without it. The inner Strength & Will everyone has inside them is know on the surface to start the next chapter in life. Everything is possible with a support system and love from everyone near & far.
Hugs to everyone
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