The forces of Nature

[Sister Golden Hair]

With hurricane Frances barreling toward the Florida coast packing winds of 145 mph, I started thinking about the power of mother nature. Last night on the Weather Channel, I watched a show called "Storm Stories." It was about the Xenia Ohio tornado of 1974 which was the most powerful tornado in history, beating out even ones that had occurred in the plains. It was an F5 with winds over 300 mph. It killed 32 people in an outbreak of 148 tornadoes in 8 states that day. 5 of which were F5 catagory killing over 200 total. The city of Xenia was destroyed, with damage estimated to be over 75 million dollars.

Although I have experienced being in or witnessing some major storms, I have never been in or seen a tornado.

What kinds of natural events occur in your areas and what experiences do you have with them?

azalea, what's going on where you live in Florida right now? I understand that Frances is expected to hit the Florida coast sometime tomorrow. And Florida is just picking up the pieces from Charley.