First Post of the Day
Nothing like a text around midnight from your son asking for prayers because a tornado is bearing down on his home and family.
Nighttime tornados are extremely dangerous - they happen when people are asleep and may not know that a tornado is approaching. More injuries and fatalities can happen as a result.
This storm was moving at 50 mph and Cole and Emily only had 3 - 5 minutes' warning to get to safety.
Fortunately, Cole had been monitoring the weather and was able to get his kids out of bed and into their shelter. That circle of arrows is the tornado's rotation approaching Spring Hill.
"I think we're clear," Cole soon texted. "It went right over us." (Gives me chills.)
It's very early morning and still dark in Tennessee as I write, so I don't think he has gone out to check for any damage yet. I do know he had some trees weakened by an ice storm earlier this winter and was worried that any strong winds would bring them down.
Spring Hill seems to have a target on its back. Keep your eyes open and on the weather reports, Cole!
