I received a text this afternoon from the power company. I was told that severe weather was coming soon late in the afternoon. I was told to get prepared for the electricity to go out. Next the wind started to blow. The leaves were shanking and there was not a bird to be heard. But I went about my business and ignored the storm, except I checked for the lanterns.
When I was eating my supper, I was watching a NCAA basketball game. Right in the middle of the game, the station took over with weather alerts. A tornado had the potential to come to the area so the weather folks were admonishing everyone east of Jackson to seek their safe place. And definitely stay indoors in a sturdy structure. After a while, the station switched back to the game so all was well. Houston lost the game even though they were a top seed.
I switched to the hockey channel until the basketball game came back on. Texas was playing this evening. But just a few minutes into the game the storm alert came back to take over the station. A tornado had touched down and a debris dust was swirling which caused damage to homes and people. Unfortunately, the weather alert stayed all through the first half so I missed half of the game. The game is now back on the TV so I hope to watch Texas play the second half. And I hope they win.
Mississippi folks take their storms seriously as does the television channels. Now we have heavy rain but the strong wind has passed me by. I think I can now put away the new lanterns.
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