A BIG Storm's Comin'

A BIG storm's comin'!

It was a Friday morning when the talk about the upcoming weather began to take over conversations in our great state.  By lunchtime, I was concerned enough to take off work in the afternoon and get the babies home where we could get in a basement should the likelihood of tornadoes insist. 

No doubt, we did enjoy the nice, warm breeze for a bit.  Waverly loved being on the deck outside.  We had talked about the big storm that was coming.  She also loves the episode of Dora the Explorer where Dora and Boots warn all their friends about the big storm cloud.

Waverly said over and over, "A BIG storm's comin'!"  We have a whole conversation where she tells me it will rain on her hair, then we sing "rain, rain, go away" and Waverly tells me that "he'll be baaaack!" 

Well, the big storm did come! 

(Picture of the wall clouds over Lawrenceburg, courtesy of Facebook)

We watched these very clouds forming.  When it began hailing, we gathered the kids and went to the basement at Mamaw and Papaw's house.

In Lawrenceburg, we had hail the size of baseballs!

(Picture of the hail in Dean's hand)

We all went downstairs to be safe in the event a tornado should strike.  The hail was alarming!

(Picture of the hail in Lawrenceburg, courtesy of Facebook)

A few minutes after the hail ended, we determined it was all safe and went outside to survey the damage.  All of our vehicles have dents, as well as the roof and the siding on the houses. 

My new-to-me truck had a broke windshield, too!

 

However, we are more than thankful that this was all the damage we received, as news from around our state and nearby filtered in.  The towns that were devastated by the rounds of multiple tornadoes are heartbreaking and remind us that we are thankful to be safe and sound.

Harlan was exhausted after all the activity of storms!

After the tornadoes struck on Friday, who would have thought that we would wake up Monday morning to 4-5 inches of snow!  That's Kentucky weather for ya!

(Picture of the barn on our road)

This was one of the most beautiful snow falls I have ever seen.  The heavy, wet snow was simply breathtaking! 

Since the weather is changing so much, lets all hope for a bit of warmth and a happy spring!