The first Tornado flew through our neighborhood at about 2am on a Sunday Morning several weeks ago. We were lucky to only have some tree damage, but were reminded just how lucky we were when we drove 4 blocks north. Homes with no roofs, homes without any exterior walls and total destruction.
Ten days later another tornado - this was the one responsible for the deaths up in Little Sioux. It was a long night in the basement and the closest touchdown was about 5 blocks to the south of us.
This past Friday we had straight line winds up to 125 mph fly through our city at about 5pm. Just in-time to terrorise those sitting outside at Memorial Park waiting for the free concert to begin. Many more were in Downtown Omaha at the Summer Arts Festival. Thousands of trees were tossed to the ground (roots and all thanks to the ungodly amount of rain we've had the last month). Homes and cars destroyed by fallen trees. Nearly 130,000 residents were without power (many are still in the dark). There were two fatalities in Council Bluffs (just across the river).
I spent the several hours after the storm drinking with some friends at Grandmothers. We're pretty sure they were the only place in a 40 block radius that was open: they still had power. The drink special: Hurricanes!
I think we are all ready for some calm weather.
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