Have power & Internet back now. Our city got
hammered.
Our city has been officially declared a disaster area by our mayor. Entire neighborhoods evacuated and barricaded-off by PD. Hundreds of homes damaged/destroyed in our city alone, plus hundreds more elsewhere.
Worse part about power loss for our neighborhood was when it occured. Was watching TV as they were tracking a tornado on radar that had just been observed doing major damage in our city, and as they zoomed-in the radar to show it's current location, I realized it was right down the street, and heading our way!
At that instant, we lost both power & Internet!
Torrential rain & hail were coming-down so hard at that point that you couldn't see anything coming until it was right in front of you, so that local radar would have been handy to watch (if for no other reason than to know whether or not your residence was about to be turned into fireplace kindling!) But no power/TV and no Internet, so no radar for you!
Time to bend over and kiss somethin' goodby, and then wonder how lucky you felt that day!
Luckily that tornado skipped past us, but I have friends that live in areas that weren't so lucky. Still trying to get ahold of everybody and make sure they're OK. Haven't been back to the office yet, hopefully it's still there!
No dead reported in our city yet, but some injured, one of in critical condition, and they're still searching. Given the level of destruction in some areas, that we don't have numerous deaths yet is amazing. We had cars literally being turned into airplanes. In one house, the tiny bathroom where a family was huddled in the tub was the only room left intact. In another destroyed house, a babysitter & kids were found banged-up but still alive in a hole in the ground, while the bathtub they were hiding in is nowhere to be found!
Travel in portions of the city still restricted, and damage reports are still coming in. Will let you know when I hear more.
Also have a friend down in Cleburne I need to get ahold of. I heard something about early damage reports coming from there, but once the tornadoes hit the DFW Metro, the earlier news seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle.
