Joplin.....

[DianaB]

I'm sure that most of you know that Joplin, Missouri, was hit by a tornado yesterday evening. Joplin is about 100 miles from me and is a place where we go shopping once in a while. So far the tally on those that died is over 100 and climbing.

I have a friend and a nephew that live there and thankfully they and their families are all safe. It's been hard to read on FB because with it being so close to us a lot of my friends have family there but so far everyone's been accounted for.

The tornado ended up being 1/4 mile wide and 6 miles long and it went right down a main street. A lot of people were in main stores and restaurants when it hit.

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to go through a tornado.....I found a video.....actually it's more sound because there's really nothing to see. You can hear what all they're going through and what they're saying. I will say that this is really difficult to hear.

Please keep Joplin in your prayers. My nephew, Seth, is headed out to see what he can do to help. It's so sad.

http://2011tornadooutbreak.blogspot....joplin-mo.html