2.09 inches and rain's still falling!

What a day! My day started out with a "rude awakening." It started with Woody saying that I needed to get up and come downstairs...the tornado siren was going off...it was 6am! Woody had been up since 5am and had been watching all the weather warnings on TV. The weather forecasters had been at it since 3am when the storms started happening in Alabama. And, they have been at it nonstop the rest of the day. There's no telling how many tornadoes have gone through the Alabama and TN area today. I talked to a friend who lives just a few miles away from us. She was too close for comfort to the one we were warned about at 6am...she has been without power ever since and another friend who lives on that same road has a tree down precariously close to her house. The street behind them is said to look like a war zone...I don't know if that just means trees down or if there is damage to homes. Another of my friends who is visiting in Alabama is in one of the cities that has tornadic damage. Nathan and Kathy and family were traveling back from southern Mississippi today...they managed to find the right windows to travel through, but they did see tornado damage along their route...both trees down and damaged buildings. Melany, Erin, and Alex's schools let out early due to bad storms in the Murfreesboro, TN area. As I type the siren is going off here once again! It has been a long day!

We did find a window and went for a walk this morning...not quite a big enough window as it started to rain on us on our way back and there were a few rumbles in the distance. We covered the last part of the walk at a faster clip than normal for me! Tonight's blog picture shows one of the roses on my new rose bush...showing the raindrops after the morning rains. I did get my hair cut today and made a stop at WalMart on the way home before it got to raining hard again. Then this afternoon, we found another window and went to the Credit Union for me to have a notary witness my signature. Then the rest of the day we have stayed home keeping an eye on the sky...and the TV...and the computer! I'm ready for this bad weather day to be behind us! At the moment (7pm) it is lighter outside than it was at 5pm when it looked about like it was night! As you can see by tonight's blog title we have had a LOT of rain since 5am. So far we haven't been blown away! The Huntsville station that we are watching has been broadcasting constant tornadic activity for 16 hours! And, it isn't over yet...tornadoes just keep forming!