![]() Thankfully, we received the “all clear” from the National Weather Service (NWS), indicating that the storm had passed. With fully charged phones in hand, we spent the first minutes staring at the Doppler, which showed our area in dark orange, meaning that the threat of damaging winds or tornadoes was a real possibility. As Lori Shinton, CEO of Hands On Nashville (a CDP grantee partner) and chair of the Nashville Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD), said to me via email, “From my own personal history, 70-degree weather in the winter is really never a good thing in Tennessee.” After 15 years of living in Middle Tennessee, I heartily agree with her.Īs the sirens sounded, my husband and I leaped out of bed, grabbed our girls and the dog, and headed to the basement. We knew that tornadic activity was likely – having been alerted by the city’s office of emergency management and by local disaster-serving organizations. The city of Nashville, my hometown, was now wide awake. What had been a tornado watch for several hours had now turned into a tornado warning. CST, the tornado sirens began to wail, and the alerts on my family’s phones began to blare. ![]() The storms that struck six states on Friday and Saturday night became personal for me. With that in mind, I will ask you to do something that might sound surprising: Please do not do anything yet. If you are reading this missive, you are likely searching for a way to respond to the tornado outbreak that devastated communities in at least six states.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |