08 May 2003

Day 6 of the Severe Weather in the Central Plains...

Dear Goddess...

Moore Oklahoma hit again. What looks to be another F4 or F5 tornado...

Rural Kansas getting hit with 1 mile (1.6km) wide tornadoes. Kansas City metro under the gun again.

I love severe weather.

But don't get me wrong, I do *not* like tornadoes that hit houses/towns.

They are beautiful monsters. They can/will/do kill people and destroy lives and property.

I grew up in Illinois and have seen my fair share of tornadoes but never anything like what the South has been hit with over the last few days.

I'm struck dumb from what I've seen, yet part of me is totally intrigued by the science of why these things happen and trying to understand it. That same scientific curiosity makes me feel sick inside because of the amount of destruction and injury.

100+ injuries around Oklahoma City as of this time with one unconfirmed fatality.

My thoughts and prayers to everyone who has been affected by this weather.

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