Unexpected Storms!

Tornadoes touch down in Indiana, Kentucky and Mississippi

 

 

 

(Reuters) - Tornadoes struck parts of Mississippi, Indiana and Kentucky on Tuesday, including one that hit a home in Mississippi and injured at least one person, meteorologists said.

The Indiana and Kentucky twisters knocked out power lines, downed trees and caused property damage, while a Sheriff's Department dispatcher said the Mississippi tornado struck a home in south Marion County, and a person who was inside suffered a possible broken arm.

Tornadoes are unusual for this part of the year in Indiana and neighboring Kentucky, although twisters occasionally hit Mississippi during the current season, said Dan Pydynowski, senior meteorologist at AccuWeather.com, whose company provides forecasting services.

A cold front combined with a warm and humid air mass contributed to the latest twisters, but those conditions were dissipating, he said.

"The threat's pretty much come to an end everywhere, so I don't think there's any more tornadic activity to worry about anywhere at this point," Pydynowski said.

In the area of Louisville, Kentucky, a twister knocked down trees and power lines along roadways, the National Weather Service said. To the north in Clark County, Indiana, a twister touched down in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart, the Weather Service added. When the twister moved, a vehicle was turned over on nearby Interstate 65, the agency said.

At Madison Municipal Airport in southeast Indiana, a twister also damaged a Beechcraft King Air when it moved the small plane and broke its nose gear, the Weather Service said.

 

Story from reuters.com. Image found at images.google.com.

What does today's God's Story scripture teach us about unexpected storms?

Many who read this DailyBide each day may live in places where tornadoes and severe storms are fairly common. The Midwest is such a place. But not in January. The area where we live is not too far from the areas affected by Wednesday's outbreak of Tornadoes. The last thing my son asked his mom before he headed off to school was, "Are you sure there won't be any tornado warnings?"  We had no idea!  Students in our area spend between 90 minutes and 2 hours sitting on the floors of hallways, classrooms, and even bathrooms while the storms passed our area. These storms surprised us, afterall, it just doesn't do that in January. Apparently it does.

Life is kind of like that. We very rarely get to hear a warning siren in our life that lets us know that a storm is on its way. There may be an occasional warning sign, but sometimes, storms catch us off guard and we have to make a quick plan to stay safe. Today's God's Story scripture gives us that plan ... "Cry to the Lord in our trouble." The result? He will "deliver us from our distress." It doesn't mean that the storm will disappear. It doesn't mean that there will be zero damage around us. But it does mean we will be safe as He defines safe.