On Wednesday evening, it was 100+ degrees, and a storm came from the East. It became dark, and when the tornado sirens went off we left for the local Walmart. The sky went from greenish to black in a matter of minutes. My daughter, and son in law went into the store with my two grandkids, and I waited in the Van with our cat, and Gina's little dog, who were both in a small crate. It was quite an experience watching the twister go over the parking lot, and riding the lightning in the van. It did not sound like a train. It had a low hum similar to an electrical sound. It lasted a total of about 20 minutes. The cloud to ground lightning was continuous. The van shook, and it was like riding a bucking bronco. We came home to a road littered with downed trees, and there were some big live tree tops on some of the kennels, but no damage to dogs or home. We were without power, water, and phones until 4.p.m. on Friday. The storms hit St. Louis, and surrounding areas. Several counties, including ours have been declared disaster areas. We live about 30 miles SW of St. Louis. We canceled our GSD club meeting on Friday due to the weather. The temperature here today was in the low 80's. Thankful to be here. Marcia http://www.geocities.com/blackoaks3/GODFATHER.html ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================