Who's afraid of tornadoes?

I am. I grew up in Indiana...Evansville to be exact. I remember the tornadoes, the storms, the sirens, all of it. We always got lucky however. Although we had a few close calls, we were never actually hit by a tornado. This weekend the people of my hometown were not so lucky. The death toll is now up to 22 with quite a few more unaccounted for folks. Our family is safe and despite some of our close friends being way too close (2-3 blocks if that), it seems that all is well. I do have an overwhelming sense of needing to go there and help out, though. My only problem is I have obligations here that cannot be put off. Instead I sit here looking through the list of names and wondering if any of them were people I knew. Please keep Evansville and Newburgh (and the surrounding areas) in your thoughts. Many people lost everything...including family members.

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