The New Home Takes

Apparently mommy accepted the new home for her family. We were told that we probbaly would never see her at the box. Eagle eye Vicky caught a glimpse & the photo was taken

Parkersburg Tornado part 2

The new fire station was the staging & triage center. Vicky stayed in the area of the staging area. (She had the camera) I went further west in town and the destruction, if you can believe it, was worse.

Parkersburg Tornado

Sunday May 25, 08 Southern Butler County (county just north of us) was smacked by a tornado. Parkersburg, a town a mile north of our county, lost the south half of the town. I heard discussion of a F4 or F5, up to a mile or a mile & a half wide. Vicky & I responded for law enforcement & EMTs. When we left 5 were dead, others were real lucky. For those that know P'burg if you come into town on the highway. There were two banks that you could recognize. Houses, businesses, restaurants I couldn't even pick out places I knew. The Kwik Star Convenience Store also go hit. Amazingly there was a gas tanker in the parking lot that was still in one piece.

Sorry Kids

Tree trimmers trimmed the trees away from the old upper elementary yesterday. The tree next to the basketball court had to go, as it was split. Instead of taking chances that it would fall & hurt someone, it came down. During that, a nest of screech owls was found. Kevin with the County Conservation came and put up a nest box and put the babies in, hoping the parents would come back to them. Mommy was in the tree above where the babies were. She was hard to see. I zoomed into the best I could, hoping for a good shot & this is what I got.

Grandpa

Hoping

I was hoping to post a video, but apparently we need to change the setting on the camera as the video was 13mb & wouldn't down load -- SORRY