Indianapolis - just heard lightening strike... close - now there are emergency

[salin]

vehicles a couple of houses down the street. I have no windows on that side of the house - had to wait a few minutes (for the storm to move a little further on) before looking to see what might have been hit.

Listening to the news coverage - and there is nothing about problems within the city - just about the west of the city. Just a reminder that while under a tornado warning - listening to the ocverage lags behind the realtiy of what is on the ground.

Prayers to those hit in Tennessee, and everywhere inbetween. And Prayers to my neighbors.

BE CAREFUL!

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Stay safe

[salin]

4. thanks - I seem to be surrounded by something bad that went down.

three houses to the north - fire truck. three houses to the south - ambulances. Urban neighborhood - so it is all pretty close. But NO news on the news.

[Bonobo]

2. Get off your computer. Now!

[salin]

3. I am on battery power - on a lap top.

Only about half power so don't know for how long.

Just went back out front to look and now there is a fire truck three houses down on the other side (three houses north a fire truck; three houses south ambulances). It is really disturbing to have NO idea what is happening - but that it is right *here*

Still nothing on the major news channels about it. And I am only about 1.5 miles southeast of downtown.

[Bonobo]

5. Glad to hear. Stay away from windows too ;)

[salin]

6. heh -

I just walked outside (have lived in "tornado alley" long enough to have sense of when that is okay.) - the fire truck and the one of the block is gone - the storm center has moved away but the powerlines in front of the house nextdoor (not lived in) are hanging low - and the emergency vehicles are beyond that - neighbors two houses down (on the other side of the empty house) were also emerging out to make sure there wasn't an imenent danger (ala a burning house next door...)

Also called my boss to suggest that if I am late for work (unless I call, which is rare, I am never late for work) - to call family - he said there wouldn't be time to call my family as they would all be coming to my house to check on me ;-)

Storms here are fast and furious - but move on (leaving wreakage in their wake) quickly.

I very much appreciate your sentiments. Thanks. I was a wee bit worried when I first posted this.

[Bonobo]

7. You're welcome.

My sister got struck by lightning while in her house, against a window fan.

She is okay, but needed it like she needed a hole in the spine.

[salin]

8. Very glad that your sister is okay

though I would suspect she was quite spooked. Sounds like a frightening experience for her.

It is easy to take forgranted that the storm will pass - take precautions, but don't really internalize how serious the problems could be if there were a strike (lightening or tornado).