It was one moment I wasn’t expecting when I walked into my hotel room when I arrived in Chicago. In fact it was almost surreal. I turned on my TV and on the Weather Channel I was watching a bunch of towns and cities getting taken out by a set of tornado’s. To my horror I started recognizing the photos and videos they were showing. That wasn’t just some town. That was MY town. My area. Where I live. In Western Massachusetts, a place that never expected a tornado never mind many.
My first night there it took 3 hours just to get a hold of someone because phones were down. When I finally got through a cell phone line I found my kids were in a dark basement hiding out with no power while trees and live electrical lines were around the house. While we’ve all gotten lucky and had no home damage we have a lot of tree damage. However, many weren’t as lucky.
There is such devastation around here. I actually could see it on my drive home since I had to drive right through Springfield.
Here is a shot from NASA. It’s the trail it left after destroying Springfield. They say it’s not normal for a tornado to keep it’s power that long after.
Or some more aerial views…
(All photos were from MassLive.com)
It hit the city, took out schools, buildings, and more…
It hit the country too.
There were so many homes lost, and sadly lives as well. One mother actually died sheilding her 15 year old child in a bath tub. My heart just breaks for that daughter.
A HUGE Thank you to all my readers that posted on my wall, tweeted, emailed, and more to make sure all was okay. It meant so much to know you were thinking of my family!
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So devastating and sad. My heart goes out to all of those who lost loved ones.
I didn’t know you are in Mass! I am, too. In Worcester, though, so we didn’t get hit – just a lot of warnings. We had a funnel cloud, but it never turned into a tornado. A good friend of mine’s parents live in Sturbridge and they have massive home damage, although, the house is still standing. I have lived in Oklahoma and Colorado, both known for regular tonadoes, but it was weird to have on here.
Oh my
this is so hard to see. My heart goes out to all that were impacted by this. HUGS!
Oh wow. That is so sad.
My heart goes out to everyone affected by the tornadoes.
Wow I hadn’t heard about that at all.
And I know this wasn’t the point but were you in Chicago at Wilton? (Just curious)
such destruction. so sad for everyone affected. glad you and your family are ok.
Oh no! I am so glad your family and your house is OK. There have been way too many horrible natural disasters lately. This has to end!
OMG, I’m so sorry that your family and hometown had to go through this. I can’t tell you how much these images and tornado horror stories frighten me this year. I just pray everyday that everyone stays safe.
That’s terrible. It is so sad for those affected.
It really is incredible how the weather has been going lately-All these freak storms that are just DEVASTATING every part of the country–I’m just glad that YOU were okay on your trip to the windy city!
I’ve saw enough damage since the 4.27 tornadoes to last me a lifetime. It’s heart wrenching.
So devastating for those hit. We get them in our area all the time, but we’ve been lucky so far.
That left me with a wow, another wow…and yet another.
So hard to imagine. Many prayers hopefully being heard and felt.