If you are in the general region of KS/OK/NE/CO or there abouts you have a good chance for severe weather this weekend. The weekend kicks off tomorrow. I unfortunately am not set to be working during these events, but that does leave me open to storm chase...if the storms are near by and I decide I want to pop $3.80 gas in my car. I'm not sure about the later. It shall be exciting nonetheless. This is the first real event in Kansas this year and it only took to Memorial day weekend (usually there are at least some storms in April and early May or even earlier). I'm off to bed, as I'm crushed after 3 days at 5am and sleep at midnight the night before. Trying to get some more sleep in case there is some reason I'm called in even earlier.
YEA FOR DAVID COOK!!!! AMERICAN IDOL 2008! Rightful winner! Congrats!
Love all!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Thank you
This week, while only two days long has been so much better than the end of last week. As I prayed for a better week, it is happening thus far. Thank you for your thoughts.
Monday started out slow, as I of course didn't get to much sleep switching around to the morning shift, but it was all good. I wasn't to terribly tired. By 10am I had finished all of the products that the interns are responsible for issuing and Janet (the hydrologist) and I headed out to south central Kansas (further south than Wichita) to check out river gages. Yes that might not seem like that much fun, but for me it was. I got to see parts of the country side that I hadn't seen before, and had a blast seeing the rivers. My favorite part, was checking the river stage with a wire weight gauge. Yes, that is crazy, but it was my favorite part. I loved it. I also got to be in the beautiful, not to windy weather we've had the past week. Tomorrow is another trip, but this time to central Kansas. I'm looking forward to it!
Today was good, in addition to a busy morning, I have been able to catch up with over 4 weeks of Ellen on my DVR. It's been insane. I've watched what I can when I can. It's been an Ellen Marathon. It started Sunday and finished tonight. I am now caught up, just in time for the end of the season. I'm now behind on some of my new tv shows and finale's, but they are being savored. One more show to watch tonight before I head to bed...American Idol. Then to bed and up early again tomorrow. Good times!!!
Love to all!
Monday started out slow, as I of course didn't get to much sleep switching around to the morning shift, but it was all good. I wasn't to terribly tired. By 10am I had finished all of the products that the interns are responsible for issuing and Janet (the hydrologist) and I headed out to south central Kansas (further south than Wichita) to check out river gages. Yes that might not seem like that much fun, but for me it was. I got to see parts of the country side that I hadn't seen before, and had a blast seeing the rivers. My favorite part, was checking the river stage with a wire weight gauge. Yes, that is crazy, but it was my favorite part. I loved it. I also got to be in the beautiful, not to windy weather we've had the past week. Tomorrow is another trip, but this time to central Kansas. I'm looking forward to it!
Today was good, in addition to a busy morning, I have been able to catch up with over 4 weeks of Ellen on my DVR. It's been insane. I've watched what I can when I can. It's been an Ellen Marathon. It started Sunday and finished tonight. I am now caught up, just in time for the end of the season. I'm now behind on some of my new tv shows and finale's, but they are being savored. One more show to watch tonight before I head to bed...American Idol. Then to bed and up early again tomorrow. Good times!!!
Love to all!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Stand Back up.
I've had a difficult week, so this is my song o' the week right now. I'm praying for a better upcoming week.
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Stand Back Up by Sugarland
Go ahead and take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
I'm laid out on the floor, but I've been here before,
I may stumble, yeah I might fall,
Only human aren't we all?
I might lose my way, but hear me when i say,
I will stand back up,
You'll know just the moment when I've have enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid, and i don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,
I've been beaten up and bruised,
I've been kicked right off my shoes,
Been down on my knees more times than you'd believe,
When the darkness tries to get me,
There's a light that just wont let me,
It might take my pride, and my tears may fill my eyes,
But I'll stand back up,
I've weathered all these storms,
But i just turn them into wind, so i can fly,
What don't kill you makes you stronger,
When I take my last breath,
That's when I'll just give up,
So, go ahead to take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
You might win this round but you cant keep me down,
'Cause I'll stand back up,
And you'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,
You'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up.
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Love all!
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Stand Back Up by Sugarland
Go ahead and take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
I'm laid out on the floor, but I've been here before,
I may stumble, yeah I might fall,
Only human aren't we all?
I might lose my way, but hear me when i say,
I will stand back up,
You'll know just the moment when I've have enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid, and i don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,
I've been beaten up and bruised,
I've been kicked right off my shoes,
Been down on my knees more times than you'd believe,
When the darkness tries to get me,
There's a light that just wont let me,
It might take my pride, and my tears may fill my eyes,
But I'll stand back up,
I've weathered all these storms,
But i just turn them into wind, so i can fly,
What don't kill you makes you stronger,
When I take my last breath,
That's when I'll just give up,
So, go ahead to take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
You might win this round but you cant keep me down,
'Cause I'll stand back up,
And you'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,
You'll know just the moment when I've had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I don't feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up.
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Love all!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
The cost of groceries..well the Economy really
Why must it cost so much for groceries? I mean it's insane. I went grocery shopping, on Monday. It was the first time I'd gone in over a month, for a big shopping expenditure, but still it was about 50 dollars more expensive than I think it should have been. I'm more conscience with money that I've been for a long time, so I'm not just throwing things in the cart , willy nilly. I'm actually looking at the prices, but things are just so expensive. It's insane!
Then on to gas prices, I mean in what world that we or our parents have lived in, has gas increased almost a dollar in less than 2 months? It's absolutely insane. The oil companies are just getting richer, and the average or most Americans are just getting poorer. I'm fortunate that I don't own an SUV, because my car costs plenty to fill up as it is. I'm to the point, that I can only put in 10-15 dollars, and that will only get me around for a week or so. It's just really sad. Why is it ok for the oil companies to charge what they do, I mean I don't really think it costs them that much.
What about prescription meds? I don't have any, but my parents do and so do much of the country. We are one of the only countries that doesn't have a mandate on how high prescription drugs can cost, so they just sky rocket. If you can prevent a disease or help manage it, you will ultimately save money, since you won't have to go to the hospital, so it'd be worth it to cut drug costs for the US. Why do we allow the big business to get rich at the expense of those who can't afford it?
I'm just thankful that I do make over minimum wage, how do those who don't do it? How can we expect them to, when gas prices are so high and groceries are high? I mean it's really unfortunate. Makes me sad. I guess I'm not in the optimist pool that the economic stimulus will help us get out of this current bind, but I do hope that it doesn't last to long.
Good luck Economy...
Love
New Pic, but for last nights post...
My new Kansas Plate, sitting happily on the back of my car. The front of the car is void an empty...very sad.
Then on to gas prices, I mean in what world that we or our parents have lived in, has gas increased almost a dollar in less than 2 months? It's absolutely insane. The oil companies are just getting richer, and the average or most Americans are just getting poorer. I'm fortunate that I don't own an SUV, because my car costs plenty to fill up as it is. I'm to the point, that I can only put in 10-15 dollars, and that will only get me around for a week or so. It's just really sad. Why is it ok for the oil companies to charge what they do, I mean I don't really think it costs them that much.
What about prescription meds? I don't have any, but my parents do and so do much of the country. We are one of the only countries that doesn't have a mandate on how high prescription drugs can cost, so they just sky rocket. If you can prevent a disease or help manage it, you will ultimately save money, since you won't have to go to the hospital, so it'd be worth it to cut drug costs for the US. Why do we allow the big business to get rich at the expense of those who can't afford it?
I'm just thankful that I do make over minimum wage, how do those who don't do it? How can we expect them to, when gas prices are so high and groceries are high? I mean it's really unfortunate. Makes me sad. I guess I'm not in the optimist pool that the economic stimulus will help us get out of this current bind, but I do hope that it doesn't last to long.
Good luck Economy...
Love
New Pic, but for last nights post...
My old Nebraska Plates, sitting sadly on the floor of my car...:-(
My new Kansas Plate, sitting happily on the back of my car. The front of the car is void an empty...very sad.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
A Kansan
Well I'm officially an Kansan. I didn't plan on becoming one so quick...or as quick as I did, but it's how it worked out. 4 requirements (As I see it) to being a resident of a state..
1. Car Insurance
I renewed my car insurance late last month because it was expiring and needed to be renewed. I paid a much higher amount than I had paid previously, about 175 dollars more expensive for the exact same coverage. It was insane. I figured I'd have to think about about it and figure out what to do when I pay it again in 6 month, because that much was just ridiculous for car insurance. Then while I was gone last week, I got a letter in the mail with my permanent insurance cards that said I owed another 85 dollars, now that was just insane and intolerable. That almost doubled my car insurance for moving to another state. INSANE!! So I went and talked to them about it, realized that I really have way over the amount of coverage that I needed. I was previously on a plan with my father to be grandfathered and keep a low deductible, but as a single person with only my name, I didn't need that much coverage. I also after asking about it..the lady realized that the 85 dollars more was because the guy who had done it the first time put me in as a male after I paid and left the office. So once we figured that out, and I chose a lesser amount of coverage, but still plenty...my insurance was only 110 dollars more expensive than it was in Nebraska. Welcome to Kansas Jerilyn!
2. Drivers License
I went and got my Kansas Drivers License on Tuesday of this week. After talking about it with people at work, I knew what I needed to be sure to take with me. Items needed for Kansas Drivers License if you have a valid state license. 1. Current out-of-state license, 2. another form of ID (i.e. birth certificate, or passport), 3. bill to prove current address. No where on any website is 3 listed, as it just became a law in February. Now this is annoying when you drive all the way there and cannot get a license because no one told you, that item was needed. Luckily I had heard people who that had happened to talk about it, and I knew to take mine in. So I passed the eye exam, the lady cut my picture (which I liked) off of my NE license and told me to keep the rest of it in case anything happened to mine now. (I was sad to see the license be cut apart) and I headed over to get my picture taken. Now I don't have the same belief as my father, that you don't really need to smile for a DL picture because you aren't smiling if you get pulled over, I get ready and do my hair and make up, I want to like my picture. I took my picture, liked it and (as I already knew) I got a temporary license. Yes, in Kansas, they don't have the machines to print out the license (like I had in NE) while you are waiting, so I got a piece of paper that serves as my temp license until my real one is mailed to me in 7-10 days. Hopefully it will arrive before I head off for Vegas. Why is this necessary? Welcome to Kansas!
3. Kansas License Plates (or Tags as they call them)
After realizing that I probably shouldn't wait until next month (like I had originally planned) to get my new Kansas plates, I headed in today to get them. The process is this when having an out-of-state lien on the title. 1. Get the bank to fax a copy of the title to the tag office, 2. Get the vehicle inspected for 10 dollars to make sure the VIN is the same, 3. stand in line to get tags. Now this process when very smoothly and I think the people at the tag office were wonderful. Courtney faxed my title to the office, I picked it up, picked up a number (for number 3) and headed around to have my car inspected, no this isn't an emissions inspection, just VIN and engine inspection. I don't really think it's 10 dollars worth, but whatever. Then I headed back in to the other part of the building and because I had pulled a number before I got inspected, my number was just 7 off, and with 4 of them not there any more, I only waited about 5 minutes. The lady that registered my car was very nice. So now I currently only have one, back plate. It's a pretty blue plate, but it's alpha numeric..which I've never been a fan of (which isn't like NE's plates unless you live in Lincoln or Omaha). I have an empty, stupid looking hole where my front plate was, which will need to be filled with a Husker's plate when I have the time to get one. Plus this plate is only temporary until my new Kansas personalized plate. Welcome to Kansas
4. Voter's Registration
Now this was the first thing I got completed, since the Democratic Caucus was in early February. I've even got my very own voter's card! Welcome to Kansas!
So now I am officially a Kansan!!!
Much love!
1. Car Insurance
I renewed my car insurance late last month because it was expiring and needed to be renewed. I paid a much higher amount than I had paid previously, about 175 dollars more expensive for the exact same coverage. It was insane. I figured I'd have to think about about it and figure out what to do when I pay it again in 6 month, because that much was just ridiculous for car insurance. Then while I was gone last week, I got a letter in the mail with my permanent insurance cards that said I owed another 85 dollars, now that was just insane and intolerable. That almost doubled my car insurance for moving to another state. INSANE!! So I went and talked to them about it, realized that I really have way over the amount of coverage that I needed. I was previously on a plan with my father to be grandfathered and keep a low deductible, but as a single person with only my name, I didn't need that much coverage. I also after asking about it..the lady realized that the 85 dollars more was because the guy who had done it the first time put me in as a male after I paid and left the office. So once we figured that out, and I chose a lesser amount of coverage, but still plenty...my insurance was only 110 dollars more expensive than it was in Nebraska. Welcome to Kansas Jerilyn!
2. Drivers License
I went and got my Kansas Drivers License on Tuesday of this week. After talking about it with people at work, I knew what I needed to be sure to take with me. Items needed for Kansas Drivers License if you have a valid state license. 1. Current out-of-state license, 2. another form of ID (i.e. birth certificate, or passport), 3. bill to prove current address. No where on any website is 3 listed, as it just became a law in February. Now this is annoying when you drive all the way there and cannot get a license because no one told you, that item was needed. Luckily I had heard people who that had happened to talk about it, and I knew to take mine in. So I passed the eye exam, the lady cut my picture (which I liked) off of my NE license and told me to keep the rest of it in case anything happened to mine now. (I was sad to see the license be cut apart) and I headed over to get my picture taken. Now I don't have the same belief as my father, that you don't really need to smile for a DL picture because you aren't smiling if you get pulled over, I get ready and do my hair and make up, I want to like my picture. I took my picture, liked it and (as I already knew) I got a temporary license. Yes, in Kansas, they don't have the machines to print out the license (like I had in NE) while you are waiting, so I got a piece of paper that serves as my temp license until my real one is mailed to me in 7-10 days. Hopefully it will arrive before I head off for Vegas. Why is this necessary? Welcome to Kansas!
3. Kansas License Plates (or Tags as they call them)
After realizing that I probably shouldn't wait until next month (like I had originally planned) to get my new Kansas plates, I headed in today to get them. The process is this when having an out-of-state lien on the title. 1. Get the bank to fax a copy of the title to the tag office, 2. Get the vehicle inspected for 10 dollars to make sure the VIN is the same, 3. stand in line to get tags. Now this process when very smoothly and I think the people at the tag office were wonderful. Courtney faxed my title to the office, I picked it up, picked up a number (for number 3) and headed around to have my car inspected, no this isn't an emissions inspection, just VIN and engine inspection. I don't really think it's 10 dollars worth, but whatever. Then I headed back in to the other part of the building and because I had pulled a number before I got inspected, my number was just 7 off, and with 4 of them not there any more, I only waited about 5 minutes. The lady that registered my car was very nice. So now I currently only have one, back plate. It's a pretty blue plate, but it's alpha numeric..which I've never been a fan of (which isn't like NE's plates unless you live in Lincoln or Omaha). I have an empty, stupid looking hole where my front plate was, which will need to be filled with a Husker's plate when I have the time to get one. Plus this plate is only temporary until my new Kansas personalized plate. Welcome to Kansas
4. Voter's Registration
Now this was the first thing I got completed, since the Democratic Caucus was in early February. I've even got my very own voter's card! Welcome to Kansas!
So now I am officially a Kansan!!!
Much love!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Why sick in May?
Well I've only been sick once before this winter, and it was just a little head cold, but I've got it again. Seems to be the same thing...head cold, but why in the middle of May? I mean seriously, it's MAY 15th! Insane. I do not appreciate being sick now, but I am grateful that I haven't been worse thus far and this looks to be a minor issue as well.
Today started off all wrong, First I couldn't get to sleep last night, with things running through my head and the nap I took last night...totally kept me awake until after 2am. I finally fell asleep, but it wasn't a terribly restful sleep, I wasn't in the deep sleep, I can remember playing along with dreams and checking the time. I did wake up and turn my alarm to snooze and turned off my cell phone at 5am...and proceeded to fall back into my crazy, weird sleep. Now this is all fine and dandy when you don't have to be at work at 6am. I woke up just about 5:40ish, called work and told them I'd just gotten up and would be in as quickly as possible. I knew I wouldn't be there when I normally got there as 5:40 is when I leave for work. So I threw on the clothes I already had laid out, put in my contacts and threw on a touch of make up. I was out the door and in my car by 5:50am and hit work at 6am on the dot, so I wasn't late technically, but we are kinda supposed to be there 10 minutes early. That started my day, and by 9am, my nose was like a faucet and I didn't feel well. I kept sneezing, and the sneezing hurt..that big. Not fun. I contemplated going home from work with the sick leave I've accumulated, but it's always been hard for me to accept going home for being sick. I never want to miss out on things (like school work and class) or not accomplish what I need to, so I figured I'd be ok. I started feeling better by 11am, and thought ha! If I'd have gone home, I'd be a hypocrite and wimp for leaving when I should be at work. But by 1pm I felt awful again, and by that time I just needed to stick out the last couple hours. I got off at 3, headed to target to buy some sudafed and headed back home and straight into bed. I slept 4 hours and felt much better afterward. So that's my day.
I'm glad I am on a 2 mornings, 2 evenings this week, as I'm done with my mornings and I don't have to be at work until 3pm tomorrow night. Tomorrow I'm planning on getting my Kansas license plates, talk about exciting! Not really, I'll be sad to see my NE plates go, I've always been proud of having them. I'm hoping that it won't be to big of an issue tomorrow and I can get it done relatively quickly. 1 hour to 1.5 hours...at max. We'll see. I need to sleep in and get rested so I can get better and do that, I'm sure it can get done.
Next week is an all 6am morning week, so hopefully I can get into a groove and stay awake during the afternoons after work so I can sleep at night and be rested for work. Who knows. It's my first 5 day straight mornings in a long long time, and I can't say I've missed it to much. Well for now, it's back to the TV...(no not bed...remember I took a nap, so bed later) I've got to watch Lost! I hope I feel better sooner rather than later!
Love all!
Today started off all wrong, First I couldn't get to sleep last night, with things running through my head and the nap I took last night...totally kept me awake until after 2am. I finally fell asleep, but it wasn't a terribly restful sleep, I wasn't in the deep sleep, I can remember playing along with dreams and checking the time. I did wake up and turn my alarm to snooze and turned off my cell phone at 5am...and proceeded to fall back into my crazy, weird sleep. Now this is all fine and dandy when you don't have to be at work at 6am. I woke up just about 5:40ish, called work and told them I'd just gotten up and would be in as quickly as possible. I knew I wouldn't be there when I normally got there as 5:40 is when I leave for work. So I threw on the clothes I already had laid out, put in my contacts and threw on a touch of make up. I was out the door and in my car by 5:50am and hit work at 6am on the dot, so I wasn't late technically, but we are kinda supposed to be there 10 minutes early. That started my day, and by 9am, my nose was like a faucet and I didn't feel well. I kept sneezing, and the sneezing hurt..that big. Not fun. I contemplated going home from work with the sick leave I've accumulated, but it's always been hard for me to accept going home for being sick. I never want to miss out on things (like school work and class) or not accomplish what I need to, so I figured I'd be ok. I started feeling better by 11am, and thought ha! If I'd have gone home, I'd be a hypocrite and wimp for leaving when I should be at work. But by 1pm I felt awful again, and by that time I just needed to stick out the last couple hours. I got off at 3, headed to target to buy some sudafed and headed back home and straight into bed. I slept 4 hours and felt much better afterward. So that's my day.
I'm glad I am on a 2 mornings, 2 evenings this week, as I'm done with my mornings and I don't have to be at work until 3pm tomorrow night. Tomorrow I'm planning on getting my Kansas license plates, talk about exciting! Not really, I'll be sad to see my NE plates go, I've always been proud of having them. I'm hoping that it won't be to big of an issue tomorrow and I can get it done relatively quickly. 1 hour to 1.5 hours...at max. We'll see. I need to sleep in and get rested so I can get better and do that, I'm sure it can get done.
Next week is an all 6am morning week, so hopefully I can get into a groove and stay awake during the afternoons after work so I can sleep at night and be rested for work. Who knows. It's my first 5 day straight mornings in a long long time, and I can't say I've missed it to much. Well for now, it's back to the TV...(no not bed...remember I took a nap, so bed later) I've got to watch Lost! I hope I feel better sooner rather than later!
Love all!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Storms of the Night
Boy am I getting worse and worse at this whole blogging thing. I blame it on my lack of wanting to be on my computer when I get home from work. I don't even check (listen carefully) facebook once a day! AH(gasp) I know! Your saying, she who had it up constantly doesn't check it.. No, no I don't. Thus myspace and blogging doesn't get checked either. I'm getting worse. However, I'm on top of my e-mailing, so send me one of those, I'll get right back to ya.
Anywho, I had a long day, but it didn't seem so long, which was very nice. I started out my day in a constant moderate rain in Kearney, Nebraska, heading out at 9am for a 4.5 hour drive to Wichita, Kansas. I finally got out of the rain near the state line, and had a good drive to Wichita. I got home, unloaded my car. Which really consisted of bring everything in and putting it in the room that it would later be unpacked in. I made some lunch, well put together whatever I could find, since I have very very little to eat in my apt and headed to work for a 9 hour shift.
Within 15 minutes of being at work, storms erupted southeast of Wichita and moved at a pretty good clip east across southeastern Kansas. We consistently had reports of golf ball and tennis ball sized hail, which can damage your car or other belongings quite well. Just as the storms were about to leave our county warning area, we finally started getting a couple of funnel clouds to go with all of the rotation that we'd had throughout the event. Both storms that had funnel clouds did produce tornadoes, but nothing really in our area. One touched down on the state line and moved into Oklahoma where it became deadly and killed 5 people (known at this time) and damaged a 20 block area through town. I'm not sure how big the town is, but 20 blocks seems big in a small town . Tornadoes continued with that storm and moved into Missouri and killed more people. Last I saw, 10 people lost their lives to the weather today. It brings it all in to perspective. We were lucky, all of the storms initiated in our area and moved out, we could be doing damage surveys tomorrow, but instead Tulsa and Springfield among others are, we are lucky.
It's difficult to know that a tornado has a lead time for a warning of 15 minutes and still many people die. We do what we do to save lives, and it no doubt does, but it makes you sad when not everyone listens or is able to survive a weather tragedy. I'm not there yet, but someday I'll be issuing warnings and praying that everyone is listening and taking cover, it changes you to be apart of something so big like a weather event i.e. tornado, flood, hurricane. Just some of the more stressful times of the job. I do what I do because I want to help people. I do enjoy studying the weather, but never wish for people to be hurt, or there to be damage. I'm still learning what it's like to be present and working on an event. We were lucky today, but when will the next time be?
I'm loving my job and I still have a hard time believing that I'm actually here and this is what I get to do for the rest of my life. Today, which is still Saturday the 10th to me, marks my 5 month date for being in the Weather Service. Many more stormy nights and days ahead!
Love all!
Anywho, I had a long day, but it didn't seem so long, which was very nice. I started out my day in a constant moderate rain in Kearney, Nebraska, heading out at 9am for a 4.5 hour drive to Wichita, Kansas. I finally got out of the rain near the state line, and had a good drive to Wichita. I got home, unloaded my car. Which really consisted of bring everything in and putting it in the room that it would later be unpacked in. I made some lunch, well put together whatever I could find, since I have very very little to eat in my apt and headed to work for a 9 hour shift.
Within 15 minutes of being at work, storms erupted southeast of Wichita and moved at a pretty good clip east across southeastern Kansas. We consistently had reports of golf ball and tennis ball sized hail, which can damage your car or other belongings quite well. Just as the storms were about to leave our county warning area, we finally started getting a couple of funnel clouds to go with all of the rotation that we'd had throughout the event. Both storms that had funnel clouds did produce tornadoes, but nothing really in our area. One touched down on the state line and moved into Oklahoma where it became deadly and killed 5 people (known at this time) and damaged a 20 block area through town. I'm not sure how big the town is, but 20 blocks seems big in a small town . Tornadoes continued with that storm and moved into Missouri and killed more people. Last I saw, 10 people lost their lives to the weather today. It brings it all in to perspective. We were lucky, all of the storms initiated in our area and moved out, we could be doing damage surveys tomorrow, but instead Tulsa and Springfield among others are, we are lucky.
It's difficult to know that a tornado has a lead time for a warning of 15 minutes and still many people die. We do what we do to save lives, and it no doubt does, but it makes you sad when not everyone listens or is able to survive a weather tragedy. I'm not there yet, but someday I'll be issuing warnings and praying that everyone is listening and taking cover, it changes you to be apart of something so big like a weather event i.e. tornado, flood, hurricane. Just some of the more stressful times of the job. I do what I do because I want to help people. I do enjoy studying the weather, but never wish for people to be hurt, or there to be damage. I'm still learning what it's like to be present and working on an event. We were lucky today, but when will the next time be?
I'm loving my job and I still have a hard time believing that I'm actually here and this is what I get to do for the rest of my life. Today, which is still Saturday the 10th to me, marks my 5 month date for being in the Weather Service. Many more stormy nights and days ahead!
Love all!