Something Twisting Your Way?    
     

Dayton area

   It's good that our TV provider went dark Tuesday afternoon. The Weather Channel had me glued, with forecasts for deadly twisters possible where more than 20 of my relatives happen to live. Enough already.

   We texted a son and his wife, and an adult grandson, in Dayton, Ohio, which was whacked Monday night. Capable son was working his chain saw Tuesday morning. His Dayton suburb, Beavercreek, took a direct hit.  

   Capable daughter was serving with the Salvation Army in Jefferson City, Missouri, which suffered major damage previously. She was scheduled to return home to St. Louis yesterday, which she did. Neither city was or is out of harm's way this week, not to mention the highways she traveled.

   She texted us before leaving Jeff City, "We're surrounded by tornadoes everywhere up here." 

   The Weather Channel also announced that my rural home county, Mercer, in Western Pennsylvania, was under a strong-storm warning early Tuesday afternoon. 

   An hour or so earlier, we had called big sister up there, to confirm that she was watching the weather. She wasn't. So, we added her to Weather Channel viewership.

   Our people, and friends, in Tulsa, Kansas City, St. Louis, Indiana, Dayton, Cleveland and Pennsylvania are among 50 million Americans on alert this week. Maybe you are among them. This is no ordinary tornado season.

   Now, we learn that we're at fault - those of us in the deep South. We're harboring a high-pressure system that prevents Midwest moisture from spreading, adding to the strength of storms.  

   Sorry about that. 

   The TV is back on, so here goes...

         Jimmy