Ok, this is going to sound "old", but I remember when February was COLD!!! Now we have to expect unseasonably warm weather, which means the increased possibility of storms. Sure enough, February 5th brought a tornado right through Hoosier. Hoosier is technically Louisville, however it is an area in the country that is much like it's own community. Anyway, that is where our family farm is, Hoosier(rural Louisville). Some have said it wasn't classified as a tornado, but the odd things that happened are all tornado related...I'm stickn' to "it was a tornado". My mom was home and we are all fortunate that no one was injured and the damage was minimal.
The above photo is what was left of the swing set. When we moved to Alabama the swing set couldn't go so it went to my Grandma and Grandpa Cammon's farm so that all of the cousins could enjoy it. It got alot of use since my nieces are there often. When the storm blew through it picked up the wooden swing set and dropped pieces over 30 feet. It was really quite sad for us, that what our boys played on as little guys. Take a close look, the little plastic toys were left untouched in the rocks. The plastic lid to the dinosaur sand pile was even left in place. Tell me that's not the weirdness of a tornado.
This shot shows a large piece of metal, from the no longer standing building, wrapped in the branches of the tree. This was polling day and the township hall was busy with volunteers and people voting. That small building was off to the right of this tree and sustained minor damage.
We went home to help with the clean-up and my main job was picking up the sticks in the yard. This photo shows a large branch that was stuck into the ground by the strong wind from the storm. My niece, Sydney, even helped with the sticks. Even though it was unfortunate circumstances, it's always nice to go home for a visit. One bright spot for Bay and Jackson was they were able to attend their cousin Reagan's birthday party.
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