April 27, 2011. 5pm. Darkness outside. No electricity. A weather radio sounding off every few seconds (or at least it seemed that frequently). Finally, a calm moment when the girls were already in their pajamas playing their DS's in what little daylight we would have left.
Although we had already taken cover in our laundry room 2-3 times, when our electricity went out around 4pm, we had no idea of the devastation around us. Earlier in the afternoon we were glued to the TV watching the meteorologists try to cover multiple tornadoes at once. . . they would give warning that a tornado was forming and try to provide it's projected path, but seconds later, a new tornado would arise that needed their attention. I will never forget hearing one TV meteorologist state "People are reporting that the towns of Phil Campbell and Hackleburg are completely gone." This is the reality of the EF-5 tornado that started in Mississippi and tracked through North Alabama into Tennessee. We were extremely fortunate and completely spared where we live, but so many close to us were not.
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