We survived the Great Storm of '08!

Turns out the tornados were really the least of our worries. It hasn't been confirmed yet if any actually touched down. We heard officials from the National Weather something-or-other came up to look at the damage to verify the tornados, but I haven't heard what they found. What caused the most damage was the rain. There's flooding everywhere. They also evacuated the state park fearing that the dam might collapse. It's holding so far, thank God. I'd hate to see the damage that'd cause. 

A lot of people are out of their homes right now. A family just four houses down from my parents have three feet of water inside their house. My mom and dad's living room was flooded. Thankfully, we live at the top of a huge hill, so flooding wasn't a problem here, however, rain DID leak in through our roof! It's a bummer, but really, compared to the other things going on here, it's minor.

Mr. Jen and Son drove around taking pictures today and I have one picture taken from the newspaper. I'll post below.

Here's the bridge just a mile from my parents' house. I've never seen the river so high. Those are trees sticking out of the water!

Another of the river...

That river, when not flooded, is no wider than a car. 

A van stuck in Walmart's flooding!


This picture was taken a block from our house. The road completely washed out and into the marina next to it.


Mr. Jen and I want to get out tomorrow and take more pictures. I guess that'll depend on whether or not we can get past road blocks. We'll see!

Thanks for everyone's thoughts and comments on my last post. :) I really appreciated it! I'm glad everyone here is fine. From the sounds of it, no one was injured, but it's too bad so many people have flood damage.