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F.F. I am looking at the Radar and its like the storm keeps just regenerating along the same line. Its moving very slowly. Glad you made it to the basement! Folks in Oklahoma and parts of Kansas might not have homes with basement, so that is something to be glad about. Hope you get power back soon! Fortunate that its not winter or summer and you have spring temperatures.

When this came through the KC area the wind gusts were a bit like something slammed on the house, and the house would creak and groan. It was disturbing, like something in a horror film. Gusts were up to 75MPH, so just below hurricane force. We caught one corner of the storm as it passed so it did not last long.

This is a dangerous storm.

(Sure you are aware of this already, but make certain that your generator is outside so that you are not breathing exhaust!)

I just now saw your reply. Still no power. Have gas for a little while more, but we will likely need to go get more before long.

There was a confirmed tornado in the area. I don’t know how close to us, but a warehouse had a whole wall cave in and trap somebody. They got the worker out after a couple of hours. That’s scary.

Yes, our generator is out in the driveway. We have been talking about upgrading to an automatic whole house generator by Fall. This will kick that purchase into high gear.

We walked the neighborhood about an hour ago. Some tree damage, but thankfully not on houses or in driveways or the road. One neighbor’s basement sump pump isn’t working and the generator they had wasn’t working, so the neighbor across the street has lent him his smaller one. Apparently he had two, so how lucky is that?

I’ve offered to keep some food in our garage fridge/freezer if they want but they haven’t taken me up on that yet.

We expect more rain and storms in a few hours, so I think I’m going to head out for gas in a few minutes. There’s only one gas station near here that has the right kind. They may be out. Say some prayers. So far we’ve dodged a bullet, it I hope the power is restored soon. No wifi either but I’m tethered to my phone for now. It keeps dropping though.

We have enough creature comforts to get by. One ceiling fan is operational (for air movement) and two sets of outlets, enough for charging things and a couple of lamps. Microwave works, but not the oven, and we have a gas stove top. Plus there’s always the outdoor grill if we need to go that route.