Weathering The Storm…

by | Apr 25, 2011 | From the Heart, Inspirations | 6 comments

This Easter weekend was quite eventful.  Friday night as my husband and I prepared to have dinner, the tornado warning sirens sounded. The warning said that everyone should seek shelter immediately. We do not have a basement so my hubby, myself and my two doggies went to our utility room which is the safest room in the house. The utility room has no windows and does not have any outside walls.  For the next hour, we waited and prayed for the storm to stop. We prayed and God tells us to put him in remembrance of his word so we commanded the winds and rain to cease and cause no damage In Jesus Name. We prayed and released our guardian angels to protect us and everyone from any harm. We thought the storm was over because the winds and rains had diminished. But the sirens sounded a second time, and within a few minutes later, a third time, declaring more tornado warnings for our area. We continued praying and interceding for everyone’s safety. Twenty minutes had passed when we heard the strong winds blowing with the rain and hail. This was the time the tornado touched down in several locations in Saint Louis County, including the airport.

Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, only a few miles from our house, suffered significant damage when the EF-3 tornado hit the terminal with sustained winds up to 165mph. This airport security video captured the tornado as it rustled through the terminal. This video shows how forcefully the wind hit the airport terminal.

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The media report 2,700 homes and buildings throughout the Saint Louis area received significant damage. The National Weather Service has declared this to be the worst tornado to come through Saint Louis since 1967. In spite of the destruction, no lives were lost. Some people may call it being lucky, but I call it divine intervention. St. Louis Post Dispatch has pictures of the extent of the damage of the horrific tornado.

On our way to church this Sunday I took a couple of pictures on my phone of the Bellfontaine Neighbors area which was one of the areas that the tornado went through. It was so strange to drive down the street and we could see no damage at all. Then suddenly, we saw trees ripped apart, power lines down and roofs damaged. The whole path of the damage was only about three blocks wide. We have a friend who lives in the area who lost power during the storm. She did not get the power back on until early Sunday morning. There are still some homes without power so I pray they get there power on soon.

Bellfontaine Neighbors area

Bellfontaine Neighbors area

This was a horrible storm and tornado which we will soon not forget. Our home was not affected by the storm. Thank God no lives were lost. Please continue to pray for the people whose homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed.