TORNADO

I was stiff this morning until nearly noon, then gradually started loosening up some. We went to the movie ($6.00 matinee) about 4:15 to see RED. It is really funny - it’s loud - lots of explosions and gunfire, but a terrific cast, mostly playing against type. We really liked it.

We were going out to eat afterwards, but it was just starting to look really bad as we came out, so decided to head for home (5 minutes away). Not our best decision. Turns out we drove through the squall line, and the rain has actually eased up some as we got home.

As we got in the car, we noticed a really suspicious looking set of clouds very near where we were (maybe a mile away). We were driving in the opposite direction, so we headed on. When we finally turned the TV on, we found that it was a tornado that touched down right at our end of the Chickamauga Dam (maybe 1.5-2 miles from our house). There was a multi-car pile-up on the road over the dam, and some construction trailers destroyed. As reports have come in over the evening, there is a good bit of property damage along the lake and the north end of the dam, but fortunately, no serious injuries. It’s still raining, but even with all that, we’ve only had about an inch of rain here.
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More photos from Chihuly at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens.