[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

I will now assign tornadoes and their attendant thunderstorms. I just came up from the basement, where my husband is still vacuuming up rainwater, to try to get hold of my sister, who lives about two miles away. She lost power while we were talking (yes, I know you should get off the phone when it's storming, but she called first, and didn't know that there was a tornado heading her way). A tree came down in her backyard and hit her building, and she thought it was just strong wind. She's okay, thank God, but she still has no power, and I suspect it'll be a while before she gets it back. Lots of damage all over the place. I hope nobody was hurt -- and thank heavens for old fashioned land line phones that care naught for power failures and damage to cell towers.