In just the past week a flurry of twisters have struck in the area we call Tornado Alley. The current tally is 45 dead and hundreds if not thousands homeless.

A major storm that was a big contributor to the damage came through here last week with winds and hail that had me very concerned it was going to knock out the windows in the casa. I was amazed to find no hail damage to my cars afterwards with the ferocity this storm hit with

You cats down under get massive cyclones which can be tracked and at least to some degree be prepared for. Tornadoes just appear above us with little if any warning prior to them hitting.

If you hear the sound of a train comin down the road and know there aren't any tracks near by, that's about the only warning you're likely to get and fast action in finding shelter is all you can do