Scott County Storm Thursday Night

Info from Scott Co in the Georgetown News Graphic.

Scott County weathers storms
UPDATED 3:40 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 28 — Two funnel clouds sightings near Mallard Point were confirmed Thursday night, but Scott County escaped with minor damage. A tornado warning for Scott County was issued at 9:34 p.m. and lifted at 10:15.

The Georgetown-Scott County Emergency Management Agency confirmed two funnel cloud sightings near Mallard Point, but neither of them touched down, director Jack Donovan said. Another funnel cloud was spotted near CVS Pharmacy in Georgetown, he said, but that one was not confirmed.

Reports of a funnel cloud near Switzer Avenue in Stamping Ground were broadcast over the emergency scanner Thursday night.

Complete coverage of the storm will appear in Sunday’s News-Graphic.

Tornadoes and Mayham

Wow, a bit less than 36 hours ago life was interesting and uncertain. A bit after 9 pm Thursday night, I got out of the shower to find that Scott Co and most of the surrounding area was under a sever thunderstorm warning as well as a Tornado Watch. A tornado had already been spotted and touched down in Henry Co and the worst seemed to be conversioning on Scott Co. So I gathered up a snack and some research materials and headed to the clubhouse of the apartment complex. The bottom half of the clubhouse is solidly under ground. Initially there was only one other couple and a friend of mine down there. But by 10 oclock when the worst of the storm was about to hit, I was surrounded by 20-30 of my neighbors with their animals and children. Though I am uncertain of what all damage happened in Scott Co, I do know that it did not seem to be overly bad when we finally left shelter and headed back to our individual apts. We were the lucky ones.

Just south of Georgetown and fairly close to the Scott Co/Fayette Co border, there was not as much luck. As I watched the news, it was amazing the focus on Scott Co and then all of a sudden North Lexington was hit and it was all over. The last report that I read confirmed an F2 tornado (actually they are saying F3 now) struck the backside of Masterson Station and then went over Sandersville Road towards Jaggie Fox. Then over Georgetown Rd into some new development off of Citation Blvd. Not sure that the tornado then continued over I-75 towards the waffle house and on that way or if it was just the massive straight line winds that laid trees over and apparently destroyed the Waffle House at i-75 and Newtown Pike.

I had yesterday off so I did not see the brunt of the damage over at my office but I did hear a bit about it. Apparently the roof was off of CarQuest and installation was everywhere. It will be interesting to see how some of the new development withstood the storm. Especially the bldg that is totally open because it is without windows at this pt. Our office apparently lost a couple windows and some of the windows are no longer straight on the building, which is definitely an interesting picture.

I did make it into Lexington early Friday morning for an interview. I actually was wandering if anything was really going to happen since there ar a lot of people who live in the Masterson Station area that work at this company. But everything went on smoothly and I liked the position and the vast majority of things to be learned. Back to the storm.

Driving down the interstate right prior to Newtown Pike you could start to see the damage. Trees that once were straight wer now at a 45 degree angle. Signs were all cockeyed (not sure on the sp) and you could definitely tell something went through there. At some places there was groups of trees and then one or two that were snapped at the base.

It is all so amazing to see and there are so many reasons why I am so fascinated with it all. To my rememberance, this is the first time that I have been so close to such a powerful storm that caused so much damage. I have gone into shelter in the past for tornado watches and warning but do not remember a tornado every materializing so close. Also, I know this area affected and I drive by the majority of it on a daily basis. To see the landscape change so drastically, it is awe inspiring. Its a lot like the Ice Storm of 2003 where you hear so much about storms and their damage but until you experience it, there is no real understanding of the devastation and affects. I also have a multitude of friends that leave in the Masterson Station area. Thus far all those I have talked to are okay. There are couple people that I know in the area that I am unsure if their house was damaged or not. I wish them the best.

I do know this. God was watching over everyone in the area of these storms. There was no serious injuries or death. And lucky for one family, they were not home when there house was leveled. God was really caring for them. Thank ya Jesus.

Here are some links to newsreports on the storms:
WKYT-Tornadoe Cleanup under way in North Lexington
Lex Herald Leader - 'There was a tornado'
Lex Herald Leader - Nearly Every Street Blocked by trees, lines

Travel Kentucky

So enough on how many states you have visited and how many countries you have visited.

How many counties have you visited in the state of KY? Anyone not familiar with KY, there are 120 individual counties in the state of KY to visit. It also takes at least 7 hrs if not more to get from the western part of the state to the far eastern part of the state. Find the map of Kentucky via county at
Kentucky County Map.

Good Luck figuring out where you have and where you haven't been. I am going to have to take some time to figure out where all I have been. I do know that I have covered the majority of far Western KY but past that I am getting lost. I will give an update soon.

Complete Sensible Sentences

Okay if my last two blogs make no sense, I would not be suprised. I read them over and over again and wondered what the heck I was writing. I think its late and its Friday and my brain is mush. So please excuse any grammatical errors or run on sentences.

A .... please do not fall out of your seat when you look at my blog the next time.

Stately Places

Like the places of the world my stately visits are not overly impressive either. Along with that, the majority of the states which I have visited all happened mostly before I was 5 yrs old. My first trip to DC was before I was even 1 or very close to it. My mom does have her favorite DC story, which is of me getting sick on the steps of the White House.



create your own personalized map of the USA
or write about it on the open travel guide

Worldly Places

I have not traveled a lot outside the country but I thought it would be fun to let people know where I have been. And hopefully add some stories in the future as well as new countries.



create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide

Insurance

Once upon a time, I actually had good insurance. Then I started working for a company that handles outsourcing for insurance companies and my insurance goes to pot. Does this make sense at all? I didn't really think so.

So today in the mail I get a letter from the Lap companies collections department. Yes I have received a bill not once but twice regarding this payment. And not once but twice I have called both the Lab Company and my insurance and fully explained the situation. The last call the insurance said that they just fixed and paid the bill. This was around April 24. Apparently there is still a huge mix up and if this hurts my credit. I am going to be even more ticked than I already am.

I really don't want to get any more lab work done because it takes several hrs and I guess months to get it corrected again.

Well that is my diatribe on insurance for now :-)

Pressure Pressure

Friends are great people. They really truely are. So my friends are pressuring me okay maybe not pressuring but encouraging me to get into this whole blogging thing. I actually like the idea. Its like a website that keeps on growing and you dont have to constantly maintain the old stuff because it rolls right on off the otherside. Therefore you always have something new on your site as long as you are making new posts.

Hesitation: Well since I am in IT/Computers, I feel that my site should be more customized than just using a template that is predefined. But at the same time that requires me thinking even more when I get home about work which is not so thrilling at the moment. But maybe one day soon things will change and I will have more free time to play and enjoy developing my blog. So for now please ignore the plainess and dullness of the site and enjoy the discussion.

A: I know there is already a new post and you have only been gone for two days. Who knows what might be here when you get back stateside. I will just have to wait and see if it is good enough to make it as a link on your site.

C: Thanks for all the advice earlier on templates and ideas for my blog. Hopefully, I will not disappoint your readers since you were nice enough to put up a link to my site though it is very bare at the moment.

All of my friends are really getting into this whole blog thing. As you can tell, I started my blog last fall and really haven't touched it since then. So my site is still pretty plain but maybe I will see about fixing that up in the near future but in the meantime enjoy what you read.

So as I read my friends blog, I ran across this fun quiz about "What color is your brain?". So here are my results:




At work or in school: I like to be with people, sharing with them, inspiring them, and helping them. I work and learn best when I can take into consideration people and the human element. I flourish in an atmosphere of cooperation.
With friends: I always look for perfect love. I am very romantic, and I enjoy doing thoughtful things for others. I am affectionate, supportive and a good listener.
With family: I like to be happy and loving. I am very sensitive to rejection from my family and to family conflicts. I really like to be well thought of and need frequent reassurance. I love intimate talks and warm feelings.

Here goes nothing. Heard about blogging from a friend so thought I would try it out.