We're not in Kansas...

But you wouldn't know it. There were strong thunderstorms in St. Louis Monday night, and I was headed there from Boston. We were delayed in Boston about 45 minutes because of the weather, and the captain told the crew, "We might make it, we might not." It was unclear how bad the storm would be by the time we arrived, and there was a possibility that we would have to divert to another city. We made it in ok, despite being pelted by hail and heavy rain on approach. We even made up most of the 45 minute delay in the air.

Its after we landed that it got scary... On my way to the crashpad, loud tornado warning sirens started blaring... one right by the car as we drove to the crashpad, another in the parking lot of the crash pad. The rain really picked up... it was coming down hard, fast and heavy. I ran to the apartment, getting drenched on the way and made a beeline for the bathroom... taking my place in the bathtub. Although the warning lasted 30 minutes, it was SCARY! When Beth and I were in Minneapolis this summer, there were tornado warnings there, but in the surrounding areas, not right where we were. This time, the sirens were going off not only in our area, but right by the apartment. It freaked me out. Fortunately, there was no tornado, but still, it was scary. I could do without that again.