3 days , 14 states , ad over 240 tornado left there mark on the South/Midwest region of the United States. Last Thursday began the three-day long string of natural disasters that left many now homeless. In North Carolina alone over 800 homes were destroyed or demolished alone.  One resident describes her experiences as eeryly similar to a scene from The Wizard of Oz , with the strong winds lifting both homes and animals in the sky.

The states hit were Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. The twisters demolished homes into wood pieces which serve as  evidence of the true power of the wind and devastation that is possible due to mother nature.

Tornado activity isnt strange in this region of the country but the startling fact of it all is the amount of tornados and the time span in which these hundreds of wind systems did their damage. The photos are starting to look at, with the death toll at 45 people already across the 14 states affected.

Scott Sharp, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service office , said the devastation was due to “a family of tornadoes” that were part of the same thunderstorm system, with one rotating updraft cropping up after another had dissipated according to a CNN article on the tornado disasters. The aftermath has put hundreds out of homes and now the areas start the clean up phase.

Another weather disaster after another, gets me thinking that here in Miami,Florida we really are blessed to only have one major natural disaster occur in our region from time to time. At least until August’s Hurricane Season we wont have to worry about Hurricanes but even the thought of losing my home scares me. Crossing my fingers we have a graceful Hurricane Season here in South Florida.

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