Kentucky tornados

[Trevor]

Horrible to see the footage: our Rev lives in that state, I hope he's OK.

[Rev. Powell]

No probs, it's a big state. It was well south and west of me. Bad news for the people killed in the candle factory. Why were they working overnight in tornado watch conditions?

[RCMerchant]

Up here in SW Michigan, we had a thunderstorm last night, and 60 mph winds all day.

[LilCerberus]

Bad news for the people killed in the candle factory. Why were they working overnight in tornado watch conditions?

That's the unskilled labor class.
When I was at the Times-Dispatch, you had to be there if all the bridges were closed & monsters were attacking the city...
Once there was a blizzard (rare around here), & I had to call my parents with their 4x4 in another county to take me to yet another county to avoid getting fired, & another guy came from another part of the state just as we were winding down to avoid the absence, probably the only day they ever excused tardis to my memory...
Management was ALWAYS calling us on the carpet threatening to fire us, & I don't mean gentle reminders, I mean threats.,...

Wasn't worth it, but that's the situation in some towns.....

[RCMerchant]

 ^ Honee Bear was the same way. There was a tornado warning in our area- and I was still at work outside at 6: am. I had been their since 7 pm the night before.                                                                                

[bob]

Up here in SW Michigan, we had a thunderstorm last night, and 60 mph winds all day.

and I thought winds were bad in Wisconsin today with 20 MPH at the most

[LilCerberus]

No probs, it's a big state. It was well south and west of me. Bad news for the people killed in the candle factory. Why were they working overnight in tornado watch conditions?

Well, management tried saying on Sunday evening that the storm came out of nowhere with little warning, but since last night, the employees have been saying they knew three hours in advance, but were threatened with termination.....

[Allhallowsday]

No probs, it's a big state. It was well south and west of me. Bad news for the people killed in the candle factory. Why were they working overnight in tornado watch conditions?

It's terrible.  God help all the people. 

[ER]

A guy I knew in high school teaches at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, and told me a sad story this week of a dog who survived the storm but his owner did not, and he led rescuers to where his owner was dead and buried under rubble. I don't know if that's a well-known incident from this disaster or something he heard from being down there but that's just very sad.