A tornado on New Year's Eve in St. Louis...Talk about ringing in 2011 with a bang?!
Umm, yeah.
I will not even begin to touch upon the frightening climate changes that would lead to such a bizarre and unusual event. Period. That is an entirely different post. Actually an entirely different blog all together?! Regardless, yes we in St. Louis were blessed with an unseasonable tornado on New Year's Eve. Actually, several of them were spotted across the St. Louis region.
Unfortunately, the Nenonen Family's personal zip code was one of the unlucky ones that was visited by one of the numerous rotations spotted around the Metro area. Here is the damage that occurred in my neighborhood as we all hunkered down in our West County basement...