Yesterday went by fast at work. I knew I was in for one of those days right as we were changing shifts and trying to get situated at our consoles. There was a 911 call for an injury accident. Add to that numerous traffic stops by various officers and I was already behind. I was sitting at the main console yesterday, which receives information about weather, warrants, and various “be on the lookouts” from other counties and other states. About an hour into the shift I received a thunderstorm watch for our county. Anytime there is a watch or warning we have to go down a list and notify various people and organizations. Shortly after I finished notifying everyone, we received a severe thunderstorm warning. My first thought was it was kind of annoying because now I had to call those same people back and let them know.
The storm was actually three separate storms. We had everyone traipsing through the dispatch room from about 9am-1pm, because that area becomes the headquarters for emergency management. The storm was massive and had everything from pea size hail to soft ball size hail. Yes, softball. When one of the officers gave that report on the radio we all did a double take just to confirm he didn’t say golf ball. They decided to sound the storm/tornado sirens to alert everyone to the intensity of this storm and hopefully save the lives of silly people who still like to be outside during events like this. Thankfully no lives were lost. We had some injuries, a lot of damage to vehicles and buildings and thankfully none of the funnel clouds that were seen in the air ever touched down and turned into tornadoes.
I had taken my husband’s vehicle to work yesterday and he had taken mine. Both vehicles sustained some minor hail damage. Considering some people have to buy new windows or have their cars totaled, I think we can get past some minor dents. Thankfully we had left our truck at home parked in our shed. It came through without a problem.
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