thanks - those good vibes worked! The meteorologists were excitedly watching areas where a tornado could pop up, warnings were widespread. At one point they were focused on about 1/2 mi from my house. It's calmed down now to the point they signed off on live minute-to-minute coverage. Phew.
My next concern is the wall of water coming in behind - it could flood where I work. I brought my hiking boots (water proof and stable for my bad ankles) and a change of clothes just in case I need to help with the clean up. We have sump pumps,
shop vacs, squeegies and more at the ready. There's a project planned to improve the drainage around the building. We've already had 2 floods in the past 45 days. UGH.