Twister near Kansas City

[mcgillianaire]

Hiding inside the freezer room of a McDonald's just off the Interstate Highway 17 near Liberty, Missouri. You can see dad's head in the left foreground. A tornado passed within a mile of where we took refuge!

Phew! Heavy rains overnight. Woke up at 4 to catch a plane from Des Moines, a 2h30 drive away from Maharishi Vedic City. All flights to Chicago were cancelled, including ours. Our connection to St Louis was also cancelled. No chance of getting to Detroit until tomorrow and that was contingent on the weather improving. We had two options, drive down to Omaha where the weather was probably a bit better or as bad as Des Moines, or drive to Kansas City and catch a flight via Memphis, Tennessee. We opted for the latter, only to find ourselves driving straight into the path of a 30mph tornado just before the airport. As the rain picked up we pulled into a Mickey D's. As the twister approached our temporary abode of safety, the kind staff hollered us into the freezer room. Needless to say, it was quite chilly inside but luckily we only had to spend about a dozen or so minutes there before it was safe to come out. We continued on to Kansas City International Airport. Just as we stepped inside, another thunderstorm lashed hard onto the terminal building. We're now sitting at the gate and hoping to board our aircraft to Memphis in about 90mins. Wish us the best!

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[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[chu_hi.livejournal.com]

I'm in your city! Where are you?!

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I was here but didn't see your message until now! Got back that day from America but was caught up with my dad and sis who left only a few minutes ago. What did you get up to? And visit again soon!!! Hope you're well. :)