Tennessee fortunately has been spared the worst ravages of countless terrible tornadoes that have struck our neighbors in Georgia, Alabama and particularly Mississippi in recent days.
Storms, sometimes miles wide and many miles long, have caused losses of life, destruction of homes and businesses, uprooted trees and toppled cars, and created other destruction and distress south of us.
There is little defense against tornadoes, except to seek storm cellars or other sheltered places. The forces of nature are tremendous, as air masses powered by varied temperatures have swept indiscriminately at speeds of hundreds of miles an hour in unpredictable areas.
We are reminded shockingly of the powers of nature and mankind’s limits in dealing with them. We are saddened by the loss of lives and property, as we anxiously watch weather patterns in this season.