Hi Phil,

Vernon saw it on TV this morning.

I'm praising God that the tornado did not touch down.

I will keep praying for your safety.

Don't ya just love those sweet little ones! They are so sweet, and 
loving and squeezable! lol.

Praying for no more tornados at all.

Love and Blessings,

Pat Ferguson



At 10:17 PM 6/14/2009, you wrote:
>My newly born again, 5 year old grandson, has been talking about 
>tornadoes and funnel clouds for weeks.  He keeps saying he wants to 
>see one.  Well, today, he did.  He looked out, as the storm 
>approached, and said, "Hey, the funnel cloud/tornado, is coming 
>closer to the ground over our house.  My son looked out, and it was 
>true and confirmed by the national weather service and by the ham 
>radio tornado spotters on my radio I was listening to.  It passed 
>over and went east but then dissipated and never touched down.  Did 
>you know that a tornado does not need to touch the ground to be 
>called a tornado?  When the tail of the funnel clouds is still 
>several hundred feet above the ground, it begins to generate what is 
>called a debris cloud.  The winds can be upwards of 100 miles an 
>hour on the ground stirring up dust, lose boards, bottles, and 
>anything that isn't nailed down or maybe was nailed down but sucked 
>up off the ground level by the high winds.  The minute a debris 
>cloud is generated, regardless of how high the tail of the funnel is 
>off the ground, it then becomes an official tornado on the ground 
>although it hasn't yet touched down.  Anyhow, Elijah saw one today 
>but praise God, it didn't come down or I may not be talking to you now.
>
>Phil.
>
>
>Phil.