The southwest suburban area of Chicago, where I grew up, is the tornado alley of Illinois. No one is sure why--it's believed it has something to do with the area's location near the "heat island" of Chicago as well as the southern end of Lake Michigan.
I never saw a tornado while living there, but I did see two funnel clouds--tornadoes that hadn't touched ground.
So I've always had a bit of fatalism about me because of that--living with the thought that within a few minutes, my life can turn upside down--just as it did for most of the residents of tiny Greensburg, Kansas last night.
Joni, a native of Greensburg, writes about the tragedy on her blog.
Tonight is another rough night on the Plains, as there are reports of tornadoes from South Dakota down to Oklahoma.
The picture of Greensburg, taken by Jamie Oppenheimer, is courtesy of the Wichita Eagle.
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