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we have been consumed by the events since 230 yesterday, when our son called after he and our granddaughter emerged from their basement to say they were OK.
Twister touched down close to their home in the Clayton-Richmond Heights area and literally moved along the path towad Merramec Elem, where grandsons are in 1st and 2nd grade, Boys were in school basement when twister cut thru property near the school. and they were kept inside over concerns about gas leaks and downed power lines,.
Bottom line all are OK, and all 3 grandkids are with mom and dad at tennis lessons I didnt know unti flhis morning how lucky they were to escape this tragedy
More later, TV coverage online has been excellent, but with too many heartbreaking stories. There was even footage along the street where boys would have to walk on days that their parents couldnt pick them up