Christmas Tornado!

Yep, that's right!  We spent the better part of the 22nd building a kidding barn and re-doing our milking parlor because they were forecasting a winter storm for our area.  We did manage to get it all done...just in the nick of time. 

On Dec 23 we were under a thunderstorm watch that eventually turned into a tornado WARNING!  We went outside to keep an eye on the weather and were able to see the storm cell from the street.

It was really scary because it was so calm.  We watched as the funnel clouds developed and then were sucked back into the cell....

An ef2 tornado touched down about 10 miles from us, but no one was injured.  Here is a 3D radar image of the tornado as it touched down.  You can read more about the storm here.

No one was hurt, but some of the property damage was severe across town.

After the storm had passed, an eerie fog came across the road and all was calm.

Moments like this remind you count your blessings.