There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters Over that I have complete control.
Quotes about tornadoes (16 Quotes)
What concerns me, ... is sudden-onset events such as earthquakes, tornadoes, chemical spills, nuclear power plant accidents and potential terrorist threats.
I'm dismayed by this decision, having seen firsthand the damage these tornadoes caused, ... the country shouldn't be in the position of having to choose between victims of one disaster and victims of another.
So far this spring, 59 American communities have been flattened by tornadoes. Nobody has helped.
It is very perplexing how an intrepid frontier people, who fought a wilderness, floods, tornadoes, and the Rockies, cower before criticism, which is regarded as a malignant tumor in the imagination.
The rain is coming down sideways. We've had a handful of tornadoes. We're still in the middle of this hurricane so we're not sending anyone out right now.
Hurricanes Floyd and Irene were cruel reminders that hurricanes can produce tragic loss of life and devastating economic disruption from inland flooding beyond a hurricane's damaging wind, storm surge or tornadoes.
This is not an easy business folks, ... Disaster management is not a matter of reading a guide book and then showing up in the middle of a small town that has just been blown off the map by tornadoes.
I do not think that God arbitrarily causes hurricanes and tornadoes and tragedies like this. The Bible says it rains on the just and the unjust.
We have all seen the truth of the past year, from the tornadoes this past weekend to the hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, that even in the best-case scenario, we have to be prepared to take care of ourselves.
This is where I was actually standing when the tornado came over and you can see where it passed by and hit this water tower and see if you can notice how it knocked the paint off the water tower that was freshly painted. Three tornadoes that came within 10-minutes of each other and I'm guessing time.
But we're comparing tornado reports, which are probably inflated, with confirmed tornadoes for previous years.
I took an umbrella around with me all day and never used it. Actually, I worried about the weather all day. I kept hearing about tornadoes. I was worried for my children.
Through our experience with the tornadoes, we became a model of how a community should reach out to its own,
You're right in the way of some serious hurricanes, and I don't think I'd be waving those flags in God's face if I were you. ... A condition like this will bring about the destruction of your nation. It'll bring about terrorist bombs. It'll bring earthquakes, tornadoes and possibly a meteor.
We have tornadoes nationwide 180 days a year, every other day, and we have significant tornadoes probably about 60 days a year. It requires a fairly delicate balance Even if you have a thunderstorm, you don't necessarily have a tornado.