You take the family out to Wonderland. Sure it might rain but many times when we have a decent chance we end up with not a drop. I get it. Plus it might be a night that your work planned their company picnic. You don't want to miss the fun.
Things are worse than you might think in Lamesa.
My first indication that I personally wasn't understanding the scope of the damage in Lamesa was the report that an aid station was being set up. This told me that things were a little more serious than broken trees and downed powerlines...
James Spann pulled himself away from hours-long coverage of a supercell storm that crossed the entire state of Alabama Thursday to speak with his wife.