Vicious vandals and your weather update...

Indulge me for a minute while I rant about a horrible thing that Mini-Dew discovered yesterday. I was out in the backyard taking care of some stuff, and Mini-Dew decided to jump on her trampoline while I was out there. Well, of course she (being a southern child) walks out in her bare feet to the trampoline to jump on it, except when she gets to the trampoline, she discovered that it was covered (literally covered) in long wood screws and nails. They were all over it, so she grabbed a couple and walked over to show me and ask why they were on her trampoline. I went over to investigate, while she cleaned them off of the trampoline. They weren't only covering the trampoline, they were strewn all over the ground surrounding the trampoline. I was looking for them to pick them up to prevent children from potentially stepping on them while walking out to the trampoline, while grumbling about what kind of sick monster would do such a horrible thing. First of all, the perpetrator(s) was/were in my backyard, which is just awful, leaving me with a sense of being violated. They trespassed into my gated yard. Already (some weeks ago) vandals (probably the same punk(s)) sliced up the safety netting the encloses the trampoline, the net that is there to protect Mini-Dew and her friends while doing their tricks; cutting the net, unthinkable!!! As if all that wasn't bad enough, as I explored the area and path leading to the trampoline, I found broken pieces of a mason jar leading up to the trampoline, little shards of clear broken glass scattered along a barefooted walkway. Someone stole a jar of nails and screws from their father's shop, entered my backyard without invitation and vandalized my yard with sharp screws, nails and broken pieces of virtually impossible to see clear glass, around a play-thing that implies children with bare feet. What a terrible person! It is through God's grace that Mini-Dew did not get injured walking out to the trampoline yesterday, and I know that the person will be dealt with in God's way and time, but... UGH!

Mark 9:42 (New King James Version)
Jesus Warns of Offenses

“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea."

Enough about that, let's move on, shall we? Be sure to check out my dust devil post from yesterday. I saw that puppy yesterday, and at a point, it was up about 100 ft into the air. My first large dust devil. It was completely awesome! Bf and I were thrilled watching it grow and approach us and cross the road directly behind the jeep. Very cool. Oh, btw, I fixed the video, thanks to hurricaneheardy111 and Alabama Mike's advice. Pardon the bad language...
Today, we see, yet another slight risk for severe weather. Once again, yesterday saw many hail reports, with a few tornado reports thrown in for good measure. You see that the entire state of Arkansas is covered with slight risk. The largest risk for tornadoes seems to exist in far northeastern Texas and southwestern Oklahoma. At this time, the cloud cover could inhibit necessary heating, but dewpoints were looking ripe this morning.
Large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are in the forecast for today. For tomorrow, you know Thursday (the day I cannot storm chase), the slight risk area has been drifting southward toward me over the past couple of days. Looks like much of Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina and the central portion of North Carolina are the targets for weather tomorrow, as an early afternoon event (perhaps some lunch time chasing if things dip down southward at all).

WLY 0-6KM SHEAR OF 40-45 KTS WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...THOUGH TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE GIVEN MODEST DIRECTIONAL SHEAR.

I'll keep everyone posted.

Toodles,
~Dewdrop