Driving back from Richmond (VA) last night towards Charlottesville, I was treated to an amazing light show that turned out to be thunderstorms killling about 8 people... wow. It was amazing and I was looking for a north-side-of-a-hill which is apparently the best place to be if you are in the Northern Hemisphere as the tornadoes spin roughly northwards, and when they go over a hill they kind of lose their bottom for a bit. This from an ex-friend who grew up in Oklahoma watching tornadoes miss his house, which was so situated.

Central VA got whacked last night but Charlottesville was spared, again.