Tidal Wave

{Awe seems like a positive word. Is it defined positively? It certainly has those connotations. Can you be in awe of something negatively? I think you can be fearfully in awe. Dumbstruck; routed to the spot as the event, or events, unfold in front of you. That's how this feels. I only know a person or two there, and I hear that they're fine. I just keep thinking: "A passenger train has been reported missing". The words in that sentence scare me to the point of chills}