Quote Originally Posted by HDNitehawk





My wife was just a half mile away from the May 3rd 1999 tornado, in Moore OK, 301 mph winds, the foundations of houses were swept clean. To this day she panics every time the sirens sound.



When I was about 10 years old we were hit by a Tornado while in our car driving up to our cabin in central Minnesota. It was an eye opening experience that gave me a whole new respect for Mother Nature. For years after that experience I would be the first to the basement whenever the sirens sounded.
Now I live in a rural area where there are no such things as Tornado warning sirens. Instead the sirens are used for the Volunteer Fire Departments. It took me forever to get used to that and whenever the sirens would sound I would be looking to the sky. Besides, we don't have basements here anyways, too close to sea level; All we can do is hope for the best.
Tornado's still scare the hell out of me whenever they are in the area. But that's not to say I won't try to capture a picture given the chance.


Saturday April 16th was the first time in years my level of anxiety had been so high during any storms. Tornado warnings all around, and not just the brief little EF0 or EF1 that are typical around here. What made it worse is that one of the EF3 tornado's came awfully close to my youngest daughters and her baby. Close enough they were picking up debris from destroyed homes just down the road from them, and she doesn't live to far from our home.


This year has only just begun. We are just getting into severe weather / tornado season around most of the country, And we have yet to even start the Hurricane season. Can't wait to see what that will be like if this early tornado season is any kind of indicator.