The Scariest Storm Yet

Wow, this Tornado season is really hammering us. I only remember the tornado sirens going off once or twice during the whole season last year, but this year it seems like it's every other night!

Last night around 7 pm (during bath time, of course) we heard the first siren. Whenever the sirens go off, that means tornadoes have been spotted in the area and you're advised to take shelter in the lowest place possible, i.e. a basement. I hurried everyone out of the bath, grabbed the phone and the camera and we headed for the basement. I got everyone situated and then ran back upstairs for the flashlights, some snacks, and Carli's training potty (just in case!).

Last week when the sirens went off in the middle of the night and we had to head to the basement, Carli was freaked out and Eli just wanted to sleep. This time they switched roles. Eli was really paying attention to the weather coverage on the TV and he was really scared. Carli was a little alarmed, but overall having a great time playing in the basement. And Sammy was his usual happy self!

This was definitely the scariest storm yet... made me really long for Ben to get home. We could see on the TV that the "hook" of the storm (the worst part) was headed right for us. We ended up with a lot of rain, some hail, and really loud thunder, but no tornado. Unfortunately, some places near us weren't as lucky. There were about 40 confirmed tornadoes in the area, and the Boy Scout camp that was destroyed (4 fatalities and 40 injured) is about 50 miles north of our house. They say there are more storms coming this weekend--let's hope it somehow fizzles out. The rivers and creeks around here can't handle much more rain, and I don' t know if I can handle another tornado warning!



The first video is Eli and Carli describing what's going on outside; then the weather forecast with our city right in the middle of it; and in the third you can hear the hail coming down in the background.