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Since we are all up and talking about tornado warnings . . . my neighbors used to laugh at me b/c I had a regular routine that lasted for MONTHS through tornado season.
I would do the following b/f going to bed when we were having tornado watches, out of concern that we could end up with a warning and a tornado hitting our house.
I had a little box that I kept my favorite jewelry in, and I would take it, along with my checkbooks and passport, cell phone, medicine, keys, flashlight, comb, chapstick . . . and put them in a tote next to my bed.
I laid out the dog's leash on my nightstand (he was sometimes reluctant to come as we dashed to the basement).
I would only sleep in running suits, keep my socks on, and leave my shoes right beside my bed so I could jump up, slip on my shoes, grab my tote bag, and run to basement quickly.
In the basement, I had things stocked up (always) including first aid kit, bottled water, flashlight, batteries, and dog food.
I would hear that siren start up and I timed it - took me less than 15 seconds to grab my stuff, rouse the household, including the dog, and hit those basement stairs, lol.
Yeah, that would spur most folks to action, lol. And didn't mean to minimize the sheer fright one can feel at such a time. I have been through soooooo many tornado warnings while living in Kansas - my thing is - just take every warning seriously - take immediate action - and that's all a person can do.
But didn't mean to sound callous about fearing what can occur when caught up in a quickly escalating weather situation with a possible tornado heading straight at you. Not a good feeling at all.
No prob! And I agree with you. All you can do is be aware. Problem is , these storms are so powerful you feel helpless.
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In a storm related thread a couple of months back, I mentioned hearing a weird siren. It turns out that City of Kings Mountain has 3 severe weather sirens.
I haven't paid much attention to this sort of thing in the past, but the recent horrible tornado destruction of places like Joplin has changed my attention level. I was a bit worried there for a few moments last night, when I saw this topic, because the wind outside all of a sudden picked up to something like 40 - 50+ mph as that edge passed right over the neighborhood.
We had some hail earlier last night and a spot of rain but not much else.
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