Originally posted by ILoveMyDaniel
No thanks! *Cowers*
Wow! Though I've never seen a tornado in real life *shudder* I have had to go to other peoples houses and just last year my mother and I were home and she was in bed and I was up watching the TV, all of a sudden the wind picked up to at least 70 mph and the news reported gave the "take the proper precautions" speech that they all do when you're about to get hit. So I woke Mom up, we got down in the hall between two interior walls and just rode it out. Though we did not get a tornado (Which I am thankful for) it was pretty freaking scary. We have a tree in the front of our house that's two times the size of our house and though it's a really strong tree, if the wind gets a good enough gust and blows it the wrong way...our house is gone. Lol. Sorry about your Aunt and her town's devastation. I would crap my pants!
Man, that storm was terrible, we were watching the news because there were tornados all over the place, and then they said a warning was issued for LaSalle County and was heading for Utica, where she lives (anyone who knows Illinois, that's where Starved Rock State Park is, and is about an hour and a half southwest of Chicago). Most of the town was totally trashed.
They're pretty scary, but I've become used to them, because I've seen so many.
When I was about 5 years old one hit where I lived, it touched down not a half mile from my house, and destroyed an elementary school about 10 miles from there. I STILL remember that storm very clearly even though it was 15 years ago; a lightning bolt hit a power line down the street from my house, knocking the pole down and starting a large fire.