Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Storms
We had a big storm come through the area yesterday. Winds, Rain, lightning, thunder, the whole thing.
I like to watch a good storm. The gods of wind and thunder at work. It's always an enjoyable show.
There may have been some tornadoes that came through with the front. Lots of people are afraid of tornadoes, and they should be. I guess a bit of the fear comes from never having experienced a tornado. The unknown is always a big fear factor. I had an experience with a tornado years ago. Mom and I were coming home after having dropped my sister off at Girl Scout Camp. We were traveling along the highway when the storm hit. The wind and rain made it very difficult to see past the hood of the car. We eventually pulled over to the side of the road until we could see. The wind kept up and got stronger. The car could be felt rocking. The it slowed and stopped. We continued on home. Later that day we found that where we pulled over was about 1/4 mile from a path where a twister had ripped a path almost a half mile wide. If we had stopped a minute sooner, it would have been right over us. Since then, Tornadoes don't hold quite the same awfulness for me.
I like to watch a good storm. The gods of wind and thunder at work. It's always an enjoyable show.
There may have been some tornadoes that came through with the front. Lots of people are afraid of tornadoes, and they should be. I guess a bit of the fear comes from never having experienced a tornado. The unknown is always a big fear factor. I had an experience with a tornado years ago. Mom and I were coming home after having dropped my sister off at Girl Scout Camp. We were traveling along the highway when the storm hit. The wind and rain made it very difficult to see past the hood of the car. We eventually pulled over to the side of the road until we could see. The wind kept up and got stronger. The car could be felt rocking. The it slowed and stopped. We continued on home. Later that day we found that where we pulled over was about 1/4 mile from a path where a twister had ripped a path almost a half mile wide. If we had stopped a minute sooner, it would have been right over us. Since then, Tornadoes don't hold quite the same awfulness for me.
