TORNADO!!

Wow, what an evening! I couldn't believe it when I saw on the news on the dining hall's tv that we were under a tornado warning! O_o

My roommate told me to use this picture under penalty of death ;P

I live in a mountainous region, and we are very rarely put under a tornado watch, let alone a warning! It was kinda scary, I'm not gonna lie! Once we got back to our dorm, the RA's herded us into the deepest part of the basement where we sat until the warning was over. By then, however, I only had 10 minutes until my night class was to start. I called home out of fear for my family, who was also under the same warnings, and my mom convinced me that I shouldn't go to class, at least not until the weather cleared a bit.

I honestly thought I might see something like this outside my window :-/

Unfortunately, I apparently shouldn't have listened to my mom and my gut, because when I went to class an hour late (it's a two hour class) everyone was there. Even when the weather is fine, it's rare to see everyone in that class!! I felt like such an idiot walking in like that :P At least I went, but still. I hate when stuff like that happens to me.

I used to watch the Discovery Channel show Storm Chasers whenever I possibly could. Not only did I think it was a great show, but it was also so terrifyingly exhilarating to see all those tornadoes, and to watch the storm chasers get so close to them! But, watching that show completely convinced me that I never want to live out West in Tornado Alley, nor do I ever want to be within 500 miles of a tornado :P

Yep, I'm avoiding AALLLLL that. ;P

We got really lucky though today. My family is all safe, and my college received no damage that I saw. Further west though, there was a good bit of damage; some buildings had their roofs taken off, and there was golf ball-sized hail and even baseball-sided hail not far from my family home. 

So, all in all, an eventful evening. I wonder what the morrow will bring?

Until next time...