I was working on my computer when an alarm went off on my phone, followed by a citywide tornado siren and multiple tornado warning alerts and texts.
The last two warnings, both from this month, were for tornadoes near the edges of the county, far from my location.
I did the only reasonable thing: I stepped outside to check out the weather. I wasn't the only one. Just to the west, some ominous black storm clouds were gathering. It slowly started to rain, so I took shelter inside. The Weather Bug app indicated a fast-moving storm system overhead.
Then, the power went out. The storm sounded intense, so I temporarily hid in a large closet. It passed after a few minutes.
The power company sent a text estimating the outage would last until 2:15 AM.
I wonder whether there was actually a tornado.
Two years ago, a tornado on the far west side of the county caused a massive burst of wind in Columbus, knocking down trees all over the city, including on a property across the street. That storm sounded worse; I genuinely thought my house was about to be hit by a tornado.
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Best wishes,
John Coffey
http://www.entertainmentjourney.com
The last two warnings, both from this month, were for tornadoes near the edges of the county, far from my location.
I did the only reasonable thing: I stepped outside to check out the weather. I wasn't the only one. Just to the west, some ominous black storm clouds were gathering. It slowly started to rain, so I took shelter inside. The Weather Bug app indicated a fast-moving storm system overhead.
Then, the power went out. The storm sounded intense, so I temporarily hid in a large closet. It passed after a few minutes.
The power company sent a text estimating the outage would last until 2:15 AM.
The power came back on after about 2 hours and 15 minutes.
I wonder whether there was actually a tornado.
Two years ago, a tornado on the far west side of the county caused a massive burst of wind in Columbus, knocking down trees all over the city, including on a property across the street. That storm sounded worse; I genuinely thought my house was about to be hit by a tornado.
--
Best wishes,
John Coffey
http://www.entertainmentjourney.com
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