Sunday, November 17, 2013

Tornado warnings

The tornado sirens went off this evening for the first time since we moved to Columbus. We had a tornado warning issued for about thirty minutes, so we got Olivia out of bed, Katie grabbed the flashlight, and we headed to the basement. It's kind of spooky to hear the wail of the tornado siren along with the pounding rain and wind. But Olivia fell asleep on the carpet in our basement, and Katie and I played a boggle-like game together, so it was actually a little bit cozy. And then after the storm passed we came upstairs and finished washing the dishes, as if nothing happened. Kind of weird how the storms here pass so quickly.

3 comments:

Patricia said...

Glad that the storm passed and that Olivia didn't wake up and get scared.
Mostly glad that you're safe.....

Lisa Lou said...

Where do the sirens come from? Like, are they on every street corner or something? Where do people go who don't have basements? Are you suppose to have food and water in your shelter? Man, so crazy!

Kathy Haynie said...

I have been thinking about you all day, ever since I saw the weather warnings on Yahoo news. Thanks for posting an update. Love you all so much. So sad for the communities that were hit by tornadoes today.