Scared For My Life
I’ve never been so scared.
Take a look at this photo from a traffic cam. Do you see the tornado way back to the left? That’s where I live.
It all happened so fast. Rodney told me a tornado was on the way and we frantically gathered up the pets. I hunkered down in a closet downstairs and Rodney rushed across the street to a friend’s house. We’ve always had an agreement with our friend that if bad weather struck, we would try to go over and get her dogs in a closet… if it was safe, of course. So he was there and I was here.
Since I was in the closet, I obviously couldn’t see what was going on, but I turned up the TV so I could hear it in the closet. The news reporter was naming off the streets and subdivisions where the tornado was coming. It was getting closer and closer.
I started crying and praying and shaking. I know a lot of my readers don’t believe in God, but I personally do. I prayed God would let the tornado pass, that it would take a different direction.
It was 4 miles down the street from me.
Then, as if that wasn’t bad enough, another tornado was coming my way from the opposite side of town. There I was, sandwiched in the path of two major tornadoes.
The crying persisted, the praying went on… and finally, it passed. The tornado spared our street.
Our town is pretty torn up. Two story houses are now just rubble. Cars are flipped over and strewn about like toys. If that tornado had hit, I really feel like I would be dead.
Thankfully I’ll live to see another day. But I never want to feel this way again.
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I am glad you are okay… was just watching this on NBC… crazy shit… I guess we will get rain later this evening, but nothinng like that… I hope all your friends and family in the area are okay too… (also, sorry about your other situation… you will be fine, I am sure…)
oh my gosh! I’m so glad you’re safe! How terrible, I feel all flustered now, here I am complaining all the time about cold weather when you have tornados blowing through.
Really glad you made it through without any major problems.
So glad you are ok!!
Oh boy, you guys….I’m so sorry for the fear and all that must have gone through your minds. Call me if you need to. In the meantime, I’m sending out the best wishes possible.
I’m so glad your okay. I heard about it on the news, and was praying you would be fine. How tragic for those that lost things in the storm, my prayers are with them.
Oh my God! That’s so scary.
I’m glad that you are okay.
Lets hope that you never have to encounter a tornado again.
I’m so glad you are okay, Nathan. Made the hail storm and flood I was caught in late last year seemed like a walk in the park. I had a short glimpse of how it felt to be in fear for my life and what you had to endure was 10 times worse. So glad you’re okay. :S
It scares me just to read about this, days later…I thank God that you and Rodney and the animals and your house were safe!
Glad you guys are ok—but Lord Baby Jesus—you certainly don’t need any more drama in your life! I hope things even out soon.