It's Spring and Tornadoes are here! Have you ever had an Encounter with One?

United States
April 4, 2008 12:16am CST
With the severe weather we are having right now in SW Missouri,it makes me wonder why.Why we are having so many Tornado outbreaks and floods?I do live in what is called"Tornado Alley"here. I just read a news article here that one just hit my home town of Little Rock just a few minutes ago. They just had a F-4 tornado hit there back in Feb. that tore through about 125 mile long path,killing 12,damaging at least 900 homes and 100 businesses. The month of April always suffers the most tornadoes on average. Tornadoes have always amazed me,that may sound crazy,but i have always wanted to understand them.They are the most violent,powerful storms on earth.Spring most always brings about Tornadoes. I do hate that they kill,hurt and destroy. We just had one hit here the other day in Buffalo,Mo. I was talking to my oldest daughter on the phone when she heard the sirens going off.She said "Go Mom"!Go to a shelter now!I guess i shouldn't take it so lightly i know. But i suppose when it's my time,i'll go anyway,no matter how. I often kid around with my children who live in Ga.,if i see one,i'll just grab on to the tail,and i'll see them in a few minutes lol.They holler"MOM"! Have you ever wanted to see or learn about Tornadoes? Have you ever been in a Tornado,or had any encounters with one?
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mygirls9901
@mygirls9901 (338)
• United States
9 May 08
Hi Cherokee, I have seen so many tornoadoes growing up in Minnesota. I moved out of MN when I was 7 but I do remember one significant tornado that tore the roof off of the gas station only 3 blocks away from my house. There was also one that my dad saw when he was driving to his sisters house and he shut off his car and hid on the floor boards. When the tornado passed he got back in his seat and he was the only car left on the road and most of the trailers in my Aunt's trailer park were gone. And then when I moved to Colorado there was only 1 that I ever remember seeing and it didn't do any damage in my area but it did cause an awful lot of wind. Tornadoes are definitely scary things :D