So yesterday is now filed under things I never need to experience again...EVER. It was a weather thing. A BAD weather thing. A REALLY bad weather thing that had 1/2 the state scrambling to shut down early so people wouldn't be on the roads.
The issue wasn't really rain, although that was a factor too. The bigger issue was HIGH winds and potential tornadic activity. While I have had the EA (Emergency Alert) on my phone go off before, had the tornado sirens go off before, had my parish calling/texting take shelter before, and even seen a tornado from a distance...I have NEVER been "in" one. And I could live the rest of my life without experiencing another...PLEASE.
I mean I know we've been on the way "Outskirts" of tornadoes in the past but yesterday was different. Yesterday was eerie. I've had bad feelings before but I was a nervous wreck for a good portion of the day yesterday. Mainly because the weather people were freaking out. I was catching up on shows I missed when my phone really started going crazy with texts from family. So I tuned to WDSU and my jaw dropped. There was a tornado on the ground not far from me. Thankfully it went just north of me but the fun wasn't over yet. As I was staring out my back door at the sky I noticed the clouds looked "funny". They were moving erratically, not in any one direction.
I was debating if I should grab the animals and jump in the tub when insanity happened.
- Everything went impossibly still.
- Then blinding rain started coming down sideways
- There was a loud bang/explosion and the power was gone
- A siren went off
- My phone went off
- I grabbed two cats and two dogs and shut myself in the bathroom
I know they say it sounds like a "train" and I can understand why. But its not really a train. It is quite a disturbing sound and hard to describe. Almost like an angry moan. It was loud and it went from moan to almost a shrieking. You could hear $hit slamming into the house and then it was over. It lasted minutes...seconds...I don't know. So there I was in the dark, in the bathroom, with my phone screaming at me with alerts & seek shelter phone call/texts, and 4 frightened animals. I literally just sat there pondering if I should exit the bathroom or hang out for a bit. I opted to hang out for a bit.
Hubs called a few minutes later.
- Please tell me it missed us!?!?!? And y'all are okay.
- Ummm I think so...I am in the bathroom and am not sure if I want to leave yet.
I eventually ventured out and *whew* the house was fine. It took him 20 minutes to get home! He works less than 5 miles away!!! But all the damage and downed power lines made him take a crazy route to get home. He said he was leaving work when it hit. He said he looked towards our neighborhood and saw black clouds in the sky and a "wall of white". He couldn't see the road/houses/businesses.
Y'all don't understand...it literally skipped our neighborhood. 2-3 blocks from us in most directions looked like a war zone but our little area just had some branches down, missing shingles, and broken fences...oh and no power. How...??? It sucks! Those poor people!!! Its only been three years since the flood and now they are missing roofs because of a f**king tornado!!!
We may not have power till Thursday or Friday...*gulp* that sucks! But ya know what...no power and losing my frozen foods is fine...at least my home, me, and my animals are all good.
UPDATE - Apparently there were seven tornadoes in the area....SEVEN!!! What the actual f**k?!!??!?
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