Warning!

On the Fourth of July, Daddy was away in CA. I had Missy and Man home and we were expecting to go out to see fireworks after dark.

All day long the threat of thunderstorms was present and we were under a tornado watch. By late afternoon, we were intently watching the radar. Sometime after 4pm, the storms were bad enough that the National Weather Service announced a Tornado Warning in our county. This means that a tornado has been spotted and residents should take cover immediately.

We were already prepared for this possibility and I had told the kids that if a warning was announced, we would go sit under the stairs. So, this is exactly what we did. We took flashlights (kid comfort), a book to read to them, chairs (for some amount of comfort under there), and the weather radio. After about 20 minutes under the stairs, the radio announced that the storm had significantly weakened (fell apart) and that the tornado warning was cancelled.

We came out from under the stairs with our things and Man said, "I'm sure glad that nortado is over!"

NORTADO! That's a keeper!