First of all, props to Adam Krueger on Spectrum News! A couple of weeks ago when a fairly widespread and unusually long-lasting hailstorm hit, this poor man was holding down the weather forecast at one in the morning, trying to get that darn iPad to work. I'm up out of bed with my mom whilst an EF-0 tornado is passing behind my house -- for the second time, mind you -- cracking up at this whole situation. Maybe it was to relieve some of the stress of the hail pounding my windows and the wind roaring outside? I don't know, but quite frankly, I have mad respect for Adam Krueger, probably the chilliest meteorologist I've ever seen on TV.
Back to the tornado! Just like last February when six of those weather demons touched down in San Antonio, a very weak one decided to take a stroll down memory lane... And by memory lane, I mean the neighborhood directly behind my flimsy duplex. I knew something was up as soon as I noticed the sudden shift in the direction of the wind, and my suspicions were confirmed when the siding on at least five of the other duplexes on my street was stripped off. No derecho or straight-line winds can do that. That was the work of suction power. Terrifying suction power. Now, don't get me wrong, I looove weather! Give me an electrical storm or a rainbow any day and I will be equally as happy. However, when it comes to severe weather, I prefer to observe from a distance... Usually from the safety of my couch watching Jim Cantore losing it over thundersnow. But put me in the middle of a major hailstorm with a chance of a twister or two? I will freak out like a psychotic cat. So, even though I acknowledge that having a minor tornado that close to my house without doing any damage is exhilarating beyond belief, I'd rather it not happen again, because who knows what the next storm will bring?
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AuthorMy name is Dani Slaughter. I am a university student from San Antonio, musing about what I see and how I see it. Archives
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