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I was on my way home from work and I hear this weird automaton voice over a loudspeaker. I sort of panicked at that point, having never heard that before and had no idea what it was. It was a recorded message playing over the tornado sirens, saying that a tornado was reported in the area and to take shelter immediately. I couldn't understand it, and sort of freaked out thinking it was a riot or shooting or who knows what (really, those are possible scenarios here).
Then I came inside and turned on the news... and then the familiar tornado sirens went off, and I saw the big flashing message on the screen.
I checked out the windows to make sure I couldn't see one, grabbed Zissou, and we sat in the bathtub.
And of course I started crying because I was scared. I do okay with tornadoes... but I don't like being alone for it, and it was so sudden like that, and I was panicked from that weird voice. So I was sitting in the bathtub crying and Zissou was MAD because I wouldn't let her go, or out of the bathroom.
It was pretty awful.
I felt really bad for the homeless man who goes through the dumpster every evening. He just kept going, because he didn't have anywhere else to go.
Anyway, I don't think there was any damage here and I don't know if there was even a tornado rather than a funnel cloud, but I about peed myself.
I miss Cleveland.
Then I came inside and turned on the news... and then the familiar tornado sirens went off, and I saw the big flashing message on the screen.
I checked out the windows to make sure I couldn't see one, grabbed Zissou, and we sat in the bathtub.
And of course I started crying because I was scared. I do okay with tornadoes... but I don't like being alone for it, and it was so sudden like that, and I was panicked from that weird voice. So I was sitting in the bathtub crying and Zissou was MAD because I wouldn't let her go, or out of the bathroom.
It was pretty awful.
I felt really bad for the homeless man who goes through the dumpster every evening. He just kept going, because he didn't have anywhere else to go.
Anyway, I don't think there was any damage here and I don't know if there was even a tornado rather than a funnel cloud, but I about peed myself.
I miss Cleveland.