I feel silly, being as nervous as I am. I'm not usually like this when severe weather comes through.

Bands of severe thunderstorms have been moving through since about 5:30 this evening. One tornado warning for my particular spot on the map so far, and the weather radio, which is set to alerts, going off about every 20 to 30 minutes as tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings change and move through assorted counties, as the bands move through. So far, no reports of tornados actually touching down, and all warnings have been based on radar showing circulation that could be tornados, but maybe aren't.

Tornados are not unusual here, but are also not common. The last one to actually hit Hillsborough was in the early '90's. It caused a lot of damage and two people died.    But the odds of a tornado coming through my particular patch of God's green earth are really quite small.

When Hurricane Fran came through, I left my bedroom door (which opens onto the front porch) open so I would hear the wind in case she really did come right through (which she did do.) then went to bed and slept like a baby, oblivious when the winds picked up and trees started falling. The power was out the next morning, so I knew we had enough wind to do some damage, but did not realize the hurricane had come right through here until the roads became impassable as I tried to make my way to work.

Aargh! There goes the weather alarm again!   For here, this time.    Later gators.

Tell some jokes while I'm gone to distract me when I get back from the basement.

Honest! I didn't used to be such a chicken sh*t! What a wreck I'd be if I lived in Kansas.