Yup, we had some Tornadoes in the area last week. It was kinda frustrating because it was on a Friday and Sky and I made a date to go watch the fireflies. But the tornado warnings made it so I wasn't able to see Sky at all until it was over so for the majority of the time I was home alone.
As for us on Fort Meade, we didn't experience anything too drastic. There was a lot of wind and rain. More than what I have ever seen in Utah. Because of the rain we also had an extra flash flood warning as well. Any time we heard the sirens we had to take cover. (I ended up just looking out my window) I think we ended up with a couple of tornadoes but it wasn't anything extremely serious. Some areas north of us reported damages and also in Virgina. Many many people lost power but again as for those on Fort Meade it wasn't anything drastic. Eventually I was able to go pick up Skyeler and he was very worried about me being alone during that time but I lived! During the rest of the evening we had the sirens go off a couple more times. Oh when the sirens go off it means that there IS a tornado. Not just the possibility of a tornado but that there has been one spotted!
Here are a few pics and I do have a video but probably won't put it on.
These pics obviously don't do justice but the rain puddles you see formed on a relatively small amount of time. Do you think it is Maryland's way of saying hello to me?
**~*~**UPDATE**~*~**
Every Thursday we get a Fort Meade newspaper and of course today it had information about the Tornadoes that we had last Friday. According to the paper it was indicated that Fort Meade had two very weak tornadoes touch down on the instillation. That was 2 of 10 confirmed Tornadoes in Maryland alone. I think the news this morning (I was watching while getting my car serviced) said that there was a total of 12. That is a record for the amount in one day as well as within the month of June. There was no serious damage just a few fallen trees and some signs tipped over. The newspaper then has a what to do section as well as the difference between a Tornado Watch and Warning.
Again all in all it was an interesting experience and I am glad there were no serious injuries. I did find it funny though that my dog had to either be right next to me or hiding in his crate. I think he has small dog syndrome.
These pics obviously don't do justice but the rain puddles you see formed on a relatively small amount of time. Do you think it is Maryland's way of saying hello to me?
**~*~**UPDATE**~*~**
Every Thursday we get a Fort Meade newspaper and of course today it had information about the Tornadoes that we had last Friday. According to the paper it was indicated that Fort Meade had two very weak tornadoes touch down on the instillation. That was 2 of 10 confirmed Tornadoes in Maryland alone. I think the news this morning (I was watching while getting my car serviced) said that there was a total of 12. That is a record for the amount in one day as well as within the month of June. There was no serious damage just a few fallen trees and some signs tipped over. The newspaper then has a what to do section as well as the difference between a Tornado Watch and Warning.
Again all in all it was an interesting experience and I am glad there were no serious injuries. I did find it funny though that my dog had to either be right next to me or hiding in his crate. I think he has small dog syndrome.
Loved the updates!! Crazy tornadoes!!
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