Wednesday, November 18, 2015

So What Will We Do Today? HIDE

Nov 18/15 Severe Weather watch today.  Seriously.  The Weather channel is our Favorite channel !!!  Yesterday we saw this storm cell was forecasted to move into our area.  So we closed up our slides before nightfall.  Put away our outdoor stuff.  Ready to hunker down.
lone kite surfer

cloud coverage on the sun was striking against the kite surfer
Then we went to the beach.  Wind and Waves were rocking, red flag was up for Ripcurrent advisory.  There was a lone kite surfer just a boogeying !!! So cool.
we are right in the middle of this area
This morning we checked the TV and Internet.  Only a Tornado Watch.   Ok, good. Sat outside for morning coffee.
nice caption on the internet - look at the picture of the spout in the background
You could feel the air getting heavier, then the rumbling far away.   Fellow campers out in the streets gathering, looking at the sky.   No siren.   Checking the media, the cell has been upgraded to a Tornado Warning.  Must be closer.  Live feeds on the local news channels show a small tornado passing thru Destin.  That is about 10 miles from the campground.  It's not even raining here?
Lower level of our home- under the picnic table?
The weatherman suggests being prepared to take cover in the lowest level of your home........   Bill??? What is the lowest level of our rolling home.  Looking at our basement doesn't seem too promising.   What about under the picnic table? Nah. If the siren sounds we will take shelter in the nearest concrete block bath house.   Oh crap.  Now our cell phone is emitting a siren......  That is a first for us.    Another tornado alert East of us.   Ok, 8 miles away.   Again we are good.   What a day!  Gotta love Florida.
Tomorrow we are headed back south......  

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