We're having tornado warnings for today!

Yes, actually our area is somewhat prone to tornadoes especially recently. In fact I had a tornado come through my development in March. A tree fell and hit my house. i had to have my insurance company come out and investigate. i did receive a check and was able to repair the damage, but it was scary being in the storm especially since I was the only one here. I was afraid my roof was going to blow off.

nope i dont live on areas that are prone to tornadoes..its scary i guess...just keep on praying that the tornado will re route...and the safety of your son and the others who are with him during the trip..

When living in Tenn where they happen all the time most people have a storm cellar and go to it I never liked them for ya didnt know what could have crawled in there before hand. When I first moved there they would make the women and kids get down in the hole under the porch. and the men would watch the skies well I got where I would flat refuse to go. and if men wasnt there I would stay top side for if it really hit us some one would have to dig out those under all the debri. there was a great bigg chimney that I could always seeing falling down on top of them. well nothing ever came to that problem at that place but years later Daughter was inone and it ditroied our home was nothing left of it and she and grand son (her nephew was thrown over the hill under a downed tree nothing real serious happen to them. When hubby and I finally got there after traveling all night. it looked like someone had came and just took it away off foundation . they say to find a ditch or basrment to get into.

I live in a state where tornados are a natural thing in the summer time. I am really scared of them as the house we live in does not have a basement we are looking into buying a house and I will be making sure a basement comes along with it!

hello nixxie, i hope all is well with you guys out there, makes me worried as well bout your son. i didnt hear anything in the past regarding canada having tornados so hope it is not a devastating one like the ones here in US. anyway, the state im in do have tornados once in a while but the county i am living in dont have it for about 10 years now i think, the last one swipe a part of the county i live in but i am not here then so i dont know much about it. i know my husband got a somewhat close encounter on it and he got lucky that it is not a powerful one so when it hits his car there is almost none. i think you guys are aware that you should hide underneath if you have basement then it is much better as it is safer that way. sorry, i dont know much about it just saw it in the news and it is really a bad sight. anyway, i hope at the end of the day it is not as bad as it sounds. takecare and wish you all the best.

Yes i'm in the south in north texas so we have to deal with the threat of them all spring and even sometimes in the summer. It doesn't really bother me like it used to. We are from new york originally and when we first moved here and there was a tornado watch or warning we'd hide in the bathroom but now we don't pay much attention them cause we've never come that close to having one right in my neighborhood.

ummmm Where are you in canada? I'm in alberta and we have them all the time lol I myself have not experienced one yet but we have the warnings and touch downs alot.

I had a tornado hit my neighbors house but luckily it did just minor damage. Shingles ripped from his roof and a 40 foot pine tree uprooted straight up. My son and I were near that tree 2 minutes before the tornado hit. It was raining then got really green skies then quiet. I told him it was not going to be nice lets get in the garage. We did luckily as we heard the train like roaring sound, then the loud crash sound as the tree was lifted 2 feet out of the soil straight up. I only lost a bunch of branches from my Red Maple tree out front without any damage to the house etc. Here in Minnesota we get our share of tornadoes. Hope things went well for you as well. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

I live in Jordan, I never witness a tornado, I just see it on TV, it is horrible, I hope you, your family and all will be fine. Is is usually happen in your country??

my area rarely gets tornadoes-though warnings are starting to happen more often than i'd heard of before (global warming?). a friend of mine down south lived near tornado alley..you'd look on the news and see a line of reports,it was crazy.

This post it 9 hours old and by now the storm should be over. I hope that it didn't mess up your town like i have seen other towns on tv from tornados. I hope that things went well and you and your family are safe.

Yes it is strange for Canada. I am sure your son is with competent people and will be fine. We have had tornado warnings where I am all month long. It does get scary. My daughter is almost 5. So I keep my wits about me and head for the basement. Try and stay calm, and when he gets home give him a hug. The weather is getting worse everywhere. It has become a global problem. I am sorry and will keep fingers crossed.

hope you will be all right

I am not in an area that tornados but we do have a lot of tornado warnings. When they are some what close to the house we all go to the basement and wait it out. Last weekend was pretty bad. We had a tornado that touched down a few miles away. There seems to be an increase of tornados and they seem to be areas they usually aren't. Take care and be safe!

The weather has been very weird lately. I am in Minnesota and we have had some tornados in our state and some nasty weather its scary. Its not that unusual for us but it seems we cant get a break lately. Good luck for you and your family im sure the school will keep them safe.

My little corner of the world has experienced infrequent tornadoes and many warnings. Prepare for the worst, even though it most likely will not amount to anything in the end. If your son's school has a phone chain, call your contact and let them know about the warning. Someone should be able to get into contact with the chaperones and let them know that they may want to consider coming home early or making sure that there is safe shelter where they are. If your home has a basement, you will want to move to that area if a tornado is in fact about to come through your area. Take buckets or bottles of water with you, blankets, flashlights, battery operated radios, food that does not need to be refrigerated and something to keep busy with. If you do not have a basement, stay on the lowest level of your home, stay away from the windows and as close to the center of a room as possible. Being prepared is half the battle. If you do not normally have tornadoes, then it most likely is going to be just a warning. However, if you are ready, it will help.