Oh, it's that time again!

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Yes, it's tornado season! Although to be fair, a tornado can happen any time of the year. We had one hit this past December. Yes, December! I remember thinking as the sirens went off that it just wasn't humid enough to warrant this nonsense. Last night our tornado sirens went off five times as my phone and television also blared warnings. I texted my dad to ask him to tell me if I was in the direct path of the tornado. He said he would so I turned the television to something else and tried to ignore the sirens and flickering lights. Watching the tracking map on the news just doesn't help me so I was just going to trust my dad. His house has an underground shelter, thankfully, while I'm on the top floor of my apartment building which is not helpful. Three people died in the tornadoes last night, but with the enormous amount of destruction it could have been worse. Although I'm sure that's cold comfort to the families of the victims. This morning I saw the video of one of the storm trackers in his helicopter from last night. Obviously, the pilots get close enough to show the storms, but they stay at a safe range. Well, somehow last night a rogue baseball sized piece of hail hit the windshield of the helicopter, and completely shattered it! As it was happening live, some colorful words you're not supposed to say on broadcast television (at least not in the United States) went out into a lot of people's homes! Thankfully, the pilot was able to land safely. I really don't enjoy spring and summer because of these things.