Dodged Tornado

Yesterday, as we sat waiting patiently for Tuesday to come to get brakes fixed and to get a new tire, we knew we were going to be in bad weather. Predictions for tornados, heavy rain, high winds for the afternoon through early evening were right on the money. We are right in the middle of Tornado Alley and since we grew up in Ohio where tornadoes are a common nusance in the spring, we were versed on what to do if one came by - but not versed on what to do in our RV. The owner of the campground came by and asked if we knew where we were? huh? and that there is a tornado warning out. We said, yes - we follow the weather closely on our Itouch and track by their interactive maps of storms. Dave even showed the owner what he was talking about - suggested the owner tell people when they come into their camp - to give them a link to the weather channel, or give them a map of where exactly they are when warnings are posted. As they were talking, the sky just to the south of us began to turn green (a true sign of really bad weather and tornado) and the wind and rain ceased (another sign). I didn't hear the train (another sign which is a loud roaring noise). Dave and I talked about where was the best place to be if a tornado came through since a.) we were in a box and that could be rolled over since it's light b). you are supposed to go to plumbing (bathroom/showers or basement) and that was too far away, and c). what would we grab and take. Within 2 minutes the weather outside was rapidly declining. I quickly grabbed my purse with the checkbooks in it and passports and emergency numbers, Dave put the cats in their travel boxes and zipped them in and we got into the truck. The truck is heavier than the RV, it has tempered glass so if something did hit it or we rolled, the glass wouldn't shatter, and/or we could zoom out of there quickly if we had to. We ran into the truck with the cats and just waited. Sat for about 1/2 hour, the storm went by us and thankfully no twister right here. The cats were petrified and didn't say a word while in the box and they didn't even argue when we put them in - they knew something was up. However, when we got back into the RV, the cats sure filled up their poop box - literaly scared the poop out of them. We had lots of rain and thunder until 11pm last night. This morning I ran into town to get some groceries and there are many trees uprooted, power companies stringing lines, lots of flooding. Just glad we were not hurt. Another lesson for us - preparedness.