Too close to home!

Well yesterday there was talk about thunderstorms and possibility a tornado would form. I looked out the window and the sky was blue and it was really hot and sunny. As the night dragged on, the sky was still clear so me and Andrew didn't think there was any possibility a storm would hit that night. (Today I learned that Texas is not like Idaho. I cannot predict the weather as easily as I can in Idaho.) After looking at the clear sky, Andrew decided to take the car to the base to save us gas, so I was left alone with no transportation. Surprisingly, I went to bed quite early so when 3 a.m. rolled around, I was dead asleep. I wake up around 3:10 to loud thunder and my dog barking like crazy. (Cooper has been in thunderstorms and rain before and it never has bothered him like it did last night.) He runs in and hides under my bed, I have never seen him so scared before. All I see in my room was a huge bright flash happening every 30 seconds. I run outside to see how bad the storm was. Me and most of my neighbours were outside watching this huge cloud that was hanging really low come towards us. It was the most spectacular thing I have ever seen. Huge streaks of lightening kept flashing across the sky, followed by a huge roaring sound. Out of no where, big balls of hail and rain started to hit us.

I then got a gut feeling telling me to turn on the radio, so I did. All I here is the weather man telling people of San Angelo to get under ground or in a sturdy shelter. This is when I started to freak out because I don't have a basement or a car so I could get out of there and to somewhere safe. I was freaking out and I grabbed my phone and called Andrew. I called Andrew about 30 times and there was no answer, this is when I just got down on my knees and started to pray. I then called my mom to tell her what was going on and she told me to get in the tub and lay flat. I did what she said and also called the police to see where the tornado hit and where it was going. The policeman told me I had nothing to worry about because it was not coming towards me. He told me it hit near by Goodfellow and was heading south. Right when he said Goodfellow, I ended the call and called Andrew over and over again. I just did not know why he would not pick up unless he got hurt. I was thinking the worse and I could not get control of myself. I called my mom again and thankfully she helped me calm down. I had worked myself up so much, I made myself sick and I was going through shock. I still cant wrap my head around what happened last night. I have never gone through something like that and I felt so helpless. Thankfully, Andrew texted me two hours later telling me he was ok. My body was calm and I realized how tired I was and got some sleep.

Last night was the worst nights I have ever had. I'm still in shock and I can't quite wrap my head around what happened. You always think to yourself that if this tragedy happened, I would go here and do this. I watch Storm Chasers on the Discovery channel and I have gone through a plan in my head over and over again on what I would do if a tornado hit home. But when it really happened, all of that went out the window. I have never been so scared and I hope I will never feel the way I did last night. I have not heard about any damage that was made except a few trees and a few power lines were taken down. Thankfully no one was hurt and the storm didn't do as much damage as we all thought it would. I am so thankful for my family and my husband. I love them so much and I don't know what I would do without them in my life. I cannot wait to be home and to see everyone. The picture above, is a picture of the storm last night in San Angelo, taken by a photographer. The storm was crazy and scary, but one of the coolest things I have ever watched.