Tornado Update #3

Well, we made it out alive. Yesterday, at around 1:40 there was a tornado that hit somewhere around I-35.

For Reference. Needless to say, I-35 is pretty nearby...

At that time, I was in Human Infectious Diseases and someone told us about it. Dr. Slaughter thought it'd be a great idea to go outside onto the balcony of the science building, and look down at I-35 and the tornado since it's so close. I'm thinking our excitement got the best of us and basically smacked the crap out of our better judgment since all of us got up and walked outside to see.

After class, I walked to Haggar to check my mail. The place was PACKED! There were countless bodies huddled together seeking shelter in the (well-fortified) basement where the mail room is. Little did I know, but during Dr. Slaughter's multimedia extravaganza (music+lecture+videos) the tornado sirens were wailing, therefore everyone had to seek immediate shelter. I pretty much stayed put at that moment, and went over to the Rat (still in the basement). It was also very crowded. Half the crowd was watching a soccer match on tv, the other half was watching the news on the other tv. About an hour in, we see this on the television:

No big deal. Just four tornados headed our way. I kid you not.
They were literally headed in the direction of Irving
and we were looking like a big ol' target mark.

So, the tornado from Ft. Worth was headed east towards Irving. The tornado from Ennis was headed north towards Irving. The tornado from Plano was headed southeast towards Irving. The tornado from Grapevine was headed southwest towards Irving. We seemed to be in bad shape. Seriously. A few minutes later, the rain started pouring and it was so windy outside. I noticed everyone getting up to leave when I got an emergency call from UD saying that the tornados were to descend upon us within the next 10 minutes, and that we should get away from the windows and seek shelter. That being said, we grabbed our things and went back to the mailroom where it was still packed with people. I went into the bathroom for a quick second and it was crowded with girls. I was excited but nervous.

After a few minutes, we got another alert that the danger had passed over us and all four tornados had diverted their courses away from UD. PRAISE JESUS! I guess going to a Catholic school has it's privileges.

Got your backs, UD.

After the rain subsided, I hauled ass to my dorm and stayed there the rest of the evening while the storm kept going. Thankfully we all made it okay and we all lived to tell the tale.

And would you believe it? It's sunny as crap today. No rain, just beautiful weather. Oh, nature...

<3 Ally