I start the day off by getting a text from the mom that says the weather looks like there might be tornados happening in my area. I look out the window and, noticing nothing but an over-abundance of humidity for the day, go on with my day as per usual. After class I headed out to my gym which is at 108th and Q, which is a good 15 minute drive from where I live. Just as I'm headed home, it starts raining. Scratch that, pouring. Not only is there a ridiculous amount of water coming down, it's coming sideways because of the wind.
So here I am, trying to drive home on the freeway with my wiper blades going as fast as they can go. Visibility is like 10 feet ahead of me, and every once in a while the wind blows so much water on my windshield that I can't see at all! Luckily traffic was extremely light, especially since a bunch of people stopped underneath overpasses to protect their cars from possible hail. Me, being the determined Utah driver that I am, continue forward. Luckily I did make it home safely, but in going from the parking lot to my house, I got completely drenched. It really looked like I'd just got out of the shower, or crawled out of the river or something! Ha ha. Once I got inside I just looked out the window at all the water, and it was creepy because the sky had a greenish hue. (That happens when there is a tornado.) There was a tornado that touched down, but it was north of Omaha. There was also golf-ball-sized hail, but that also missed Omaha. There were flash-flood warnings being put out, and there were several downed tree-branches that did cause some damage around town. All-in-all I felt pretty lucky that I didn't die or have a tree fall on my car, and I was way too jazzed about all the rain and thunder! Seriously, I should move to Washington because I love the rain!
I tried to get some photos, but it wouldn't let me copy them. So here is a link to a video of the tornado!
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