My teacher said, 'class, I don't think we are in Kansas anymore.' It touched down less than a mile from us.Īpwas a sad and horrific day for the southeast. I actually stopped the lesson and told the teacher that the sky was turning an ugly, almost evil, green color. I sat by a wall in my classroom that was mostly glass windows and there was some communication between classrooms that our county was under warning, but we never went into the hallway. In the 8th grade, a tornado hit our small town and killed one man. Anyway, I began to study and learn as much about severe weather as I could.

For me, the sound of the nuclear plant sirens being used as tornado sirens was the scariest. My mamaw and great grandmother were both horrified of storms, probably an undiagnosed case of lilapsophobia or astraphobia. I grew up both a little frightened and excited by storms and tornadoes. Adam Taylor, Cleveland TN, April 12 (Easter), 2020 PLEASE note that we have permission to print your story online and let us know the town and state and the month and year of the event. If you survived a tornado or know someone who did, share your story and help save lives. Founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment at the hands of humans and must be protected under the law, the ASPCA is a privately funded 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. The ASPCA’s mission is “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.This page offers stories submitted by tornado and hail storm survivors.

The ASPCA was the first humane society to be established in North America and is, today, one of the largest in the world. (HeLP) is a National Pet Registry that is FREE for all to use and is map based. 'What You Don't Know About Lost Pets Can Hurt Them' Maddie's Fund is a 501c3 organization that provides education, information, grants, and countless other resources to the greater goal of creating a no-kill nation where every dog and cat is guaranteed a healthy home or habitat.

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