Megan Nisbet: Natural Setting #1

When the bad storm came through yesterday, I, along with all of the other people in VA, got to experience nature at it's most fierce. Though I don't live in any of the areas where the tornados touched down, I still experienced the effects of the bad storm. The thunder shook my house, and made me jump more than once while I was attempting to concentrate on my homework. I love thunderstorms, especially bad ones, so I eventually gave up the attempt at my homework for a little while, and decided to watch the storm from my front door. Though this isn't the best idea, especially when there is a tornado watch, I opened my door, and began to watch the fierce storm through my screen door. I saw that I wasn't the only crazy and curious person--all of my neighbors around me also had their doors open, and many of them were staring out from behind their screen doors as well. The rain was coming down hard--really hard--and the wind was blowing very fast. There was a threat of hail, and it scared me to think what would happen to the car I just bought a month ago if hail started coming, or if a tornado touched down here. I then realized I was being selfish, and the pictures behind me on the TV proved this. Because of an act of nature, many people (they estimated 125 the last time I heard) are without homes and cars, and thousands are without power. Though I love storms, and especially love looking at videos and pictures of tornados, the reality of the danger of these storms hit me when the three tornados touched down so close to my own home. Seeing pictures on TV from places far away in Kansas or Oklahoma don't have the same effect as looking at picture of cars piled on top of each other, and houses demolished, in a town so close to my own. I truly realized that no matter how beautiful tornados and thunderstorms may seem, they are in fact very dangerous, and can cost people their lives, homes, and livlihood. I just hope all of the families affected will be able to recover quickly and get their lives back in order after this dangerous act of nature.