It's really really hard to stay calm. I hope someone else has some advice that will work, the only thing that has helped me before is taking deep breaths and then if it gets really bad, I will totally wrap myself in a blanket like a burrito. Sounds weird, but something about the tightness of the blanket, and then I scootch around some pillows so I am completly encased, makes me feel more secure. I have heard they make wraps like that for dogs for this very reason...Know it sounds silly but maybe it will work for you?

I hope you are doing all right, I am in the Midwest too and it is SO WINDY!