Lately not so many. This last summer I don't recall a single severe thunderstorm.

BUT ...

A couple years ago there were 3 tornadoes on the ground at the same time heading through our area. One passed about 5 blocks away from us to the west and the other was about 1/2 mile east and the biggest was about a mile east of us. It was pretty scary actually. We had 12 people from the neighborhood huddled together with us in our tornado shelter and could hear the one to the west pass by us. To me it's not like a train like they say, just massive wind (which it is).

I've been through quite a few tornadoes. There was one that I saw, an EF3, that was big enough to have two smaller ones circling it.

But all in all, over the years I've learned what to look for in the weather forecasts and atmosphere. It's spooky at times, but we have a hidey-hole so it's just part of living in Kansas.