I am so sorry that you had to go through this.As for me I am so afraid of thunderstorms ,every single time it thunders I just about cry that is how scared I am,I never experienced a tornado but I have heard they sound like a train.Trains dont bother me ,but thunder ouch,Even when the entire sky lights up because of lighting I just want to go and crawl in a hole ,unfortunately where I live there is no protection, not in senior housing. I get so scared when the power goes out.I wonder why storms always seem like they are at night.Right when we have trouble seeing. Sometimes I wish I could stay with someone else but no way not around here.I would have been scared with you.I try to think of it as fireworks but unfortunately my brain wont let me think this way.Thunderstorms never bothered me until a couple of years ago I dont know why they just do.