Didn't sleep well at all last night. A tornado entered my area last night. It was a much more "real" scenario than ever experienced before. I know it sounds crazy, especially seeing as I've never experienced a tornado, but it got real quiet and it sounded like a train in the background (which there are no trains near me). About 3.5 miles from where I live, a tornado hit. It was a horrid situation. Multiple home collapses, people trapped and injured and emergency personnel couldn't reach them due to trees and power lines down. I got really upset hearing the calls come in about it. (My mom keeps the scanner on always, and she was the one listening to them). I had to just come back to my room when things calmed down and try to rest, but it didn't come easily. TV was talking as if this may go down in history as one of the worst area natural disasters we've ever had. (In December no less!) The pictures are unbelievable, literal homes completely leveled. They haven't assessed yet but it's clear it was more than just straight-line winds. I'm just curious what category the tornado was.

Other than that, I'm ok. I can't really complain. Let's hope for a calmer day and evening tonight.