I live in North Texas, on the edge of “Tornado Alley”, a broad area of the United States where tornado activity occurs most. I have grown up with tornado sirens, tornado drills, and text messages from my mother telling me to go hide in the bathroom with the cats (messages I mostly ignore, sorry Mom). I think severe weather is fascinating — the immense power that storms create and the damage they cause — and luckily I’ve haven’t experienced too much firsthand. I’ve definitely hid […]