We were at a big outdoor event and a large tornado dropped down out of the sky. Everyone screamed, "Tornado!" and ran. There was a ditch at the edge of this field, so I headed that way, but it appeared to be out of reach with the fast-moving twister. I looked to my right and saw a slight depression along this ridge. I veered towards that and, as I approached, I saw my wife and one of my daughters crouching down in it. I dove and as I was about to land, I felt something hit my right leg, but then I landed safely in the ditch as the twister went right over. There's been some severe weather around here lately, so it was kind of a creepy dream to have. As I laid awake I listened outside for any storm sounds.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at April 4, 2007 09:14 AM