Tornadoes seem to be a big part of Clarksville history. No one can talk about the courthouse without mentioning that the current one is brand new. The old one was leveled by a tornado. There was a forecast this past week for a warm day followed by a very strong cold front. The experts were predicting severe weather. The natives were predicting apocalyptic weather. People were buzzing for days in advance for the possibility of a tornado. One guy at work couldn't believe that I didn't have cable TV. "How will you know if there is a tornado coming?" I'm supposed to spend $100 a month for severe weather warnings? yikesWednesday afternoon came and people hightailed it for home. Around 10:00pm, it got super windy. I can't speak for the rest of the city, but there is a tornado siren in the downtown area. It was like what I imagine air raid sirens to sound like. I have more windows than walls in my apartment so I figured the living room was a bad place to be. I went and sat in the bathroom. The sirens stopped after 15 minutes and I went to bed.
People seemed disappointed on Thursday morning. Winds were reported at 75 mph but no tornadoes in the upper middle Tennessee region. Nuts. giggle
