Not Valuing A Tornado-Personal Narrative

It was a seemingly normal, sunny day in Kansas. It did began to rain, but that was normal, rain happens everywhere. I still remember everything from what I was doing, and where I was at. This is the story of the tornado that ripped through my town in 2011.

One day I woke up feeling good. I wasn't worried about anything happening until I turned on my tv. As I'm changing the channel to the news its talking about us having a tornado. I was shocked when I found out. My whole day was ruined I sure didn't see this coming . The tornado was going to hit my house less than 30 minutes. That was enough time to get all the things I would to survive the tornado. I start finding soft things because I know That I'm going to be in the closet for a while. I get my pillow to sit on. I search on Google how to survive a tornado and it pulls up different ways to survive. I finally seen how some people survived a tornado so i just put a lot of soft things in the closet. As you can see I wasn't too prepared

Tornadoes are devastating atmospheric events that affect the ecology and the lives of people in their paths. Tornadoes are defined as “a violently rotating column of air, in contact with the ground, either pendant from a cumuliform cloud or underneath a cumuliform cloud, and often (but not always) visible as a funnel cloud” (Glossary of Meterology, 2011). The Tri-state tornado was the most deadly tornado in the United States. It stayed on the ground for a total of 219 miles through areas of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killed a total of 695 people, and an estimated $16.5 million in damages (National Weather Service, 2011). Luckily, the tornado’s path was largely rural farmland with scattered small towns between them. <Add thesis>

It is vital for the survival of mankind that we respect and understand the severity and danger of natural forces and weather conditions. Although advances have been made in the predictions and warning systems of the National Weather Service, or NWS, we must be vigilant in our efforts to always respect what is coming. It is also imperative that we learn from the mistakes we have made in the past and grow from them. One such piece of literature which can help to do this is "Storm Warnings: The story of the a Killer Tornado", by Nancy Mathis, which depicts an amazingly horrific incident where mankind was not prepared for what was coming. The following is understanding of the events that took place on May 3rd, 1999, which showcased an amazing, and terrible, spectacle of tornadoes in Oklahoma. Furthermore we will delve into what has changed since this to better our understanding of upcoming weather related dangers as well as planning for said forces of nature.

April 27, 2011 was pretty much D-Day for the south but mostly those who resided in Alabama. Tornadoes ripped through Alabama leaving fifty-three people dead and injuring a thousand in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.” The tornado left five thousand three hundred and sixty-two residences damaged or decimated in its path” (Prohaska, 19). The storms pre-emptily ended the semester at the University of Alabama, and many students whose permanent homes were located outside of Tuscaloosa left the city without witnessing the extent of the damage in their college town. It was known as the 2011 Super Outbreak where the tornadoes caused 11 billion dollars in damage. The duration of the tornadoes were three days, seven hours, and eighteen minutes. In total there were twenty-nine tornadoes to go through central Alabama on the day

After the tornado struck the small town. The Theriots decided not to rebuild their barn. Although they did rebuild the silo. Which the farm bureau saw as a problematic choice. Their insurance covered the costs. Because it was a newer structure. We heard their granary wasn’t damaged at all. Being located behind the barn. The officials claim that’s what spared

To know what the author wants us to understand about violence we need to peel back the layers. At the beginning of the story we understand that she is eager for her husband to get home and that she is occupied by the waiting. When he does she immediately happily greets him him with open arms. “ hello darling” she obviously loves him a lot and cares greatly for him. And she sees that he is tired she asks him if she wants a drink she pours him a glass of alcohol he sips through half of it then swallows the other half in one gulp. He then pours himself another and tell her that they need to talk. He says he'll give her money and he's leaving. Being six months pregnant and being crushed by the one her world revolves around she dies on the inside but she hides it very very well. She says she'll go and get some meat for dinner he says don't bother there's no reason for it and i'm about to leave. She finds a lamb leg and

Haven is my 18 month old niece. I have nicknamed her the “Little Tornado”, because whenever she enters a room she hits like a tornado. Her energy never runs out; she stays active. Everywhere she walks; there is a path of destruction. Toys, clothes and diapers will be scattered throughout the room. You’d never guess she was only 18 months. At 25 pounds she is curly locks the wrecking ball. While destroying a room she still manages to be completely adorable and innocent looking. More so, when she looks back at you with her twinkling blue eyes while doing something naughty. Haven is agile and quick as a result of walking early. At an early age Haven learned to climb and crawl, by 8 months she was confidently walking.

Not one in the literal sense, but everyone has some kind of tornado in their life, something that comes and shakes everything up. It just so happens that mine came as, what I thought at the time, was an actual tornado. As it turns out, my eleven year old brain just decided to exaggerate the true circumstances.

I woke up early morning and turned on the TV. I could not see anything

Tornadoes are one of the deadliest and most unpredictable villains mankind will ever face. There is no rhyme or reason, no rhythm to it’s madness. Tornados are one of the most terrifying natural events that occur, destroying homes and ending lives every year. April 29th, 1995, a calm, muggy, spring night I may never forget. Jason, a buddy I grew up with, just agreed to travel across state with me so we could visit a friend in Lubbock. Jason and I were admiring the beautiful blue bonnets, which traveled for miles like little blue birds flying close to the ground. The warm breeze brushed across the tips of the blue bonnets and allowed them to dance under the perfectly clear blue sky. In the distance, however, we

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes can produce massive destruction with wind speeds of 250 miles per hour or more. The typical tornado moves from southwest to northeast, but they have been known to move in any direction. The average forward speed of a tornado is 30 miles per hour but it may vary from stationary to 70 miles per hour. Although tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, they are found most frequently in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains during the spring and summer months. In an average year, 800 tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in 80 deaths and over 1,500 injuries.

A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of two hundred and fifty miles per hour or more. Damage paths can be more than one mile wide and fifty miles long. In an average year, eight hundred tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in eighty deaths and over one thousand five hundred injuries. In the body of my essay, I will tell you about types of tornadoes, where tornadoes come from, where and when tornadoes occur, the damage they inflict, variations of tornadoes, and how to detect tornadoes.

In a deep dark alley, a mother was crying. Homeless, she laid in labor crying for help but no one came. She was pregnant with a boy named red.

Congratulations! You just found out that you are going to be a new mother. I am sure that you are experiencing a lot of emotions right now, such as excitement and fear. Pregnancy can be extremely overwhelming, regardless of whether it is your first, second or even fifth. “Each year there are approximately 4 million births in the U.S.” (Elbel par.2). Not only will the new mother-to-be go through these trimesters but the unborn child as well, which we will discuss. From personal experience, no two pregnancies are the same. My first pregnancy was a breeze and had no issues. My second one has been nothing but a headache. Don’t get me wrong pregnancy is rough, but hey a normal pregnancy only lasts for only nine months! Women who get to experience pregnancy will go through three stages called trimesters.