Rough Midwest Weather

All of us living in Tornado Alley have been on edge since the horror of the Joplin, MO tornado. My area has been in the "sweet spot" (no bad weather)during recent tornadic outbreaks, that is, until a Facebook friend commented he wonder when it would be our turn. Once it was out there, our turn came.
I was working at my office which has a lovely view of the two busiest streets in my town (yes, it's a very small town and there's no traffic light but it has the most activity). Something just didn't feel right and I surfed over to the local TV station's website. In blaring red letters it said "tornado warning in Kansas City NOW". I ran outside to look at the sky and the streets almost immediately filled with kids from the local daycare being shepherded across the street to the city hall basement. Darrell from the hair salon two doors down said we needed to take cover there. I told him I had dogs to care for and was going to make a run for home.
Broke all speed limits getting home. Since the weather has been foreboding since the previous night I already had an emergency plan ready to implement. Collars and leashes on dogs, cell phone, purse and camera and into the bomb shelter we all went with the TV.
I watched the splashes of red, purple, and yellow inch their way north, and then the weatherman said for us to take cover, our town was going to take a direct hit. I grabbed all six leashes and hunkered down. As the wind, thunder, lightening and driving rain hit I realized dogs are kind of like small kids - each one had their own agenda.
Dusty: This cement slab sucks. Please let me go so I can find a place to nap.
Shiloh: Doom Is Imminent. I will cower beside you.
Daisy: Doom Is Imminent. I will cower beside you. Shiloh, do NOT let even a toenail or a single hair touch me or you're gonna get it.
Blitz: You all are SO annoying. What's the problem anyway? And where are the toys?
Moto: Mom is looking worried. I'll sit here and look worried too.
Pinch: My collar is on! My leash is on! We're gonna train! Why aren't we training? When is the training gonna start?
In a few minutes the storm subsided. I heard we had a tornado touch down in our area. Once the All Clear was sounded it was time to find out if everyone was OK.
Fortunately for us there was little damage. We'd lost some trees earlier but came through this intact.
We are lucky for now but the tornado season isn't over. Like an earthquake it's all about being in the right place at the right time. So for now, we breathe a sigh of relief and get to go about our lives.
And after this big scare, I've added some very important items to the bomb shelter:
a bucket and a roll of toilet paper.