It was a huge storm and one of the largest tornados I have ever seen, at least five miles wide. I was by the ocean and there were electrical currents coming from the middle of it and I looked over and... Read more >>

The howling wind caused our live truck to sway back and forth, horizontal rain pounded us, and golf-ball sized hail slammed the windshield as if Mother Nature was warning us to turn... Read more >>

Last night, I dreamed that I was driving home from a friend’s house, and when I got almost home, my car broke down. Being that I was only about a block away, I decided to walk home and get some... Read more >>

As a kid, my folks often referred to me as Calamity Jane and regularly threatened to buy me a crash helmet. Between countless trips to the emergency room, missing front teeth for the better portion... Read more >>

It was graduation night on May 22, 2011, when Joplin High School and more than 7,500 other buildings were destroyed by one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history, claiming 161 lives. Last night,... Read more >>

I recently joined a wonderful Bucket List group that plans fun events through-out the year. Spring is a great time for a seminar on tornadoes and severe weather. I went and took notes, nowhoping to... Read more >>

“They sat and looked at it and burned it into their memories. How’ll it be not to know what land’s outside the door? How if you wake up in the night and know--and know the willow... Read more >>

With summer underway, there’s something more dangerous in the air than sunburns and bee stings—tornados. While I’ve always associated tornados with Wizard-of-Oz whimsy, the word... Read more >>

Nature likes to pitch extreme curveballs to remind us who’s in charge. Wild fires don’t discriminate; they leave Malibu celebrities as devastated … Read more >>

If you are outdoors: Get inside if there are any buildings around. If there are no building around, get to a place that has no trees or power lines near. Get into a fetal... Read more >>