What a Night!
As the tornadoes worked their way across the country to Georgia, Michelle and I watched movies then went to bed. Right around 4:00 this morning the tornado siren on campus went off. Normally I would try to go back to sleep because they have random test drills with the siren. But this morning was different: we heard thunder, wind, and things blowing around. Michelle got up to turn on the T.V. to see what was going on, but as soon as she got up the power went off. We quickly decided to hang out in the bathtub with pillows nearby because it is in the center of the building and seemed to be the safest. Unfortunately, we live on the top floor, so if anything did happen, being in the center of the building may not have helped too much.
Once we found our way into the bathroom and to the bathtub, I went to find a flashlight. Luckily, I never took it out of the backpack we used to go to Cumberland Island. I also got a little battery operated lantern while I was up. While I was getting the lights, I looked out the window to see what was going on. The sky was greenish-yellow, and the trees were almost bent over because of the wind. There was also one spot in the sky where lightning was repeatedly flashing.
We took shelter in the bathroom until the storm passed. I'm not sure how long we were in there, but it seemed like forever. It was hard going back to sleep, and I wasn't able to until after the power came back on. I probably wouldn't have notice the power coming back on, but my printer makes a lot of noise when it first turns on.
We ended up sleeping until 11:30, and it would have been longer if it wasn't for my cat, Gypsy. She's not used to us sleeping past 8:00, and was putting up a fit. I can't see any damage from our windows, but I read of damage throughout Cobb County to residential and business buildings. They have yet to determine if a tornado touched down.