I lived in the DFW area for so long, tornadoes were something we got used to. Keep flashlights, cell phones and battery operated radios in the room you will go to. Make sure you grab your pets too!

It's pretty easy to know when to be afraid. The sky will turn green, there will usually be hail and there will be an eerie calm right before a tornado forms.

The closest I've ever been to a tornado was about a mile away. We stood outside and watched it. If you can forget for a second the destruction they cause, in a weird sort of way, they are beautiful.