We moved here in May of 2006. I don't think we'd been here a week when I came across a TV show about the horrible tornadoes of May 3, 1999 that directly hit the OKC metro. We didn't have the house unpacked yet, so I was sitting in the middle of the floor watching in horror to find out that we had moved to this new strange place in the middle of tornado season.
As time goes by and nothing serious happens, you get accustomed to life and forget the real threat. You get annoyed by crazy weather people and warning maps and TV pre-emptions for stuff going on 4 hours from you.
But then you have a child and you're concerned for their safety. And the crazy weather gets closer , closer and closer to your piece of the world. You start to learn terms like "hook echo" and "weather aware." You see devastation happen in Alabama & Missouri and the huge loss of life and begin to realize that being weather aware is a really good thing. It saves lives.
You count your blessings for getting through another major weather event safely.
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