Yesterday evening I was just prepping to smoke a VR Classico when the tornado sirens went off. Me, being the stupid type, immediately rushed outdoors to see. Thankfully my neighborhood was undamaged, but there was substantial damage a mile or so north of us. The sky was sea green, and we could see the huge cloud the tornado dropped from, and smaller clouds moving in opposite directions. Lots of police and fire sirens heading north. Thankfully no one was injured. The area is blocked off, but I'm going to see later if they need volunteers to help clean up.

I smoked the Classico , but I couldn't tell you a thing about it. :-)
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That's the main thing!
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Good to hear everyone's alright.
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Was the tornado still on the ground at the time you ran outside, or had it already passed or faded out by then?

In some regards the smaller tornadoes are the most dangerous, because they can touch down and be gone before the warning systems have a chance to detect and sound alarms.
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Having lived in Oklahoma for part of my child I love the science behind tornadoes, but I hate the damage and loss of life they can cause. If you have never seen one in person, it is an unbelievable site.

I am glad no one was hurt.
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It was on the ground, or perhaps even had not formed yet when I first went outside. I get the sense that this one "hopped" around a bit, as the damage was spaced apart and very focused in certain areas.
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Have seen the sky go that colour here, of course you run outside and look, why not.:-)
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Tornados don't play. I've seen some unbelievable damage done by those things.
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