Tornado Warning

We have had two tornado warning this week.  The first came Monday night when my cell phone went off with the alert from the county to take shelter now.  We piled into our bathroom with the ipad to figure out where the storm was.  Thankfully it was 15 miles north of us.

Today at school pickup we were all trying to beat the storm we knew was coming.  The first alert came right before dismissal at 3:30pm. With my kids being walkers, I was waiting outside school for them to come out. I soon realized they were not coming and dark clouds were getting closer.  Other parents and I went around to gym doors to find out what was going on.  We were hurried inside because the school was under a Shelter Emergency Lockdown because of a tornado warning. We went through the fire doors into the hall and took a tuck position along the wall with all the students. After 10 minutes phones were going off and I received this alert.

The NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for Montgomery County. 

This is a dangerous and potentially life threatening situation. Residents are strongly urged to seek shelter.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
 CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
 SOUTHERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 341 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
 TORNADO WAS NEAR NORTH POTOMAC...OR NEAR GAITHERSBURG...AND WAS
 MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
 ROCKVILLE...
 ASPEN HILL...
 OLNEY...
 COLESVILLE...
 FAIRLAND...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF OUTDOORS OR IN A MOBILE HOME OR
VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK AND STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LAY FLAT IN A LOW SPOT.

THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND HARD TO SEE. TAKE COVER NOW.


Blake soon called me to make sure I was safe. We all stay tucked down until 4:15. It was a long 40 minutes to be kneeling on the floor. Then it was a long process to get the kids released and finally home at 5pm. Thankfully the tornado touched down 3 miles south of us and we did not loose power. It made for a memorable day at school.