UPDATE: At least 50 people are likely dead following a tornado in Kentucky, governor says

[TexasBushwhacker]

56. Oh yeah. I've been through 2

The first time I was in college. We'd lost power because of the storm and I was studying for finals by candlelight. It suddenly got very dark and noisy. I looked out the window and a vacant lot next door with chest high weeds looked like it had been mowed. I got away from the window and after a few minutes it got quiet, then I started hearing sirens from fire trucks. I went outside and several homes lost their roofs and a mobile home was turned upside down.

The second was when I was teaching. I had stayed late doing some grading and was walking out to the parking lot with another teacher. We we're the last 2 cats in the parking lot. The wind was picking up and the sky looked dark. I commented about it and they other teacher said "Yeah, like twister weather" and I said "but it's February". Tornadoes are usually during the summer in Texas, during hurricane season.

I got about a half mile away from the school and it started pouring and my car was being pummeled with hail. I couldn't see any wear, but I knew the road had a ditch on either side, so I just stopped and turned on my hazard lights, hoping I wouldn't rear ended. After a few minutes, the storm passed.

I drove back to the school to see if there was any damage. The bleachers by the football field were twisted like Tinker Toys. The one side of the library
that was all glass was sucked out and there were books everywhere. We were very lucky though. Had the storm come through 30 to 45 minutes earlier, the concourse would have been filled with hundreds if kids waiting for their buses.