Tornadoes In 3 States

There's someone I care for that lives in a state in 'tornado alley'. Since moving here, when ever there's a tornado that hits, they only announce that the US was hit. Today, they said 3 states in America were hit by deadly tornadoes and 11 were killed. My breath always catches in my throat as I wait for them to say which state - they never do and I'm forced to go to my computer to look it up.

Their state wasn't hit, but I really wish they'd get out of that God Forsaken place! I don't understand why people would stay in a place like that. I mean I know anything can happen to any of us at any time, but why would you want to put yourself in harms way like that and increase your chances of something devastating to you? I guess it's just the frustration of this morning's worrying events that's talking. To each thier own. It's not for me to understand - God, knows I never will.

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