Americans, you know, always exaggerate. When it comes to weather, however, than themselves. In Italy a rain storm with lightning is a simple, America is a thunderstorm with possible accidents, various attachments.
A thunderstorm is never underestimated here, they put warnings on TV, radio warnings for the "coming out of this world, be prepared!" All these warnings are always accompanied by an annoying sound, like amplified alarm clock radio. Do not tell you my reaction to these warnings the first time that I lived here, a 'crazy anxiety. How many nights I spent awake watching TV to try to understand if we would have expected the arrival Gozilla or of a simple storm. In addition
alarms on the radio, TV, etc., there is an alarm for exception: the mermaid! be used in case of tornadoes, real or perceived, and storms of a certain power. The first time I hear this siren sound was in the car, siren in the distance so I do not even understand what that noise. Then the radio comes the warning: "clouds were spotted in a circular motion in Jackson County, you may form tornadoes. If you go into the house in the cellar or basement, if you are out to find shelter as soon as possible if you are driving park your car and take refuge in a ditch .... "
In a ditch? And where can I find a ditch?
Fortunately, the tornado I have not met (and even Gozilla) and I got home safe and sound ...
Here is an example alert captured yesterday in the car ...