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I was lying in my warm bed this morning, I realized how happy I am to be safe
in my home after the storms last night. Yesterday, I was doing homework at my
apartment when I got a text from a friend that said a tornado had touched down
on Signal Mountain, which is where my family lives back in Chattanooga. I
immediately called my dad, who was at work, and he said the winds were terrible
but he hadn’t heard if the tornado had hit our home. I then called my mom, who
was safe in the basement of the Target store by her work. I knew my little
brother and sister were at school up on the mountain but my mom could not get
in touch with anyone at the school to find out if the tornado had hit anywhere
around it. I immediately panicked. Even though it was sunny in Knoxville, my
whole family was taking shelter in Chattanooga and no one could really give me
any answers about any damage the tornado might have caused. After speaking with
everyone, I found out that my whole family and home was safe. But that wasn’t the
end of it, the storms that had hit Chattanooga were headed North to me in
Knoxville. Once the weather channel issued a tornado warning for my area, my
roommate and I created a safe area in her bathtub, just in case a tornado was
to come our way. After several hours, thankfully we were in the clear. All I
could think about last night were the people that were actually harmed by these
terrible storms. I can wake up in my bed this morning but many people cannot.
Because Chattanooga is so close to Ringgold, I had to see the damage that the
last set of storms caused on the people living there. It is heartbreaking to
see, especially so close to my home. Below is a video of the tornado from a
distance that hit my hometown yesterday. I am so thankful that no one was
harmed that I knew but I am sad for those that were. I hope that people can come
together and help those that had tornado damage and get them back on their
feet.
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