Yeah! I get to push the panic button!

One thing small, boring towns like to do is push the panic button; Caronport being no exception.  What else breaks the boredom of regular life in town like the worst disaster possible happening?  For the past two days, there has been issued warnings from weather services that ideal conditions for tornadoes could exist and this was music to the bored in Caronport, something to get amped about.  In response, emergency shelters were prepared and everyone sent out emails to everyone.  Now I need to note preparation is something good, and should be taken advantage of in this day and age; many tragedies of the past were due to being unprepared.  Anyways, the day of anticipation came yesterday and everyone bubbled throughout the day into a froth of panic.  Finally, the black clouds rolled in and it happened: a tornado touched down....20km away.  Now despite the fact that tornadoes don't travel 20km or reproduce 20km from existing ones, the town didn't take this as relief that we were spared, but signs that we are doomed.  The fire department rolled through town with its sirens blazing yelling at anyone in the street to take cover; although when my roommate came out to see what happened he didn't understand one word that was yelled at him and went back inside to nap.  Following the incident, was the usual barrage of online statuses, and pictures of people sharing how they "dodged a close one".  And as you go through town you see people talking about how they survived the big storm of 2012.  But hey, what can you expect in a little boring town?