Ef 4 Tornado Narrative

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The first day of March in the year 2007, was a horrible day in the lives of the people in the area around Enterprise, Alabama. Through out the morning, many warnings about tornados and other severe weather were issued. About one in the afternoon the worst happened and the warnings came true. An EF 4 tornado touched down in Enterprise, Alabama and the high school was in the tornado’s path.

I was listening to the radio at my home when the warning sirens went off. I took the radio, my dogs, and my youngest child into the safe room, of my home. We continued to listen to the radio while I worried about my older child, at the elementary school. I also felt helpless to do anything about the safety of my oldest child, my husband, and my extended

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