The Year of the Tornadoes--2011

The Year of the Tornadoes—2011 By Elton Camp Tornadoes are a natural force everyone hates It’s part of life for us living in the United States Other countries also have these storms to fear, But the vast majority of them occur right here Deaths from tornadoes have been in sharp decline Because advance warnings have become so fine Such deaths this year, we have almost seen more Than there were in the ten years that went before Not only that of tornadoes there have been more But we have had more powerful ones than before It is quite difficult, even with warning, to stay alive In a tornado rated as being either EF-4 or EF-5 In addition, many of the storms have been wide And for a very long time on ground they do abide They also haven’t stayed mainly in the countryside But have hit cities and towns where thousands reside We may not have heard the last of this terrible thing How many more will this year yet have to bring? So before the next Super Outbreak comes around, I’m thinking about digging a hole in the ground