welcome to wisconsin: you are now experiencing golf-ball sized hail, 80+ mph winds, and at least 5 tornadoes.

YIKES

so tonight as we were unpacking i heard a loud strange annoying siren. it wasn't our building's fire alarm, so i supposed it must be another one nearby (how am i to know? we've only been here for one day!). then it went off again about 40 min later. paul's cousin jason hears it and says "hmm...that sounds like the tornado siren". scary! so we had a few hours of "tornado warnings" until midnight tonight. we could have taken shelter in the laundry room in the basement, but instead we just watched the local news, scanned the radars, and ate dinner in our second floor apartment. but still! luckily there was no tornado immediately in our area (although it seems there was one a few miles away), and as far as i know my parent's car is safe in the parking lot. in the morning we'll inspect it for damage. i'm crossing my fingers, but i think all is well.

who ever heard of tornados in winsonsin anyhow?!