It is, of course, tornado season, and, particularly in the Midwest, reports of twisters wreaking havoc as they whirl their way through farmland and towns alike are to be expected. I’m a bit of a tornado geek myself — simultaneously fascinated and fearful of them. One of my recurring stress dreams has to do with being aware that a tornado is fast approaching and trying to warn others and seek appropriate shelter. “Twister” is among at least my Top 10 — if not Top 5 — favorite movies.
So it was that I stumbled across the Twitter account and then YouTube channel of Ryan Hall sometime last year and have made it a point to watch and follow along whenever there are reports of tornado outbreaks, as there have been the past two days, largely in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa. (Even Wisconsin garnered some warnings Saturday night, and the storms continued up…
