Super Stormy Tuesday

Tuesday was a mess. I actually do not know any other way to describe Tuesday than a mess. Once I received my trusty, lovely, dependable tiger text (if you haven't signed up for tiger text u should) I knew the remainder of my day would full of adventure. About 20 minutes after I received the text about the campus closing at 2:30, my job called and told me not to come. Half of me was mad because I was missing my money, but the other half was elated to know I could finally eat and relax. Once I got to my room, I decided it was time for a nap, siren or no siren blaring through the window. It was a friend of mind that called and came to my room that woke me up from my beauty rest. I was mad, but I had to check the news. I have no problems with Memphis wanting us to be safe and warning of us of every raindrop, but I hate what it does to most Memphians. They panic. There were angry people and crying people all over my dorm and I did not understand why. How did they think acting like that would help the situation? I had to be calm and make my friends laugh a little so they would not be scared and focus on the tornadoes, but I was still cautious by having the news on the entire time. My dorm, Richardson Towers, had people going into the basement, but then that began to flood. So they sent people back up stairs. Then the flood triggered the fire alarms, so we had to go to the Pan-Hellenic Building. While we were there, a group of people helped the situation by starting the music. It was actually funny. In the middle of a storm, we're having fun. That's my type of atmosphere. I don't like people being scared and sad. What is meant to happen will, why fear it? We finally returned to our dorms. I decided to take a shower and the sirens went off again and my room mate told me we needed to get in the hall way. Instead, I decide to stay in the room and watch the news. How smart is it for everyone to be in the hall way? Who is watching the professionals to see IF we are even in danger? I knew that if the news or the weather outside indicated any form of danger for me and others, I would take cover, but I want to be sure.