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I was just sitting here reading something online when all of the sudden the weather alert signal comes over the radio. I listened for the announcer to explain what was going on but they don't say anything just static. Next thing I know the tornado sirens are going off on campus. I was immediately frightened. I rushed to get dressed grab a jacket and run downstairs to the basement of my building. The whole while I am absolutely terrified. I heard other people still in their apartments in the building and I was the only one in the basement. I stayed in the basement for a little while. Then I came up out of the basement and stood in the foyer for a little looking at the sky. I saw people just going about their daily lives no one seemed that upset. I wasn't sure if I was doing the right thing so I try to call a friend who had helped me with these things in the past but it doesn't seem like my phone was working so I don't know if he picked up or not. I came back up to my apartment and turned the radio back on and a second weather alert came across saying it was just a test.

I wish I would have known that in the first place so I wouldn't have gotten so upset.

We have tornadoes in Florida but we don't have the elaborate warning sirens etc. Hurricanes are our main plague and you usually know those well in advance.