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Originally Posted by buggyone
"Four of us huddled under the gazebo overhang and got battered by the wind and rain."
There are restaurants and stores just across the street you could have ran to or even The Villages Sales Office right across the street. Standing outside in the wind and rain for what you believe could have been a tornado coming leaves one to wonder.
As for warning people at the square, doesn't sudden high wind and rain lend itself to a a warning to get the heck off the square and into a building? The Villages Sales Office was still open at 6 pm when the storm hit and is a huge and a safe building.
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Easy to say now from behind your computer.... we had no idea about any tornado when it started. If you read what I read...I said we had NO IDEA. It wasn't until the wind whipped up as it did we wondered if we were in one.
When it happened at first it was fine. It started like usual. Rain only. We did what we've done in the past ran to the dry safe spot that is near us. When a passing storm comes we have a niche right there that is usually dry and safe. It quickly turned bad and we had no choice but to stay put. I've stood in that same spot tons of times and have felt quite safe. The rain stops and we resume dancing. This was different. As soon as there was a lull which took about 15-20 minutes we ran to the sales office area.
The warning would have made a bid difference had we known. By the time the storm hit it was too late. This came quickly with no warning.