Storms! Do you fear them?

[Caite-chan]

Do you fear storms? Thunderstorms for the most part.

I myself have a huge fear of thunderstorms...and as I type this up there's one going on right now. I don't like the thunder or the sound of the wind when it blows hard. I try everything to keep myself calm and I tend to do better when I have someone around. Usually it's one of my friends who I've dubbed a "Storm Sitter" because they come babysit me during a storm. They love to poke fun at me about it. And the funny part is I love weather and can watch the weather channel for hours. (Because I have no life.)

So what about you? Do you love storms or do you fear them like me?

[[Desolate Divine]]

If I am inside and can stay inside I love thunderstorms. If not...

[Suicune's Fire]

I love storms. x) They're super awesome. 8D The sound of rain is really soothing to me, and I love watching lightning bolts strike across the sky. I also think the sound of thunder is awesome.

That sucks, Caity. :C Storms are wonderful to me and you should be able to enjoy them! ;n;


~SF.

[MichaelXD]

I'm afraid of most storms. Huge lightning storms come at random and they always scare me. Some storms have even killed people and most of the time they occur, there's no one else around to protect me.

[Maddox]

I love storms. x) They're super awesome. 8D The sound of rain is really soothing to me, and I love watching lightning bolts strike across the sky. I also think the sound of thunder is awesome.


^ This.

I adore thunderstorms. The more electrically active, the better. The absolute most restful sleep I ever have is during thunderstorms. They are the beauty, majesty, and power of creation all wrapped up in one hell of a light show! I just wish the rain didn't drop the temperature here so dramatically, otherwise I'd sit on my porch and watch a thunderstorm for hours. It's flat and featureless as far as the eye can see here so we have an amazing panoramic view of the skies. It makes storm watching incredible.

[Rival Max]

Being afraid of storms is very natural ! That kind of information has been passed down to us for thousands of years. Its nice to like watching them but mother nature is not putting on a show for you. Storms can be pretty deadly, heck even the side effects can be deadly.

My gf loves storms, my roommate is terrified by them. I dont really care about them to much, having to walk almost everywhere for most of my life I have grown use to being caught in them. At this point there mostly announce.

[Genesis]

I fear them. A lot. I usually put my head under a pillow and shiver in fear until they're done.

[ShadowJay]

I have never really cared much for them. Neither like or dislike them.

[MichaelXD]

It scares me so much that I just don't say anything anymore. My dog is deaf now so he can't hear them anymore like he used to. I always like clear days than messy days.

[Caite-chan]

I know my one cat could care less about storms but my other cat will hide in the closet. I was always much worse when I was younger but seemed to get a little better as I got older.

[[Desolate Divine]]

Haha cats have a sixth sense for this. We would always know a few hours in advance when a storm was coming, as my cat (Phoebe) would be extremely on edge, crawling close to the ground, and rarely leaving hiding places like behind the couch.

[Kaoru]

I used to not be scared of thunderstorms, but after the 6 tornadoes that happened in Oklahoma back in May in a period of two weeks (and destroyed a lot of my hometown (city?), mind you), I hate them. I only hate them because they have a chance of producing tornadoes, but other than that, I love them.

[Caite-chan]

I always have that fear as well. My boss and I are the worst when it comes to storms and being together. We are just a nervous wreck.

[smeller]

I used to a lot. When I was younger, I used to sit in a room towards the center of my house with no windows and pray that nothing would happen. As I got older, storms just got more interesting. The only one that has actually scared me recently was a year ago when my family and I were camping near the ocean during the summer and a pretty big storm system was coming through. It was so windy that I actually thought the camper we were in my tip over. That didn't happen, luckily. I'm generally not afraid of storms, though, unless I'm standing out in the middle of an open field during a lightning storm.

[Corey]

I actually like storms, sometimes I'll go outside and sit in the rain and watch. I wouldn't like to be struck by lightening, though...

[MichaelXD]

There's a thunderstorm happening right now. Rain appeared!

[Missy]

I don't fear storms I actually find them quite relaxing. We just had a storm today :P

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I love storms. I think they're exciting. And lightning is so pretty. We don't have tornados or anything here and there are no huge trees next to my house so I'm not really scared of them.

[Jacob]

I love a good storm especially when I am trying to sleep at night. Nothing helps me relax like a good storm. When I was younger I used to hate/be afraid of storms.

[MichaelXD]

I love a good storm especially when I am trying to sleep at night. Nothing helps me relax like a good storm. When I was younger I used to hate/be afraid of storms.


I love storms. I think they're exciting. And lightning is so pretty. We don't have tornados or anything here and there are no huge trees next to my house so I'm not really scared of them.

Then I guess you'll be in some more fun exciting storms this October. October is full of storms. We haven't here yet approached a single day when the leaves start falling!

[seapegasus]

Storms are exciting, inspiring, and soothing all at the same time. I do all my best writing in storms, oddly.

[MichaelXD]

My grandparent's birthday yesterday was very sunny. However today was very cloudy, and they said there was a chance of rain. Did you know that April in the middle of the country is full of storms like tornadoes? That's what I'm afraid of. I don't know whether to be up or down, but I think down is correct.

[winstein]

The loud thunder is the part which I fear the most about storms. Usually, that's when the light flashed in a jiffy, in which I can expect an impactful boom. That's when I would usually cover my ears to ease myself from hearing the unsettling thunder.

Thanks for reading.

[Ninaiso]

I absolutely adore storms!

The power and majesty is magnificent! The way it's so fierce but so calm is amazing! I absolutely love it!
We are actually getting some tonight and I'm very excited!

[shaymin]

They're calming and unsettling at the same time. Not weather that I'd like to take a jog in, of course, but when looking out a window, they can be quite a sight to see.

[Homura]

Nope. I don't really have a particular affinity for it either.

[Shiny Totodile]

Thunder storms are the best!! Hearing the distant booming just sounds so cool and it's also fun to stand outside with a jacket and umbrella and just watch the lightning.

[Faith]

I don't really like to think about whether I like things such as Thunderstorms. But I'm not really afraid of them, it's more of a height phobia for me.

[DarkNerd]

Ah, storms. I love 'em. Assuming you mean thunderstorms, as a hurricane and/or tornado will cause me to jump on the nope train to anywhere but here.
Storms, they're interesting. It's both exhilarating and soothing at once. Kind of like a shower, or hot chocolate, calm you down, give you inspiration to do stuff, but calm you down so much you do nothing. I love storms, they're very fun for me. Except when they cause earthquakes. I can handle a quake. I can handle a storm. But when Mother Nature starts getting creative and mixing stuff together, I take out my ticket and board the train.

[The-Hydra]

I like storms. Good opportunity to do things inside without feeling like going outside. But I dislike big ones that cause me inconvenience, and I would fear huge ones, but no devastating storms really hit my area.

[Zodiac]

I love them, actually. Usually when it storms I go outside and find a nice place to enjoy it. I'm not religious but storms are as close as I get to feeling anything divine in day to day life. Or maybe I'm just a weirdo

[Death's Spook]

I'm fine with storms for the most part. But if there's a really bad one outside, I'll take reactions. To paraphrase a fanfic I read once, I'm not a coward (when it comes to that), but I'm not going to stick myself in the fire to see if I burn.

[MrZangetsu]

I'm like Zodiac, I love lightning storms, I have no Idea why, I just feel relaxed when there's thunder and lightning

[Pokeman]

Well, I dislike storms in every way. Why? I always fear, even though I'm pretty sure this'll never happen, that a giant lighting bolt will strike the forestry about 100 feet from my house, spread, and burn everything. I'm not quite sure how I got this fear, maybe just the paranoia of television and the internet. But unless the storm is raging outside, I'm fine with it. Usually, I just play computer games or go on Showdown and just do whatever.

[Shroomish]

Average thunderstorms don't scare me, but tornadoes do. I was 11 when I experienced my first one. My family and I just stood in front of the glass door (smart right?) and watched trees being uprooted like dominoes no more than 70ft in front of us. Well, silhouettes of trees - you really can't see much when the super strong wind is blowing rain everywhere.

But yeah, not wanting to experience that again. XD It's a miracle our house survived.

[Steel Lunpara]

I love them. They're just so... Exhilarating. There was one just two days ago, actually, and I had to be out side at the particular moment when it hit. The rain was practically horizontal, and after being out there for about thirty seconds, I was thoroughly soaked, and was shivering for practically the rest of the day (That makes you way more sore than you would think.) The wind was so harsh I was almost blown over at one point, and you know what? I spend the whole time cackling like a madman.

[Daughter of Mew]

I love storms too. I find the fact that nature can hold such power really inspiring, and the sounds of the rain and thunder and wind are really soothing to me. Lightning's really cool to watch as well, but it does make me a tiny bit nervous. Once my friend's house got hit by lightning and the television blew up and set the house on fire, so now I always unplug everything in my room when there's a thunderstorm!

[Felly]

I absolutely loathe storms. I just hate them. I've never really been a big fan of thunderstorms. I can live with the losing power part of them 'cause I can do other things besides lurk the internets, but the rest just no.

Wind & rain I can deal with. I don't mind that part. Throw in some thunder & lightning, & I'm like "LOL NOPE. BYE."

[Commander Shepard]

I absolutely love storms. I usually pull out my lawn chair and kick back, letting the rain beat down against my cloths, it's probably one of the greatest feelings in the entire world. Not to mention the rain makes you feel so one with the planet and all it's inhabitants; It's like you are one with nature all again, like a sprout taking root and growing to be a tall oak or a red wood.

Now I just sound like a hippy.

[Caite-chan]

Okay so I know this thread is a year old but we are getting some really bad storms here in Michigan right now. And it seems like the more I talk about it with people the better I seem to feel. Right now I've got some really bad anxiety because I have a huge fear of them.

[Noblejanobii]

I think it depends on how severe the storm is. See, where I live, storms happen every afternoon starting the first week of June until mid to late August. Every afternoon without fail. So I have grown adjusted to storms that happen in the afternoon, last for ten minutes at the most, and all they do is thunder a little and bring down large amounts of rain, then they're gone. If they are not like this, however, I am terrified of them. I have no idea why but if it happens in the morning or at night, last longer than ten minutes, thunders or lightning a loudly and a lot, and practically floods the place I'm terrified of it. The perfect example happened this week. I apparently lived through a F-1 tornado without realizing it. I had been sitting on the couch, relaxing since I had been throwing up all day, when the usual storm hits. I'm about the fall asleep when I notice that the rain on the sky lights of my room don't sound quite normal. It sounded like bullets were hitting the skylights and it never sounds like that, not even when it's hailing. Then, there was a blinding flash of light that was almost instantly followed by a loud crack of thunder that shook the house. My dad says he's never seen me get off the couch so fast. I pretty much had a complete panic attack because you couldn't see outside it was raining so hard, alarms were going off around the house, thunder was shaking the whole place, and glass was cracking (I couldn't see that but you could hear it) from the hail. It lasted about an hour. So, we ended up with many toppled trees in the backyard (none of which hit the house by some miracle), a cracked skylight (that was the cracking glass we hurt, it got hit was hail the size of a baseball), and floodage in part of our basement.

My dog is also very scared of storms and usually it helps me stay calm if I comfort her. If I'm not home when she freaks out she usually runs to my room and hides under the covers of my bed.

[Caite-chan]

It's been really bad here and so far where I live we haven't gotten anything....yet. I know where my sister and cousin live they both had tornado warnings and I've been texting them to see if they are all right and they are. I've been watching the radar like a hawk and when they started talking about tornado warnings I start losing my mind and freaking out. I get really, really bad and start having like a panic attack. I'm hoping I get lucky and don't have to put up with nothing tonight.

[Noblejanobii]

I'm actually going through one right now. The storms have been pretty bad this year but this is the hottest summer I think we've had in a long time so it's only natural.

[[Desolate Divine]]

If I am at home, I love them (Until the power goes out). If I am driving, I don't. Especially when there are lots of cars but no street lights (as I have bad night vision, but I can't use my high beams if anyone is in front of me). That is terrifying.

[Caite-chan]

I hate them the most at night because you can't see anything that's coming and just have to go by what the weatherman says on TV.

[SassySnivy]

To be honest, anytime it's raining I prefer it to be storming. Thunderstorms always are exciting and invigorating to me. I love watching lightning and will sit out on my front porch for minutes on end just staring out at the sideways-blowing rain, the trees leaning over, and the occasional or frequent flashes of light in the sky and maybe even the occasional bolt of lightning

And it sounds sad, but tornado warnings / watches are also really exciting for me. Not GOOD exciting, but like, I don't know. There's just something about tornadoes that is fascinating to me. We had several experiences where it got really bad at our house, but thanks to our geography it seems that nothing has ever actually gotten within a mile of us. I had a bad experience with bad tornado weather a few years ago on my way home from dinner; EAS alerts were on the radio like crazy and I was freaking out because all the locations listed were ALL places that were right by us! And by that I mean like 10-ish minutes away. But it was still scary. And while all this was happening we were on the road. Funny thing is, though, it was really bad on the way home but when we got over the hill that we live on (on the other side of it kinda) it was totally calm. Pretty much untouched. And no, it wasn't the "calm before the storm." It was like it completely avoided our house. Needless to say there were no notable tornadoes in the area except maybe for an EF-0. Buuuuut...those don't really do much at all.

I also had another experience more recent than that one. This wasn't a close encounter, but it was still frightening.
I had just gotten back from my evening classes. It was cloudy and foreboding outside yet still pretty peaceful, so I sat on my bed writing some essay with my window open.

I suddenly heard wailing in the distance: sirens. It was quiet since we don't really live nearby any sirens or anything, but just loud enough to hear. I cannot describe the feeling of panic that settled over me at this time. I was home by myself. Fortunately mom got home five minutes later but you can BET that I hauled *** to our basement, laptop in hand.

[Noblejanobii]

I wish I had you confidence right now! *hides under covers with dog*

[SassySnivy]

It literally just started raining here hahah. And even at that it's coming down in spots. I hate how irregular weather here can get sometimes

And it stopped

Oh look there it is again. Is that hail?

And...quietens down again

[Suicune's Fire]

If I am at home, I love them (Until the power goes out). If I am driving, I don't.

Pretty much my thoughts. xD Sleeping while storms are occurring is awesome. c: I don't much like it when there's tonnes of wind, though, because sometimes tree branches can blow off. :c Scawy!


UGH, YES, WHEN HAIL QUIETENS DOWN. It's like, "traitor!!!"

[iPokemon]

I love rain and I love storms. Good loud thunder is hard to come by around where I live, it's normally pretty tame. Though, we get a lot of tornadoes for being so close to mountains! They never get close enough to where I live that I'm not really scared of tornadoes ever being an impact to me.

Snow however, is hit or miss. It's either the beginning of the season and I'm wanting it to snow or it's the end of the season and I want it all to burn.

[Noblejanobii]

Snow is one of those things that it's never supposed to happen down here but it happens yearly. So we only get three days off for it that we have to make up and if it's beyond that the state usually forgives it. So, if it's before we have used any of the days, I'm praying for it not to snow. If it's after we have used two of the days, I'm praying for it to snow.