Twisters at any time in the Natural State

Last year, the tornado that killed five nearly Vilonia came in April. As the shaken woman explained, she was sitting at her computer when her son called to say that the weatherman estimated the storm would hit the town at 7:30. She looked at the clock on her computer - 7:25. Just at the time, the power went out. She made it through the storm. Her house broadly speaking did. The home and small business building at once door did not.

The normal spring

More proof of our state's propensity to conjure tornadoes outside the "normal" spring and fall windows came Sunday night.

As innovation has improved, warning of tornadoes has improved. Today, we can watch in real time as the super-duper radars pinpoint which street corner is most in danger at any given moment.

Our cell phones go berserk with alarms if we subscribe to such services, and we all know that our best warning network is on the whole Mom, who keeps as much of an eye on the weather as any slicker-clad Weather Channel reporter.