April 1985 coming back home (westward) from hills of Alabama. Left at 2:00 AM heading into severe t'storm after another + tornado warning. Got off on backroad that I thought would be a short cut to US 278....wasn't. Tired, sleepy, could not see bc of rain, defrost was a no go (No AC too). Found a lone closed to store where I got under the gas pump awning near 278 happened to have an encased road map that said "you are here". No tornado on the ground but the funnel cloud went just to my south during my wait.
Finally departed when lightening and wind let up, still rained hard up to about to about an hour from home then quit. As the first rays to dawn happened, the clouds began to break up as I drove into my hometown...thankful to be back home
Finally departed when lightening and wind let up, still rained hard up to about to about an hour from home then quit. As the first rays to dawn happened, the clouds began to break up as I drove into my hometown...thankful to be back home