In my high school, college and young adult days, I spent eight years in Oklahoma. Had countless tornado watches and a few warnings. Never had a tornado come closer than 10 miles to me. It’s a very random kind of event. If you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, you are hosed. But the odds of getting hosed are fairly low.
Yep, that’s the issue. After a while, you don’t pay much attention.
If the siren goes off you look out the window...
Yes, yes, yes, but in this case they were spot on. What can it hurt to be cautious, even if nothing happens? I don’t get what is so important about a half day of school!