One my last weekend in the A.F. I was assigned CQ duty. That was NOT a good decision. We had tornado watches and warnings everywhere. Putting a Cal gal in charge of sqadron with that kind of weather. As far as I was concerned, since I was in charge I was to be the first one under the desk. Then it was every woman for herself. LOL. I wasn't into "going down with the ship" mood.
This Michigan girl would have been doing the same thing. I commuted 55 miles each way from Ft. Sill (hubby's post) to Wichita Falls (where I worked) every day. Driving home one day I could see the thunderheads ahead of me. When I heard the sirens were going off in Lawton I pulled into the first commercial strip I found and asked the guy if I could hang out there till the storms passed. He seemed rather bored by all the excitement, just said, "Sure... you're not from around here, are you?"