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?"
Hey how did you know, that is exactly where I was, Wichita Falls TX.