Gov. Jindal declares emergency

I remember back in 1989, when Baton Rouge had all those tornadoes, we had major thunderstorms weekly through May to July. I also recall that we had an usually cold and long Winter. I am not hinting at anything here, but if history repeats itself, we could be in for some very rough weather this summer. I don't want to scare anyone, but on the other hand, I hope that people will realize the potential for more severe weather, and prepare just in case. I remember as a kid, bad weather never frightened me. It wasn't until I was in a tornado(?) that the dangers of severe weather became real to me. I was in high school back then, and a bunch of us were riding in a school bus to Texas. As we left, I saw dark dark clouds from a distance in the direction we were headed. Even though it was close to mid morning, the sky (eventually) became pitch black with severe rains and winds. But, I still wasn't scared or taking it seriously. It wasn't until the winds started pushing against the bus so hard that it was leaning to one side. Everyone was told to sit on side to help keep the bus was flipping over (driver said there was never any danger of that). At that point, I was scared. The climax was yet to come, however. As we kept driving, the winds and rain got worse and worse. It was still pitch black outside. We are driving extremely slow. Finally, there was a severe drop in pressure in the bus, the doors opened with a bang and the structure of the bus seemed to cave in on itself for a second, getting everyone wet from the rain (don't ask me to explain that). We kept driving, but after that, the weather gradually got better and better, until light finally appeared. The driver told me that we probably encountered a tornado. That was terrifying, but it was not the scariest moment in my life (but definitely in the top 10). So, after that experience, I took weather seriously. [I am not sure when this happened. It may have been the same year or a year before.]