I just got back from Huntsville, Alabama last night. Wednesday was a day to remember... the tornado sirens began before dawn, continued throughout the day and into the night. About 5pm my hotel's alarm went off and everyone was shuffled into the ground floor ballroom. Seems a tornado had touched down a couple of miles away and was heading in our direction. I have a weather radar app on my iphone and could clearly see the tornado's approach. Fortunately it missed the hotel, but power went off and still wasn't restored by the time I caught my plane yesterday evening.
Driving to the airport, I didn't see any damage but heard a lot of first-hand stories while waiting for my (delayed) flight.