Weathering the Storm

On the island there are Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness (better known as TCCOR) levels that notify the base how close the typhoon is and what to expect. If you're interested you can check out the different levels, as well as what TCCOR we are in here: http://weather.kadenaforcesupport.com/update/tccor.htm We are usually in TCCOR 4 from June to November since that is considered typhoon season. Last Saturday, there were warnings of a tropical storm headed toward the island. A couple down the street took us to the commissary (because we still don't have a car) to buy some supplies to be prepared for the typhoon. The commissary was fricken crazy! From now on, I'm stocking up on typhoon food & water all the time just so we're prepared and don't have to go fight the storm of people at the commissary. We bought a couple jugs of water and some food that we could prepare if our power were to go out.

The storm was predicted to hit us on Sunday afternoon. Chad and I were excited to experience our first tropical storm! Well, Sunday afternoon came and went and left us with just a little bit of rain but nothing really. It wasn't until we went to bed that night, when the real storm hit. It was funny too because the commander had put us in to TCCOR Storm Watch before we went to bed, which pretty much means that the storm is moving away from the area and soon we will be in the clear. Well, turns out the storm's back end hit us during the night. It kept waking me up, the wind was throwing rain up against our window! On Monday morning, Chad got all ready to go work and then he got a call that he didn't have to go in because we were in TCCOR-1C which means that all nonessential personnel must go or stay home. It reminded me of a child, when we would get all ready for school and then find out that it was a snow day. Loved when that happened! By Monday afternoon, the storm had cleared up and the sun starting to shine again! We survived our first tropical storm, technically it wasn't a typhoon when it hit us, it did turn into a typhoon as it moved away though! I've been told this was just a baby storm, they can get a lot worse! I'm kind of excited to experience a real typhoon! As long as we're prepared and inside :)