Eye of the Storm

The very worst place to be in a tornado.

Spring’s chill morning air had since receded into memory, replaced by the sweltering humidity that quickly follows Summer sunrises in Texas. From their vantage point in the air traffic control tower overlooking the Abilene Regional Airport, FAA employees were treated to a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree view of the darkening sky and its portent of the devastation to come as encircling winds accelerated to Category 3 speeds.

the eye of the storm
offers every living soul
its ominous gaze


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76 words

PROMPT: Write a story or poem in which a tornado is forming and your character is in the absolute worst place they can be at the moment. Where are they? How do they handle the situation? Use Nature as one of your genres.

Written for "The Writer's Cramp"