Close call with Mother Nature

This past weekend, while venturing out to the Waterloo Farm Museum in Jackson County, my photographer and I had a little adventure of our own. Neither one of us checked the forecast for Jackson County before driving over an hour from Dearborn Heights to attend the event Sunday.
However, the closer we got to the museum, the darker the sky became. It was apparent we were heading into a pretty bad storm.

Being the fearless reporting team that we are (actually this was the first time I brought my friend Ian along to take photos with me), we decided we weren't going to leave without our story. It was the second time in two days that I had been out to Waterloo.

Within minutes of our arrival, however, Mother Nature had other plans. The skies opened up almost immediately and rain poured down on everyone visiting the museum. Those of us who were lucky enough to seek shelter until the storm passed, spent our time watching a local blacksmith forge a metal eating utensil in his shop.

After about 20 minutes to a half hour in the blacksmith shop, the rain had calmed to a light drizzle and we thought we were in the clear. That was not the case.

All of a sudden, a woman dressed in period clothing rushed into the blacksmith shop and told all of the museum's visitors that we were under a tornado warning. We were all ushered into the cellar of the old farmhouse.

While some young children and families seemed a bit concerned, Ian and I spent our time talking with the locals and chowing on Root Beer barrels (of which Ian seemed to have an endless supply of).

Luckily after about 15 minutes, someone decided that the tornado warning must have been a false alarm, and all of the visitors were ushered out quietly to enjoy the rest of the afternoon.

To read more about the Blacksmiths, Soldiers and Log Cabins event at the Waterloo Farm Museum, visit www.chelseastandard.com.