Thanks Mencken Fan I know I picked the worst place to live in the south....way to hot in the summer and not cold enough in the winter My first intense weather experience was the Xenia tornado when I lived in Arrowwood(I was 5). Then throw in a few memorable blizzards and record cold (77-78 was amazing), moved to AZ and fell in love with the monsoons, moved to SC just a couple of months before Hugo hit and that about sums it up Asking for a "weather kit" every year for Christmas sure wasn't the normal childs toy, but my parents always came up with something