11. Your favorite part of The Wizard of Oz is the tornado footage.

12. As a child, you were convinced you could discover the ultimate mystery of a tornado's formation by studying the circulation of the water down the drain when your mom pulled the plug after your bathtime.

13. Your car friends look at you like you are crazy when you get so excited over an anvil-head on the horizon.

14. You have created a list like this one!

1. Instead of playing on the merry-go-round at recess in elementary school, you hid under the slide with your fellow 7-year-old "weather" friend and talked about tornadoes.

2. TWC is your idea of great TV.

3. You check the radar before you check your e-mail.

4. CAPE is not a garment.

5. After watching "Twister" in the 8th grade, you donned a Helen-Hunt inspired outfit the rest of that summer, hoping you would magically turn into a storm-chaser.

6. Your most prized "trophy" was a contraption of two 2-liter bottles taped together end to end, making a glitter tornado when shaken. It stood proudly on your dresser.

7. You've driven out alone to random gravel roads at 3 a.m. to watch an incredible light show from Mother Nature while your friends have called you crazy.

8. Two feet of snow makes you a little bit giddy.

9. The most frequent guest in your dreams is a tornado.

10. "Sunny and clear" is not always exactly a friendly phrase.