When did I get to Kansas?

Well, that was interesting. I'm sitting here at my desk, thinking about starting work on a paper I have to write for next week, when I start to hear strange noises from outside. I don't think much of it... this is a busy area, lots of people, lots of cars, and there's construction going on in the plaza across the street anyway. Then my curtains start billowing like crazy... okay, so it's windy, big deal. Then my plant gets knocked out of the window. Hmmmm... maybe time to close the window. I get up, look outside... and there are very large swirls of dust and debris spinning through the parking lot of that plaza. Then I see a big metal square, like part of the AC unit up on the roof, go tumbling down into the lawn below. Time to close ALL the windows. Then the rain starts, with the thunder and lightning and all that good stuff. Thankfully the wind is mostly gone now, although it's still gusting occasionally.

Sadly, I was too dumfounded to get any good pictures.