TWISTERS STRIKE FAST Published Aug. 31, 2008 By Gary Olson Norman, Okla. -- I recently read your article "Nowhere to Run" (March/April 2008 issue, cover story). I'm no stranger to tornadoes, and you really captured what it's like to be caught in one. People don't realize how fast this happens. When a tornado hits, it strikes almost as fast as a bullet, and almost as quickly, it's on to its next victim.