To me, this song perfectly encapsulates the feeling of a roaring, Midwest thunderstorm blowing in. To me, the lyrics paint such a beautiful image of which I can relate! I Can almost feel the warm summer air slowly being replaced by a chilly wind out of the West, followed by a darkening of the sky. Then the loss of power! I could go on and on!
This is an amazing song. Hits close to home especially because I was born and raised in north Texas and have had a tornado hit my home town (Rowlett, 2015). Growing up with that weather is unsettling and the eerie melody and lyrics give me the chills. Paints the perfect picture for a tornado song. Fantastic song
I remember that happening, I’m from Greenville close to that area and I remember that day and the weather that came. Texas weather is never predictable
Nothings been right since you stopped.. Come back to us my brothers and let that county gold flow! Then we can all crank it to 11 and get back to work.
You are soooo right! Evan uses metaphors brilliantly throughout TT songs. You THINK Bird Hunters is about bird hunting - but it isn’t! You THINK Tornado Warning is about weather - but it isn’t. It’s about so much more. ❤
I listened to this in my rental truck while it was pouring the other day.... it fits everything so good even though I'm in Florida and we get hurricanes.
Eric Weldon maybe tv was on mono or setting was off. I made the comment after watching it on my TV not from this RU-vid video. I watch Miranda Lambert on Austin City Limits on my sync TV and I could hear the steel just fine but with Turnpike it was like it was almost off. So maybe it was not the sound man but my TV
