history: A big wind storm blew through my town and knocked over trees.  I looked outside and saw one of the trees in my yard was uprooted.  I worried that at any moment I'd hear the crash of a tree or branch on my room, or the sound of breaking glass. A big wind storm blew through town and uprooted one of the trees in my yard.
current: Yikes! Was anything damaged? 
next: No, but that was my fear. I kept waiting to hear the sound of a branch or tree hitting my roof, or breaking glass.