history: During a bad storm this past spring, we had a tornado touch down in my neighbors yard. It sounded like a train was going past my house as we hunkered down in the basement. During this past spring during a bad storm_comma_ we had a tornado touch down in my neighbors yard. Oh my gosh!  That had to be super scary!
current: It sounded like a train going by the house from the basement. Thankfully no one was hurt.
next: Yeah, thank god you are safe.  I don't know what I would have done if that happened to me.