Terrific story, @restcity. I was glad when she didn't have to suffer much more severe consequences for not taking the storm seriously!

You have some great lines in this story.

You’d think a zombie apocalypse was on the rise!

Oh my gosh, that's exactly what happens when a big natural disaster is predicted. People raid the stores and clear the shelves of candles, perishables and water.

Rain speckled my view as it blew this way and that, its pattern being rumpled up by the wind, whose whistle grew louder and softer like a snoring old grandfather.

I really liked that great description. Well done!