Fascinating dreams, Deb. I haven't had one of my recurring dreams in years, but it used to be no matter what the dream was about if I happened to look up at the sky, you could bet a tornado would be coming. I always woke up as it arrived, and it was never terribly scary, just frustrating if I was having a good dream that I wanted to continue. I can remember being mad at myself for looking away from the dream.
My other recurring dream was about houses with endless unknown rooms. I was usually delighted to discover them and explore. Even though I had always lived there, I could open doors and find rooms I didn't know about. I always hated for those dreams to end.
I don't remember having nightmares, dreams for me were usually good ones.
Dang tornadoes. lol I have also had a recurring dream about a house with rooms that I didn't know about but I've had that one as an adult. It's always the same house and a few rooms remain the same. I'm always discovering new hallways that lead to rooms that end up being more like an apartment.