i live in an apartment which is a self contained housing unit on a single level.  Do you?
No, I live in a house with 3 bedrooms and a basement. We are in the Midwest where we sometimes get tornadoes, so basements are important!
Sounds like it!! I know they are called twisters, whirlwinds or cyclones but I have luckily never experienced one personally.
Neither have I, but there was one a town over from us. I believe they are more common in the southern half of the continent. Are there any hazardous weather conditions in your area?
not really luckily enough.  It just tends to be quite cold 12 months of the year lol. Thats why living in an apartment is fine.  We call it a flat or a tenament where I come from but all the same thing.