This is nothing compared to what people in active warzones go through on a daily basis, but I got spooked a few years ago when I got an alert on my phone that North Korea had fired a missile toward us.
My kids were terrified. So was I. They asked me if we were going to die. I said I didn't know.
What the hell is excelerate?
Edit: oh my friggin' god, I can't believe I forgot. Excelerate is a Canadian verb!!