verte76
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There is a tornado warning for my county for the next hour! I took a chance and went to a meeting at church, and I just came home. I'm tired, I wanted my bedtime milkie, etc, etc........Hopefully we'll survive this one.
U2Kitten said:Glad it's over and you're okay I hate tornado warnings. They're so much scarier than hurricanes because there is little or no warning
Moonlit_Angel said:
See why I like winter so much now, people?
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:lol, Angela, I have two words that might change your mind, were you ever to experience them: LAKE EFFECT
You see, the problem with Michigan is that we get ALL of the most unpleasant weather in one little state. In winter, there's three feet of lake effect snow compliments of Lake Michigan mixed with -20s windchill and icy rain;
Originally posted by LivLuvAndBootlegMusic
spring = severe storms sometimes called inland hurricanes b/c based on their pressure, ground speed, precip, and rotation they qualify; summer = 95 and humid; and fall = severe weather season, read: TORNADOES
does anyone NOT like living in Florida?
U2Kitten said:Angela, I'm sorry you've had to have so many scary experiences in tornado alley I've been terrified with a few warnings. When the TV says one is coming, and you really don't know what to do, run? What if it flips your car over or gets you outside? Stay? What if it gets your house? Those are some horrifying moments seeing where it will go
Originally posted by U2Kitten
The closest one hit was about 4 miles away. Waiting and worrying is awful. There was one on TV just last night over the border in NC. It must have been the same system that came your way, Verte.
U2Kitten said:When the TV says one is coming, and you really don't know what to do, run? What if it flips your car over or gets you outside? Stay? What if it gets your house?
verte76 said:I don't know how many tornado warnings and watches I've put up with. They are very nerve-wracking. You don't know if you're going to get hit, and unlike hurricanes, they come on so fast that you have no time to prepare for cover. Ugh.
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:If you're in a house/trailer without a basement and REALLY don't want to go outside, go to the strongest part of the house or a shower stall. If you're outside DO NOT get in a car or any vehicle. If you're in a vehicle GET OUT of it. It may seem against instinct, but the vehicle can get picked up and dropped, crashed by the wind, or hit with debris and will explode and you'll have no chance. If you can't get in a building, either lay flat in a ditch or low place, or get under some support like a bridge. Your best bet is to avoid getting in a vehicle at all costs. The tornado can top your groundspeed as well as cause enough damage and debris that escaping is impossible.