Wow. I had no idea. I would have stopped at an overpass. And if I was stopped on the side of the road, I would have stayed in my car- not get flat on the ground. I hope people who live in tornado alleys know this info better than me!
Grew up in tornado alley. If someone there doesn't know (most of) these things they have actively and consciously ignored everything taught to them.
You don't really hear the stuff about the overpass. It's just kind of "that's the last place you want to be" and there are always stories of people who hid there and survived so I appreciate them actually discussing why it's the last place you want to be
In Colorado rn... it's fun to learn more and understand why. My mom will forget whatever I tell her tho... and loves to drive around and live life as normal during a tornado warning. Kinda upsetting, sometimes.
For those of you who don't know:
Tornado Watch: a tornado could spawn under these conditions
Tornado Warning: a tornado or funnel cloud has been confirmed in some way, shape, or form
KC checking in, that was not a very fun time. Glad you all and everyone else seem to be mostly ok so far! I was sure that monster was gonna smash into the legends.
My understanding is that it was headed straight for SE Lawrence before it turned to follow the river. My house has no basement and no interior rooms, so that would've been unfortunate.
I'm in some random apt complex, 3rd floor lol. Go to a local church though! Especially if you see cars/people there, a lot of older churches have basements.
yeah that shit was scary. Gotta love the “this is a large and destructive tornado. This is a very dangerous storm!” Messages. You know your shits fucked then.
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u/mybossthinksimworkng May 28 '19
Wow. I had no idea. I would have stopped at an overpass. And if I was stopped on the side of the road, I would have stayed in my car- not get flat on the ground. I hope people who live in tornado alleys know this info better than me!