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Lral
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Mar 11, 2026

Traveling in the southern states

We have been long time 5th wheelers but have yet to travel to states in the tornado belt, etc. When stopped at an RV park do any or all of them have some type of tornado shelter nearby or what do you do? Sounds like a silly question for people that are accustomed to that issue but we are not but plan to make a trip that direction soon. 

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  • Generally no, most campgrounds do not have purpose built tornado shelters. However; most do have facilities that can be used as shelters during potential storms such as camp stores, laundry buildings, bath houses, etc. I’ve lived in tornado regions all of my life. We have never made a campground decision that involved any consideration for tornados. It’s just a non-issue, YOMV. 
    Do you also consider you may be struck by lightning, a plane could fall from the sky, the camper next to you may explode, and thousands more catastrophes that could befall you?