Tornado Warning
We're staying in Northern Florida at Suwannee River State Park. This afternoon there is a "High Risk" for tornadoes. We were camped in the campground in the trees in a class A. The trees are 60 feet t...
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cmcdar wrote:
I was in the same situation just down the road from you in O'leno State Park.
We were camped under huge deciduois trees and MANY snapped trunks still standing. When we heard of the storms coming, my reaction was the same. "I am not sitting here under all of these trees.
I went to find some clearing we could go to and there was none in the whole park. Even the parking lot was lined by huge trees.
We actually cancelled our remaining reservations and moved to a different park 30 miles away.
We still spent time WITH OUR PETS in the shelter until the storm passed. I just felt much safer not having to worry the whole time waiting for the storm to hit.
I will add that I had recently purchased a little portable weather radio that was blaring out warnings on a regular basis. I was very glad I had it.
NOTE: We were the ONLY campers in the shelter/restrooms. I am not sure what goes on in other peoples heads but sitting in a camper in high winds, hail, T Storms, Tornado Watches/Warnings, is not for me. - to each his own.
Where we were, there were people walking around in the woods under the trees. There was a girl (about 12 years old) that was riding her bike around the CG loop. Makes you wonder. You could look up at the pines and see where large dead branches had broken off over the years. When they fall the heavy end comes down first and they head for your roof like an arrow shot straight down at you. They're high enough that they could be doing 50 MPH when they impact the roof. I don't think my Styrofoam roof is going to slow them down much. Glad you found a safer place to go.
