Information Discussion for Gate Guards

OK.. So we're way up north near Muenster, and - being from California - we're starting to get quite worried about the storms up here that we keep hearing about. Particularly tornadoes - does anyone have experience with these, or recommendations for what to do while living in an RV in the oil fields if one touches down? I've never seen one before, I can deal with earthquakes just fine, but these things kinda freak me out ;) Several of the crew guys I've talked to have suggested getting the heck out of the trailer and hiding out in/under the sand tanks since they're not going anywhere. Doesn't lightning come along with tornadoes though? Being in a big open top metal box doesn't seem like a good idea if there's lightning too - otherwise I suppose it sounds fine though *shrug*

Speaking about lightning, I'm slightly worried about it on its own too. We love lightning and have been looking forward to seeing these huge texas storms I hear about, but upon being faced with actual impending storms it now occurs to me that we've always watched from the comfort of a nice up-to-code properly grounded house. The generator trailer has a grounding spike in the ground (or as much in the ground as we could get it since the ground is like concrete on some of these pads), with a connection to our trailer frame - so I suppose a strike should theoretically be most likely to follow that path should it hit the trailer?

Hopefully in all the combined years of gate guarding experience in this thread someone has personal experience with these things and/or suggestions on best practices while living in the field. It would be great stuff for us all to review I'm sure! Thanks much