Tornado safety
In the rare event you happen to find yourself in the line of an approaching tornado or supercell thunderstorm, go to proper shelter. Know where it is in advance. Don't wait until there is a need. Many...
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holstein13 wrote:No flames and statistical speaking you are correct. But there is no need to become complacent either. Look at how many people died in the Joplin tornado. When you are traveling in a area with severe thunderstorms take a few minutes to have a plan.TucsonJim wrote:I think you are far more likely to die from some bad deviled eggs at the potluck or be shot at Walmart than you are of being hit by a tornado in an RV park. ;-)
Other campers seemed to care less and just kept drinking their beer and said "if it gets ya, it gets ya"! Fortunately, the tornado bypassed us. But I vowed to have a plan from then on. Now, if there is a chance of tornados while we're in camp, I ask the RV park owner where the best place to shelter is. You'd be surprised how many of them say "We've never been hit by a tornado, so there's nothing to worry about".
Let the flames begin.
