Tornado Safety
Sadly, it appears that several RVers were killed in Louisiana by a tornado while in their RV. What is a safe way to weather a storm? I would think it would be obvious to shelter in a fixed structure ...
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Veebyes wrote:
As suggested in a previous post intellicast, with its storm track projection feature is excellent. Had the eyes on that as the storms roared up the Mid Atlantic, where my rig is stored, 2 nights ago.
I should have added that the Storm Track feature also tells WHAT the probable risk is, for any given storm cell. Most will simply be strong thunderstorms (green), some will contain high wind gusts (blue), some might contain hail (yellow) - and some might show strong rotation denoting a possible tornado (red). Keep in mind that a full sweep of the radar takes about 4-1/2 minutes, so things can change quickly in that time.
The storm track also has lines that represent 20-minute increments. If I was downstream from a storm that had shown the potential for a tornado (and had no good sheltering options where I was), I'd probably go for a ride, perpendicular to the approaching path. Look for any place that has a public restroom: McDonald's, Starbucks, etc.
