Tornado Weather
I am heading east starting Saturday. I will be traveling through NM,OK,HS,IL,IN,OH etc. My wife is worried about tornado's and is starting to rub off on me. I will be stopping in Hugoton, KS, and then...
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2gypsies wrote:
Get a weather radio and monitor it constantly. Look at a map and know what county you're in so when they name counties you can be more alert.
If you're in a county they mention, find a RV park fast. When you check in asked for the nearest storm shelter. Many times, the bath house is the best because it's usually made out of concrete and doesn't have many windows. We've spent many hours in the Arkansas bath houses in state parks as we traveled the state. Men and women in the same place along with dogs, chairs, water, snacks and we always had a party atmosphere - never a tornado.
If you can't find a RV park near, try a rest area and go into their bath house. Above all, don't stay in your RV. That's the most unsafe place.
Beyond that...just relax and don't let the thought ruin your trip. The liklihood of one hitting near you is great but be prepared.
This is good advice. Except maybe for the last sentence. I'm on the northern edge of tornado alley and I have never actually seen one. I've seen the damage they do but, you are a lot more likely to get killed by lightning then you are by a tornado.
