Tornado Weather

rk911 wrote:

Nunyadamn wrote:
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 Melvern, KS. We will be traveling on the 50/56 mostly and there was just a big tornado going just past Dodge City, KS.

I am used to monsoons here in AZ. They usually start up in the early evening and don't last more than an hour.

I'm not sure what questions to ask. Just looking for any advice on traveling through tornado country.

best advice? get and use a weather alert radio. we keep ours on 24/7. we do not set it to warn us about severe weather in just the county we're currently in. we prefer to get warnings for nearby counties so we can track the severe weather and be prepared. in addition, when driving and the sky looks bad or there is a realistic threat of severe wx keep your radio tuned to local AM radio for area warnings and updates.

This is what we've run into. Weather alerts going off all night but having no idea where they are as we are not familiar with the counties.

Carry a map marked with county names (most are) to augment the weather radio. Don't have a decent smart phone so I don't or if the apps may negate the need for the maps and weather radio.

We were thankful the campground host rode around the CG telling everyone to head to the bathrooms when twisters were in the area.

TV works too, as long as you know the area some.