Traveling in Tornado prone areas
Will be traveling to SD the last of May. We are traveling in a Ram 3500 Dually with a 5th wheel. My husband who is a firefighter/EMT will have a weather radio. He has been West several times with Wild...
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Generally speaking tornados are produced when hot humid air clashes with cool dry air. Understanding this should help ease your concerns.
That does not mean that if it is hot and humid today and forecast for cool and dry tomorrow that you should be in a panic. Cold fronts sweep into the upper mid west without producing much more than a nice cool breeze and some rain most of the time. There might even be a tornado “watch” issued for these conditions. Most watches come and go without a drop of rain or a cloud in the sky.
That does not mean that if it is hot and humid today and forecast for cool and dry tomorrow that you should be in a panic. Cold fronts sweep into the upper mid west without producing much more than a nice cool breeze and some rain most of the time. There might even be a tornado “watch” issued for these conditions. Most watches come and go without a drop of rain or a cloud in the sky.
