Weather -How to know if tornados are predicted?

Both iOS and Android have apps that can use your GPS location to warn you about inclement weather. AccuWeather is one example, and HTC's SenseUI 4 also has this.

MH has a weather radio and cell has same.

There are the basics. Know which way is north. The weather generally is coming from the west. Look in that direction. Approaching storms can be seen from a long long way. Turn the satelite radio off & listen to whatever can be picked up over the air. It does not take long to figure out where the broadcast is coming from. Everyone should be carrying at least a Walmart atlas. If there are any warnings for any countys it is easy enough to find them & plot your location, direction of travel & if necessary any deviation from route to avoid severe weather.

All of this can be done without technology that did not exist 15 years ago. It is possible to live without a smartphone attached to oneself.

I use the AM radio and a weather radio with tone alert and observation. The big issue for me when traveling is what county am I in. Right now I am stationary and have been in the past week through several thunder storm warnings and a couple of tornado watches. Since I am not moving I know the counties around me but the towns are a problem.

You could get the weather forecasts and not travel at peak tornado formation times.

Also find the locations of the shelters at the campgrounds we stayed in El Reno and the shelter for the park was in front of the office.

JimR

I think many folks in that part of the country have NOAA Weather Radios at their homes and business. In fact, I think with extremely short warning time of these storms, one would be a fool not to have one of these radios Many of the local radio stations run special promotions to provide these radio to the public in those areas. Communities also have community wide Tornado siren systems. Many of the county emergency radio systems also rebroadcast the NOAA alerts. There is even a government program to have NOAA weather radios in public schools in Tornado country.

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