I saw my first tornado when I was 18 and in the service in KY. It woke me up in the middle of the night because the roof bowed up and separated from the side and rain came in on my face. Then a freight train came through the barracks.:D There was so much lightening it was light outside with flashes of dark and I could see garbage cans, shingles and other junk going horizontally past my second story window.
We just sat it out because there was no place to go, but it made a real impression on me. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near an RV or vehicle if one came through. In the boonies I’d probably head for the nearest roughest ravine, otherwise I’d head for a shelter. But actually, where I typically camp isn’t tornado country although I’ve been through some pretty ferocious storms in the mountains.
They have a pretty effective tracking mechanism in tornado country and a lot of experience dealing with them. You can merely ask what the procedure is and where to go if one comes through and you should get good information. My experience is limited. One of my son’s family lives in Edmond, OK and we visit every year. Invariably at some point we’re watching the tv tracking tornadoes in the area and preparing to head for a shelter. So far so good though we’ve had some get uncomfortably close.
