Wichita Kansas and tornados
Wife and I will being staying in Wichita Kansas in May. We are concerned about tornados. Are we overreacting ? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Bumpyroad wrote:camperpaul wrote:rkentzel wrote:
I would hide under over passes if there was any room left.
Not a good idea. Debris collects under the overpasses and it may take DAYS to find you.
You are safer lying in a roadside ditch.
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that's what the "experts" say. I have seen lots of footage of storm chasers and storm hiders hunkering down under an overpass and they managed much better than the areas directly outside of the bridge. When I lived in a mobile home in Kansas City there were about three occasions where we packed the kids and cats into the car and parked under the nearest viaduct.
bumpy
I agree with bumpy----get under an over pass if possible. They were suggesting getting in a ditch or low spot when the storm that was producing tornados was headed our way when we were camped out on a ranch. A ditch would offer no protection from the hail it also produced as pictured in this photo. Thank God that the storm split and when north and south of us. Our only shelter would have been stay in the camper or the tow vehicle which were our only other options and were not on the list of suggested spots but I would rather take my chances or be beat to death by west Texas hail.
