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.
Forum Discussion
Dive in a ditch or hit the overpass is advice for when everything has gone totally wrong and you are completely out of options.
Given that the really bad tornadoes will actually scour pavement, the ditch is will probably make you a little less dead than if you stood up if you get hit directly.
...dittos for an overpass- if the tornado hits it directly, you may not be 100% safe.
Oh, by the way, the bathroom on a house with no basement is not a gaurantee, nor is a basement!
An internal bathroom is better than a picture window and a basement is better than that, but you really need a bona fide tornado shelter with a concrete roof and under the ground...
Now, as someone has said, run the risk numbers of sitting in your camper during a tornado warning versus driving down the road on a sunny day...you are statistically safer sitting in the camper- unless of course the tornado hits you...
Given that the really bad tornadoes will actually scour pavement, the ditch is will probably make you a little less dead than if you stood up if you get hit directly.
...dittos for an overpass- if the tornado hits it directly, you may not be 100% safe.
Oh, by the way, the bathroom on a house with no basement is not a gaurantee, nor is a basement!
An internal bathroom is better than a picture window and a basement is better than that, but you really need a bona fide tornado shelter with a concrete roof and under the ground...
Now, as someone has said, run the risk numbers of sitting in your camper during a tornado warning versus driving down the road on a sunny day...you are statistically safer sitting in the camper- unless of course the tornado hits you...
