Bobbo wrote:
JRscooby wrote:
IMHO the fact that sometimes tornados happen, and sometimes it is a distance to storm shelter is a reason it might be prudent to unhook, have the TV ready to move
If I have not unhooked and I have to run from a tornado, the trailer goes with me because I haven't unhooked.
LOL Well, if you are out in open country, where you can see tornado some distance away, and the road goes right direction, this might be a option. But even if it misses your site after you leave, how much damage is done when you drive off with hoses and cords tied to ground?
Now if you are in most of the country, where tornados happen, you get a watch that covers a wide area, several counties. Then once tornado is seen, radar or eyes, they broadcast the location and direction of travel. Unless you are behind it, it is a good idea to get close to a shelter. By close, I mean if there are more than a couple of people standing in bathroom doorway, and it's half mile to horizon go on inside. By the time you see it, you may have less than 30 seconds to cover your donkey. A jam-up in doorway can be fatal.
Run from it with a trailer? First in much of the country roads around CGs don't go far in straight line. So here you go Indy caring your snot in a panic. Who else is at risk? (You, Darwin called) Then there is the fact tornados often change directions at random, and often form others that can go other directions.
In short, hear the watch, make sure you know where the shelter is. Once the watch changes to warning, walk or drive, depending on which is quicker, to the shelter.
