Where to? On a trip across the US, I was in Kansas City in the middle of tornado warnings and had no idea what to do. The local radio was talking about how a tornado touched down in "this" area/neighborhood, then "that" one. It may have been obvious for a local, but I had no clue where these places were and whether or not I was in danger.
You know what’s the funniest part? When the tornado sirens go or the radio says one touched down, Kansans all go outside to look. Not like rubber-necking or anything - just that’s the best way to assess your potential danger. Whatever comes across the radio is what was happening 5 or 10 minutes ago, and that’s just not very relevant to what’s going on now. You’re looking for areas where the clouds are starting to spiral a bit, and then if you see that, you’re looking to see what direction it’s moving, and then if it looks like it’s moving your way… “Dang it, Maw, looks like we’d better head down to the basement.”
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u/POODERQUASTE 6d ago
i mean..when there are tornado warnings you just drive away?