Re: Tornado Season

Q4u · ‎03-17-2010

We have a cellar with an area reinforced with concrete right under the front door and porch. I'm new to tornados and have seen two small ones (enough for me!). My older son and I were downtown when all the sirens went off, drove home (not far) and from his porch which is elevated a bit we could see the tornado! And one looked like it was forming we could see from our dining room window.... it came down about half way and then went back up! Very scary....

But at least there's some advance warning (not much).....

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Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

As deadly as tornados are, you would think that the states where they occur, all buildings would have a cellar/basement. Especially schools. Yet, most don't. I've always thought that strange.

I am also shocked that trailer parks are allowed in these states. Most seem to be built right in the path of tornados.

I live on the east coast. I've noticed in the shore communities, most of the beach front homes are not on stilts. During hurricane season, these homes are washed away or are in danger of being so due to beach erosion.

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

Jacie · ‎01-09-2011

I'm in Minnesota, we have a fair share of them. I have an unnatural fear of bad storms. when they say go to the basement, I'm there!

"Cats are poetry in motion. Dogs are gibberish in neutral." -Garfield

tucsongal · ‎03-10-2010

Mz iMac wrote:

As deadly as tornados are, you would think that the states where they occur, all buildings would have a cellar/basement. Especially schools. Yet, most don't. I've always thought that strange.

I am also shocked that trailer parks are allowed in these states. Most seem to be built right in the path of tornados.

I live on the east coast. I've noticed in the shore communities, most of the beach front homes are not on stilts. During hurricane season, these homes are washed away or are in danger of being so due to beach erosion.

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Most of the reasons for no basements have to do with the soil, e.g. too much clay, issues with the water table, etc. I hate basements so I'm thrilled to live where I don't need one.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

I love living in West Virginia, surrounded by huge mountains covered in trees. We have four distinct seasons, see plenty of rain, and a hot summer means high 80's. We have experienced blizzards, drought, 90 degree temperatures with humidity, and severe storm cells that have even spawned a tornado, but all of those events are not normal for this area. West Virginia has a lot of flat farm land, but not miles and miles of flat land that allows a tornado to travel far. The tornadoes that were confirmed sightings, fell apart quickly because of our trees and mountains.

Tornadoes are the top concern for me, as my youngest daughter drives a tractor trailer across the US each week. Even if she's fully loaded at 79,000 - 80,000 lbs, that rig is no match for a tornado. With more than 800,000 miles driven, she is familiar enough with her main routes to know where she can get off the road, and even find tornado shelters for drivers. Still, my most fervent prayers are when she's driving straight into heavy storms with active warnings. My prayers are for everyone to be safe.

Jayhawk Girl · ‎10-25-2011

I live in Kansas and I do not mess around when the sirens blow! My hubby and I grab the cats and head to the basement. Scares the bejeezers out of me!

I love my family, my fur boys, my Jayhawks and accounting!

Stormygirl · ‎08-01-2015

Be safe wherever you live. I have seen tornados, hurricanes and even a mild earthquake and all of them are scary. I think a flood was the most scared I have been. I cannot seem to cure my long lived fear of "bad lightning" I dread the season of thunderstorms and get embarrassed at my reaction to the lightning. Ughhh I dont know why I have this fear and I really wish I could get over it. Maybe I should move to a state that has less of those storms if the place even exists. LOL. I hope everyone has a peaceful night and is safe from weather.

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@tucsongal wrote:
@Mz iMac wrote:
As deadly as tornados are, you would think that the states where they occur, all buildings would have a cellar/basement. Especially schools. Yet, most don't. I've always thought that strange.
I am also shocked that trailer parks are allowed in these states. Most seem to be built right in the path of tornados.

I live on the east coast. I've noticed in the shore communities, most of the beach front homes are not on stilts. During hurricane season, these homes are washed away or are in danger of being so due to beach erosion.

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Most of the reasons for no basements have to do with the soil, e.g. too much clay, issues with the water table, etc. I hate basements so I'm thrilled to live where I don't need one.

I can't imagine living without a basement. Grew up with them, and except for the short time in my early adult life where I lived in apartments, I've always had homes with one.

The storage space, the safety from storms, just give me a feeling of extra security and safety.