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Originally Posted by bkcunningham1
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Excellent preparatory advice just in the event a tornado does threaten TV.
Hopefully, The Villages will stay safe.
Thank you for all the links........especially the Sumter County Sheriff's hyperlink to the "Sumter County's Most Wanted" list. A real eye opener for sure.
All great information.
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Originally Posted by mikark
I have been down south for about 14 years now and lived in Tenn and Ark where we have been in some awful tornados. Both of our houses in those areas were ranches with no basement, so we picked out an interior closet as or emergency room. I also Keep a large plastic container in there with our emergency stuff. I change out the emergency food stuff every few months and same with water. Good idea to have a list of your insurance, meds and any emergency numbers you would need. Flashlight, extra batteries portable radio, list goes on but plenty of we sites out there with information to help you.
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Many thanks for all your words of wisdom after having experienced the wrath of tornados first hand. There is nothing like advice from someone who has lived through this type of "weather".
We will take all of your advice to heart , both when we visit TV and should we eventually buy our retirement home there, which hubby is seriously contemplating as the best retirement location.
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Originally Posted by Army Guy
Senior, the tornado question has arisen on many threads and is a concern, especially for those who are new to them. We presently live in one of the most tornado active areas in the US, that being Nroth Central Alabama. During our two tornado seasons, spring and fall, it can be very active. We have had as many as 10+ in one day. Three weeks ago we had an active day and had 4 in a 5 hour period. One was very destructive, the others smaller. With that being said, tornados are unlike anyother weather you will ever know. You get minimal warning. We have sirens that go off and maybe we get 10 minutes. UNLESS you are in a manufactured home, and most move to shelter, the absolute worse thing you want to do is driving/getting someplace. The best to do, is shelter in place. Go to your bathroom or small interior closet, take a quilt, or heavy blanket pillows, etc to help protect your head, a battery radio and your cell phone. If no room like that get under a heavy table. Do not do into a garage or near doors/windows, etc!!!! If out in your vehicle, and you see one, do not try to outrun it stop. Get OUT and seek the closest strong cover. In TV the golf cart tunnels are excellent! Protect your head, most injury/deaths from tornados is debris striking you.
Hope this helps.
Army Guy
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Thank you again for your very excellent instructions to newbies who have not yet experienced the wrath of a tornado. A frightening thought to say the least.
Your own personal experience speaks volumes and we will remember them if we ever find ourselves in the middle of a tornado warning........or worse case scenario......with no warning. Appreciate all the advice.
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Originally Posted by dillywho
ArmyGuy is right. I come from the West Texas Panhandle, and going outside is the worst thing you can do unless you're heading to a storm shelter behind your house or live in a mobile home. Get into an inside room (no windows), preferably something like your bathtub, taking all the items he mentioned. When a monster tornado hit Lubbock in May of 1970, some of the students at one of the Texas Tech dorms were saved because they got under a sink and held on to the pipes. That one killed 26, many hurt, and left thousands homeless. Many were saved only because it occurred at 10:00 at night and most were home and had not yet gone to bed. As he said, priority is protecting your head. Even simple objects become deadly projectiles. Even though your house is rated to withstand winds in excess of say 120 mph, that is referring to straight winds as in a hurricane. Tornadoes create a vacuum and literally suck things apart.
It seems strange to me not to have the sirens. This time of year back there, they are an almost daily occurrence. Unfortunately, unlike hurricanes, you usually have only minutes to prepare, not days. When they say, "Take cover!", you take cover and don't mess around about it. If the thing never touches down...that's great and there is no harm done. A little inconvenience, perhaps, but that's all. A tornado actually hitting after a warning is totally unpredictable, it may or may not....they don't watch TV, listen to the radio, or care what the computers say. They just do whatever they do.
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More GREAT information. I can only imagine the fear you've actually lived through.........will take your advice to heart as well. WELL WRITTEN. Excellent explanation of the "fury" of a tornado. Thankyou.
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Originally Posted by Barefoot
I think a Weather Radio is essential.
When we first purchased in TV, I used to panic at Tornado Watches, but then I got used to them. Now I react immediately to a Tornado Warning. I head for the laundry room with my dogs and cat in tow. I have an "emergency kit" stashed in the laundry at all times ... bottled water, flashlight, emergency papers, etc.
As DillyWho said, when they say take cover, they mean it. If nothing happens, say a thank-you prayer.
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The weather radio is something my husband totally agrees with.
Thanks for the info. Definitely bottled water. Lets hope TV never sees another tornado.