Current Events > Tornado warning in my area.

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I'm scared but trying to stay calm. I'm in the Pensilvania area. Kinda worried.
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Stay safe man
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awesome999 posted...

Stay safe man

Thanks
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get to shelter. then just wait it out. that's all you can do. don't be like those dumb people that watch the storm from the upstairs window. that's how you end up dead.

if you are in an apartment get down to the lowest level. if you can get into a maintenance room go in there. otherwise just hang out in the hallway.

you'll be fine. belongings are replaceable if lost. you are not.
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Superlinkbro posted...

I'm scared but trying to stay calm. I'm in the Pensilvania area. Kinda worried.

Also I realized I spelled the state wrong whoops
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mattnd2007 posted...

get to shelter. then just wait it out. that's all you can do. don't be like those dumb people that watch the storm from the upstairs window. that's how you end up dead.

if you are in an apartment get down to the lowest level. if you can get into a maintenance room go in there. otherwise just hang out in the hallway.

you'll be fine. belongings are replaceable if lost. you are not.

Thanks. I'm in someone's house. Just visiting from up north. I've been near a tornado before so I know the drill.
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There was a tornado warning a little over a week ago in my area.

I'd like to say nothing happened, but there was a tornado about 10 km away.
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mattnd2007 posted...

get to shelter. then just wait it out. that's all you can do. don't be like those dumb people that watch the storm from the upstairs window. that's how you end up dead.

if you are in an apartment get down to the lowest level. if you can get into a maintenance room go in there. otherwise just hang out in the hallway.

you'll be fine. belongings are replaceable if lost. you are not.

Don't listen to this guy.

Run up to the Twister and record a selfie of you and it meters behind you.
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Get off the damn internet and down to the basement!
Or, uh, let the rest of us know what kind of router that is, that has a decent signal in the basement.

awesome999 posted...

Stay safe man

Questionmarktarius posted...

Get off the damn internet and down to the basement!
Or, uh, let the rest of us know what kind of router that is, that has a decent signal in the basement.

I'm on my phone
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I"ve been through a few they are an incredible experience if you have a basement
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In my experience, a "tornado warning" has always meant an extremely severe thunderstorm. I mean, I know what "tornado warning" actually means, but still.

On a related note, despite thankfully never seeing one in person, tornadoes have been a recurring theme in my dreams since I was young. In fact, one appeared in my dream last night.
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BignutzisBack posted...

I"ve been through a few they are an incredible experience if you have a basement

Yeah, cool but scary.
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Superlinkbro posted...

BignutzisBack posted...

I"ve been through a few they are an incredible experience if you have a basement

Yeah, cool but scary.

I've always taken "tornado warning" to mean "go outside and look for it"

Questionmarktarius posted...

Superlinkbro posted...

BignutzisBack posted...

I"ve been through a few they are an incredible experience if you have a basement

Yeah, cool but scary.

I've always taken "tornado warning" to mean "go outside and look for it"

I don't think I would ever do that lol
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Solar_Crimson posted...

In my experience, a "tornado warning" has always meant an extremely severe thunderstorm. I mean, I know what "tornado warning" actually means, but still.

On a related note, despite thankfully never seeing one in person, tornadoes have been a recurring theme in my dreams since I was young. In fact, one appeared in my dream last night.

It does seem like in the last few years they've broadened the 'Warning' status to either situations that will very likely produce a tornado, or they're tracking a particular spot that shows unconfirmed signs of tornado activity; you don't necessarily need a sighting to incur a Warning anymore. Which is fine, better safe than sorry given how sudden and unpredictable they are.

And I sympathize to the letter - never seen an actual funnel cloud myself (though I have seen nearby storm cells that were later confirmed to have tornadoes in them). But they've always been my biggest fear, and I still have occasional nightmares about them to this day, to the point where I try to avoid looking at pictures of them for too long in case it might trigger a dream later.
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If you know where to look, you can actually watch a tornado begin.
South-west end of the storm, just before the clouds end - in tornado alley anyway. Look for the part where the cloud sorta "droops" nearer the ground.

Tornado warning has just been lifted. Just gonna be strong wind and hail.
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that's good man.
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