primarily you get into a low position in the lowest spot close to you. cover your head and neck and close your eyes. the idea is to show as small a target to flying debris as possible. but if you are from OK or KS you are usually out on the back porch with the video camera or in the shelter shaking your head at the crazies on the porch.
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Quoth Greenday View PostLike this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsyvOYcWgcg
Aaaaaanyway, several years back, I envisioned the possibility of a "pyrocane". Imagine, if you will, if a hurricane were to hit the Gulf of Mexico during a big oil spill, sucking lots of oily water up into the cyclone, and were it to somehow have been ignited by the lightning generally present in said stormclouds.........Copyright 2016 Optigan Productions Ltd.™
I expect SyFy to start sending me royalty checks any day now........
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Considering that a lot of refineries are in the Gulf Coast states, a hurricane hitting one would get you the fuel-air mixture, and refineries generally have stuff that's a LOT more volatile than the crude from a leaking well.Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.
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Quoth wolfie View PostConsidering that a lot of refineries are in the Gulf Coast states, a hurricane hitting one would get you the fuel-air mixture, and refineries generally have stuff that's a LOT more volatile than the crude from a leaking well.
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batten down the hatches and tie down the livestock, gonna be a rough night!This is a drama-free zone; violators will be slapped. -Irving Patrick Freleigh
my blog:http://steeledragon.wordpress.com/
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Quoth csquared View PostI grew up on the north end of tornado alley and have never seen a live tornado. Would like to keep it that way. 3.5 miles was my closest. Happened a few years ago.
Stay safe.They say that God only gives us what we can handle. Apparently, God thinks I'm a bad ass.
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looks like we had several touch down tonite, one confirmed EF-3, 115 straight line winds flipped a semi on the turnpike near Norman. time for mother nature to take a Valium and relax....This is a drama-free zone; violators will be slapped. -Irving Patrick Freleigh
my blog:http://steeledragon.wordpress.com/
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Some impressive photos of today's ugly weather, looks like this year is gonna be a rough one.This is a drama-free zone; violators will be slapped. -Irving Patrick Freleigh
my blog:http://steeledragon.wordpress.com/
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Rough couple of days, hope everyone still has roofs and no hail damage.This is a drama-free zone; violators will be slapped. -Irving Patrick Freleigh
my blog:http://steeledragon.wordpress.com/
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Quoth Ben_Who View PostSaw a tornado once, on a road trip through Nebraska. Not being from the flatlands, I had, and still have, absolutely no idea what to do when you see a tornado rumble past while you're in a car. I assume ditches are involved.
Even though I strongly remember a distinct funnel, I still disbelieved the evidence of mine own eyes until I got to a motel and tuned in to the local weather report. They confirmed that yep, t'were a tornader, Dorothy. Not to say Maine doesn't get them, but the conditions are not favorable.
We're not "supposed" to get earthquakes, either, but apparently the plates around here didn't get that memo...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHBZylcxIvw
If you're in a car, I do believe that the National Weather Service recommends trying to find a ditch and laying in the ditch. This mainly keeps you from flying debris. Doesn't offer a lot of protection, though.
I live in Texas, and I don't know where I'd put it, but I've seriously been considering trying to get a ternader shelter at my house. They have some that can withstand up to an EF5 (strongest) tornado.Skilled programmers aren't cheap. Cheap programmers aren't skilled.
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Quoth Sunshine View PostMjr....most tornado shelters are like root cellars, built into the ground. Depending on where you are how hard and time consuming that would be.
There are companies now, however, who make them to be built inside your house (or just outside it), and they're above ground.
They almost look like small closets, depending on the company.
Here's an example: http://familysafeshelters.com/
Or something like this: http://stormdorms.com/Skilled programmers aren't cheap. Cheap programmers aren't skilled.
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