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Old 02-16-2003, 07:32 PM   #1
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Twister!!!!!!!!

Ok, who here would be scared of tornadoes? I live in Oklahoma & I am totally used to this phenoma...but I realized how people from surrounding areas (and countries) might be totally afraid of them...

They're not really that bad!

I've also recently had a disagreement about what you should do if caught in one while on the road, or in your car. I think that you are supposed to leave the car and lay in a ditch...(sounds funny, I know, but I LIVE IN OKLAHOMA! TORNADO CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!) what do you guys think?
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Old 02-16-2003, 07:38 PM   #2
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I'm not too scared of them!! We had a little one go down our street one time. I'll comfort you!!
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Old 02-16-2003, 07:45 PM   #3
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I've never seen one but I think it would be scary but exciting. Seeing how this was me you were talking to about this.. I'll clear things up.

If you're on the highway your already in shit and the three options you have are all bad. Out of the 3 options (1-stay in car, 2-underpass, 3- ditch) the ditch is the safest but they're all bad.

The best is to get into a house and put as many walls between you and the outside. Basement is the best bet though.
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Old 02-16-2003, 07:57 PM   #4
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i'd haul ass in the other direction. i live in florida, we get a few, its something i dont like/want to deal with
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Old 02-16-2003, 08:02 PM   #5
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so far i've been lucky i haven't seen one.
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Old 02-16-2003, 09:00 PM   #6
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Chirs...some big tornados can travel anywhere from 80-200+ mph....I don't think a Fromula 1 can out run it
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I've never seen one but I think it would be scary but exciting. Seeing how this was me you were talking to about this.. I'll clear things up.

If you're on the highway your already in shit and the three options you have are all bad. Out of the 3 options (1-stay in car, 2-underpass, 3- ditch) the ditch is the safest but they're all bad.

The best is to get into a house and put as many walls between you and the outside. Basement is the best bet though.

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Old 02-16-2003, 09:20 PM   #7
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Chirs...some big tornados can travel anywhere from 80-200+ mph....I don't think a Fromula 1 can out run it

wind speeds of 80-200mph, the actual twister i dont believe moves that fast. and besides... at 145mph... it will had fun catching my ass
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Old 02-16-2003, 09:40 PM   #8
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Never seen one
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Old 02-16-2003, 09:44 PM   #9
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O yes U do! They are Sooooooooo kewl!
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Old 02-16-2003, 10:02 PM   #10
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right.....*runs*
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Old 02-16-2003, 10:23 PM   #11
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tornados are scary shit... and i wouldnt really want to live in tornado alley...
the best thing to do is to go into an underground basement... or a stairwell with no windows in a highrise building... the worst thing to do is to try to outrun a twister... but if u live in a trailer.. haulin ass is better then stayin and gettin swept away... as for laying in a ditch.. thats the really bad advice.. id seek shelter in an underpass rather than a ditch
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Old 02-16-2003, 10:23 PM   #12
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They are! You should HEAR them! They roar....and here, we know when it's coming b/c it will usually be warm and sunny, then this cold wind just moves in all of a sudden...then it starts to get a little darker...then it gets all quiet...and then you know....

it's coming.....
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Old 02-16-2003, 11:04 PM   #13
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Most cars should be able to out run a tornado. So hop in and take off, I'd say thats your best bet. During the day atleast when you can see it, at night your just screwed.
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Old 02-16-2003, 11:25 PM   #14
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as for laying in a ditch.. thats the really bad advice.. id seek shelter in an underpass rather than a ditch

If you watched that Tornado show you did for SIS and paid any attention you would see that the ditch is MUCH better than the underpass. The reason the underpass is bad is beacuse the wind increases speeds drastically there. In the documentary a surviver was saying how a woman got torn away from one because she couldn't hold on.
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Old 02-16-2003, 11:29 PM   #15
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I've seen a video of a bunch of people under an over pass(way up in the corner) have a tornado pass right over them, it was some scary shit but they all were ok. Then again if you have some huge ass F5 tornado go over you your screwed whether your in a ditch, under an over pass or in a basement. SO just get in the car and run. I mean drive.
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Old 02-17-2003, 10:20 AM   #16
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If you watched that Tornado show you did for SIS and paid any attention you would see that the ditch is MUCH better than the underpass. The reason the underpass is bad is beacuse the wind increases speeds drastically there. In the documentary a surviver was saying how a woman got torn away from one because she couldn't hold on.


well ok.. but when you lay in a ditch you got nothin to hold on to... i think that the videos advice was a little flawed
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Old 02-17-2003, 02:49 PM   #17
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Dude, I haven't ever been anywhere close to a twister and honestly don't want to. I'm not going to argue over something I have no real info on either. I only said what I got from the video which is as close to the best and real advice as I got so far.
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Old 02-17-2003, 02:55 PM   #18
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well that advice seems weird is all what im talkin bout...
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Old 02-17-2003, 03:16 PM   #19
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when i lived in oklahoma when i was a kid i was totally scared of them
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Old 02-17-2003, 03:22 PM   #20
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well that advice seems weird is all what im talkin bout...

Yeah, I know what you mean!
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Old 02-17-2003, 04:59 PM   #21
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i'd haul ass in the other direction. i live in florida, we get a few, its something i dont like/want to deal with


Hhaha yeah, in Florida you have tornadoes on water thats 100x bigger than a twister and spits water instead of air.
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Old 02-17-2003, 05:00 PM   #22
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Arent those called Typhoons and not tornadoes?
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Old 02-17-2003, 08:02 PM   #23
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tornadoes?

i go out and wave at them when i feel like it.

we have one here like every other week so its quite old hat.
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