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I'd say a car might be safer than being exposed on open flat ground. At least it's a steel cage around you. But maybe the second-to-last place you want to be.
by throwawayboise 5y ago
I'd say a car might be safer than being exposed on open flat ground. At least it's a steel cage around you. But maybe the second-to-last place you want to be.
- dave78 5y agoThat's just always what I was taught, but I suspect in general if you're in a car without nearby access to a building, you're in bad shape no matter what you do. FWIW: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/during.html https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/during.html "If you’re in a vehicle, Do NOT try to outrun a tornado * Don’t try to outrun a tornado. Drive to the closest shelter. The least desirable place to be during a tornado is in a motor vehicle. Cars, buses, and trucks are easily tossed by tornado winds. * If you’re unable to make it to a safe shelter, either get down in your vehicle and cover your head and neck or leave your vehicle and seek shelter in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine. * Stay away from highway overpasses and bridges." None of the other scenarios, such as being in a mobile home, mention anything about getting in a car.
- counters 5y agoIt is absolutely not - the car could very easily be rolled by a wind gust, and the cabin crushed with you in it. It's counter-intuitive but you'd probably be safer lying flat on the exposed ground, with as low a profile as possible to avoid any lofted debris flung your way.