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TLDR: safe from the storm, at high risk of other drivers ramming into you because you’re an idiot and stopped in the middle of the road.

cduzz 4y ago
Actually in the first video the guy says "don't seek shelter under an overpass because the wind can get compressed through the smaller space and accelerate the velocity of the air, pulling you out of the area." I'd hate to be the demonstration the Venturi effect in a tornado. And of course, also I imagine you can get hit by another car also on the highway in a chaotic situation with poor visibility and lots of other distractions.
- postalrat 4y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Qu7cgwJmw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Qu7cgwJmw I wouldn't want to be in the open either.
  - cronix 4y ago
    I don't know if there really is a safe place except underground in a storm shelter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKDSt6SAeuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKDSt6SAeuM
    - cduzz 4y ago
      Modern buildings have a second building in them, the stairwells, which are probably about as good as it gets if you're unable to get underground. High wind speeds are astonishingly destructive. I guess I'd rather be in my car than on foot when wandering around tornado class weather, but at that point I've already lost the bet and should have stayed home.
    - aerostable_slug 4y ago
      Above-ground bermed reinforced concrete structures would be a pretty good bet — less issues with flooding than a bunker, but it's still resistant to wind and things the wind carries with it. Wal-Mart's data center in Missouri, bermed and built directly on bedrock: https://cryptome.org/eyeball/walmart/walmart-birds.htm https://cryptome.org/eyeball/walmart/walmart-birds.htm
- fnordpiglet 4y ago
  It’s a little amazing they didn’t bother to summarize in the text and assumed everyone would watch the video. That’s actually a very interesting piece of information and deserved more real estate in the article than stopping creates a road hazard - duh.
- JoeAltmaier 4y ago
  Is that real? Get sucked out? (Blown out I think everbody means) It sounds so much like an urban legend.

cduzz 4y ago

Actually in the first video the guy says "don't seek shelter under an overpass because the wind can get compressed through the smaller space and accelerate the velocity of the air, pulling you out of the area." I'd hate to be the demonstration the Venturi effect in a tornado. And of course, also I imagine you can get hit by another car also on the highway in a chaotic situation with poor visibility and lots of other distractions.

postalrat 4y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Qu7cgwJmw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Qu7cgwJmw I wouldn't want to be in the open either.
- cronix 4y ago
  I don't know if there really is a safe place except underground in a storm shelter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKDSt6SAeuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKDSt6SAeuM
  - cduzz 4y ago
    Modern buildings have a second building in them, the stairwells, which are probably about as good as it gets if you're unable to get underground. High wind speeds are astonishingly destructive. I guess I'd rather be in my car than on foot when wandering around tornado class weather, but at that point I've already lost the bet and should have stayed home.
  - aerostable_slug 4y ago
    Above-ground bermed reinforced concrete structures would be a pretty good bet — less issues with flooding than a bunker, but it's still resistant to wind and things the wind carries with it. Wal-Mart's data center in Missouri, bermed and built directly on bedrock: https://cryptome.org/eyeball/walmart/walmart-birds.htm https://cryptome.org/eyeball/walmart/walmart-birds.htm
fnordpiglet 4y ago
It’s a little amazing they didn’t bother to summarize in the text and assumed everyone would watch the video. That’s actually a very interesting piece of information and deserved more real estate in the article than stopping creates a road hazard - duh.
JoeAltmaier 4y ago
Is that real? Get sucked out? (Blown out I think everbody means) It sounds so much like an urban legend.