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> Places like Florida or Kansas It's not too complicated with tornados. If you're urban, you listen for sirens, then take cover if you have to. If you have a b

> Places like Florida or Kansas It's not too complicated with tornados. If you're urban, you listen for sirens, then take cover if you have to. If you have a basement, go there. Otherwise, you just watch the sky when it gets spooky and kind of accept you might get Oz'd at any time. There's not many prep actions to take, other than maybe popping open the garage door and getting out lawn chairs if you have a good view.

jokethrowaway 3y ago
Having lived in Europe all my life, it sounds pretty insane to live like this. I'm thinking of moving to the Caribbean but storms / hurricanes are quite a mental jump for me. I guess that's the price to pay for hot water in the sea
- foobarchu 3y ago
  Hurricanes are a different story, they are highly predictable (even in the very rare cases that the models are horrifically wrong about intensity, like the recent Hurricane Otis, we still got the track pretty close), but gigantic. Tornados on the other hand are almost impossible to predict. The best our weather service can do is say "this storm is the kind that produces tornados, watch out" (a tornado watch), and to set off the sirens when one is sighted (a tornado warning). Hurricanes are high intensity over a very large area, lasting for a long time. Tornados are short lived, unbelievably powerful, and cut a narrow path through whatever they decide to mow over.
  - bee_rider 3y ago
    Hurricanes are also the sort of disaster that the US is pretty decent at handling. They are big enough to be a major new event, but small enough that one only hits a couple states at a time. Small enough to not outdo our ability to focus national resources, but enough to draw our attention. Hurricanes hitting smaller, less rich countries seem like a much bigger humanitarian crisis.
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chasd00 3y ago
Tornados are violent but very localized. Even the largest and longest lived affect a relatively small area compared to a hurricane. When it looks stormy you just listen to a local radio station, they’ll broadcast updates in real time. Also local TV news will have the weather guy on nonstop giving minute by minute updates. Watch some of the YouTube’s of local news during major events like the Moore F5 tornado. Those guys are on top of it and don’t screw around. Getting surprised by a tornado happens but it’s very rare these days.

jokethrowaway 3y ago

Having lived in Europe all my life, it sounds pretty insane to live like this. I'm thinking of moving to the Caribbean but storms / hurricanes are quite a mental jump for me. I guess that's the price to pay for hot water in the sea

foobarchu 3y ago
Hurricanes are a different story, they are highly predictable (even in the very rare cases that the models are horrifically wrong about intensity, like the recent Hurricane Otis, we still got the track pretty close), but gigantic. Tornados on the other hand are almost impossible to predict. The best our weather service can do is say "this storm is the kind that produces tornados, watch out" (a tornado watch), and to set off the sirens when one is sighted (a tornado warning). Hurricanes are high intensity over a very large area, lasting for a long time. Tornados are short lived, unbelievably powerful, and cut a narrow path through whatever they decide to mow over.
- bee_rider 3y ago
  Hurricanes are also the sort of disaster that the US is pretty decent at handling. They are big enough to be a major new event, but small enough that one only hits a couple states at a time. Small enough to not outdo our ability to focus national resources, but enough to draw our attention. Hurricanes hitting smaller, less rich countries seem like a much bigger humanitarian crisis.
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chasd00 3y ago

Tornados are violent but very localized. Even the largest and longest lived affect a relatively small area compared to a hurricane. When it looks stormy you just listen to a local radio station, they’ll broadcast updates in real time. Also local TV news will have the weather guy on nonstop giving minute by minute updates. Watch some of the YouTube’s of local news during major events like the Moore F5 tornado. Those guys are on top of it and don’t screw around. Getting surprised by a tornado happens but it’s very rare these days.