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blueinredohio

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23. When I lived in the country

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 05:18 PM

Mar 2023

it was 5 miles out of town and we never heard tornado sirens even though they had them.

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One question, didn't the city in Mississippi have sirens or phone alerts to tell the people [View all] debm55 Mar 2023 OP

Warnings were issued for many, many counties yesterday. BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #1

Thanks, BlackSkimmer. The place was destroyed , debm55 Mar 2023 #3

It's horrible. BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #9

We had a microburst here in my neighborhood. Huge pines topped over, The sound, I can still debm55 Mar 2023 #12

Agree. You can get a warning that a tornado might happen. ananda Mar 2023 #31

And, Like Last Summer... ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #36

Given the destruction, I thought the death count was kind of low...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2023 #2

So did I. They are saying 24 dead and 4 missing. debm55 Mar 2023 #6

They don't have many basements in the south questionseverything Mar 2023 #4

Yes, I noticed alot of slabs of concrete in place of basements. debm55 Mar 2023 #8

I've been wondering: where did they go? Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #15

Idk, I'm from central Illinois (which is pretty flat) questionseverything Mar 2023 #17

Experts Say... ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #37

With the huge fast weather swings, it's just going to keep getting worse questionseverything Mar 2023 #39

People hid in the walk in freezer @ the dairy barn (ice cream shop) questionseverything Mar 2023 #34

Would love to have a basement JanLip Mar 2023 #18

Thank goodness you have a cellar! questionseverything Mar 2023 #20

My relatives have built rounded mounds with small doors next to their houses. friend of a friend Mar 2023 #21

Sounds like a storm shelter? Good thinking! questionseverything Mar 2023 #22

Night tornados are more deadly simply because people are sleeping. If they are awakened by WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2023 #5

Thanks, Whisky Grinder. It also appeared that some homes were built of slabs of concrete. debm55 Mar 2023 #7

slabs of concrete! demigoddess Mar 2023 #11

Sorry, I was trying to post in a hurry because it is very windy here. Transformer was making noise debm55 Mar 2023 #16

True for many Southern Coastal areas catrose Mar 2023 #28

45 years ago, a friend's home got damaged. Tetrachloride Mar 2023 #10

I heard on NPR that the noise of the storm drowned out sirens and many people were in mobil homes. Nanuke Mar 2023 #13

I can imagine that could be so. 2naSalit Mar 2023 #14

Terrifying video. mountain grammy Mar 2023 #33

I can confirm this from experience. crickets Mar 2023 #35

Night time tornado, xmas74 Mar 2023 #19

When I lived in the country blueinredohio Mar 2023 #23

The Fire Department sets off the fire sirens for bad weather and we also have street sirens. I live debm55 Mar 2023 #27

I'd be surprised if they were not alerted. Texasgal Mar 2023 #24

The experts JanLip Mar 2023 #29

Had one go over my house at night - they really do sound like a freight train. Talitha Mar 2023 #25

Happened To Us In Early 2000s ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #38

Where I live, a storm shelter would become a pond overnight. Chainfire Mar 2023 #26

That area JanLip Mar 2023 #30

I'm sure they did pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #32