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29. I remember that. Terrible.

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Reply #24)

Sat Jun 29, 2019, 09:03 PM

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Tornado alley people: where is the best place to be during a tornado? [View all] applegrove Jun 2019 OP

Probably this is one good place although you don't want to be trapped in the basement... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #1

Thanks. applegrove Jun 2019 #13

Recommendations from NOAA: SeattleVet Jun 2019 #2

Thanks. applegrove Jun 2019 #14

Usually anywhere other than tornado alley. unblock Jun 2019 #3

Tornado alley has moved north to ottawa. We are getting storms and applegrove Jun 2019 #8

apparently, under a freeway overpass yellowdogintexas Jun 2019 #4

They say that is dangerous in the instructions i just read. applegrove Jun 2019 #15

NO!!! orangecrush Jun 2019 #34

no not under any bridge.... samnsara Jun 2019 #70

If you're in a building without a basement VMA131Marine Jun 2019 #5

I have one of those if i close some doors. applegrove Jun 2019 #19

My Mom was convinced it was under the laundry sink, in the basement. Siwsan Jun 2019 #6

great description, very visual - GNASHING, SLATHERING JAWS OF DEATH nt msongs Jun 2019 #11

Tough choice to make. But i would take on the spiders. applegrove Jun 2019 #16

The trauma is still with me Siwsan Jun 2019 #20

My family visited cousins with beachfront property when i was 4. My applegrove Jun 2019 #21

In your storm cellar... PoliticAverse Jun 2019 #7

I own no lawn of my own. applegrove Jun 2019 #17

Oz jberryhill Jun 2019 #9

Not always... petronius Jun 2019 #12

lol jberryhill Jun 2019 #25

Yes, that government customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #60

Just like ours today! nt Laffy Kat Jun 2019 #68

That was karma. CentralMass Jun 2019 #26

She wasn't in a basement. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #59

She is now jberryhill Jun 2019 #69

Barbados MuseRider Jun 2019 #10

LOL pangaia Jun 2019 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #18

Hawaii trof Jun 2019 #22

Check out the basement watoos Jun 2019 #23

Depends on what the strength of the tornado is really Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #24

I remember that. Terrible. applegrove Jun 2019 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #72

Bottom floor with as many walls between you and the outside as possible. Runningdawg Jun 2019 #27

Vibes to you in Tornado Alley. applegrove Jun 2019 #32

I will take all the help we can get. Thanks Runningdawg Jun 2019 #73

Not in Tornado Alley. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #28

Tornado Alley has come to me in Ottawa. applegrove Jun 2019 #30

You have a better chance at a lower EF scale. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #46

That is good to know. Are you getting more or less EF and occurences with applegrove Jun 2019 #47

More and higher. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #50

Oh dam. I'm so sorry. applegrove Jun 2019 #54

Till we as a planet get our act together and handle climate change... Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #58

Climate change is #1 issue for canadians this summer. The election is in October. applegrove Jun 2019 #63

basement corner nearest the tornado Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2019 #31

I am in a cinder block building. So i think i am safe from that. But i will keep staying close to applegrove Jun 2019 #33

Hang in there. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #36

The storm warning is over. I just wanted to know what to do if it ever happens. applegrove Jun 2019 #38

Please forgive for not looking. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #40

Oh sorry. Did not think. Deleting it. applegrove Jun 2019 #41

Leave it for everyone else. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #44

Nope. I called people from tornado alley to this thread and did not think. applegrove Jun 2019 #49

if not a basement stay away from that sw wall Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2019 #66

Thanks. I think we only get EF 1s or 2s. But good advice. My apartment is in the basement of a applegrove Jun 2019 #67

For most of tornado alley, people tend to not have basements Major Nikon Jun 2019 #35

There in Joplin some of the older houses were built over... Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #37

Sounds horrible. applegrove Jun 2019 #39

It kept me alive while the house bought it. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #42

My god. The world is lucky to have you. applegrove Jun 2019 #43

Don't know how lucky the world is.... Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #45

We are lucky here. Your family is lucky. Your friends are lucky. Good applegrove Jun 2019 #48

Away from Tornado Alley. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2019 #51

In another state. I actually slept through a tornado in 2003, because I'm severely hearing impaired tblue37 Jun 2019 #52

Do most people hear them coming? I was at the door at 6PM and there was garbage flying around. applegrove Jun 2019 #57

They say it sounds like a loud freight train. nt tblue37 Jun 2019 #71

In Carp OneBlueDotBama Jun 2019 #53

Yes. I'll keep that in mind. LOL! 100,000 sq feet and 75 feet down i think many would applegrove Jun 2019 #55

Tornadoes while rare... OneBlueDotBama Jun 2019 #61

We get thunderstorms as a norm in the spring and early summer in ottawa. applegrove Jun 2019 #64

'Else' - someplace else. keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #62

Vibes to you all in Tornado Alley and thanks for your help. applegrove Jun 2019 #65

Hawaii. Nt hack89 Jun 2019 #74