How would you notice if there is an tornado on the ground at night when there is no daylight ?
I’ve moved to Oklahoma city in Oklahoma to stay for college at the university. My 16 story dorm building is about half a mile from the school and sometimes i walk to there and sometimes home at night, as you know Oklahoma is tornado alley state and we always get tornadic storms. It was raining and lightning very crazy last night and there was a tornado watch but thank god nothing formed out of the storms. In case there was a tornado warning at night in my area, how would i detect a tornado is on the ground ? Because sometimes i am in my dorm alone at night so i don’t know how to know if one is coming, should i check use my computer’s internet to detect a tornado ? Also, because sometimes i walk to fast food restaurants at night to get food so i want to know how i could detect if there’s a tornado so i could take cover before it’s too late. Can anyone please help me out ? I would like to know before i get killed by one of these storms.
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2 comments
SAMUEL ELI on February 22, 2010 at 4:36 am
get a weather alert radio.
listen to the tv or radio when there is bad weather.
The most important thing is to stay calm and listen for any alerts that may be posted on radio, tv, or computer weather information sites.
in general, a tornado will not form until there is other severe weather (thunderstorms)–you will probably not be out wandering in that kind of weather.
sounds of tornadoes include very loud, train-similar sound.
here are a couple links for things to be aware of for likelihood of tornadoes:
http://www.emergencypreparednesstips.org/do_you_recognize_the_5_warning_signs_of_tornadoes.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01352/tornadosigns.htm
http://www.emsaonline.com/mediacenter/articles/00000184.html
Vena Cava on February 22, 2010 at 4:36 am
there are lights outside and besides that you would hear it. Tornadoes are loud and very very windy