ever since i was little ive been afraid of storms.but now that i can stay home alone.what should i do if a tornado comes ,im home alone and im really scared of my basement but theres soupposed to be a tornado (the sky is pich black).HELP!!!
My university has a website we can go to to access out email through microsoft exchange. When i go to the website, the login screen displays as usual. Once I type in my info, it takes a looooong time like the page is page loading then I get a HTTP/1.1 503 Service Unavailable message.
Is this something to do with my schools server, or with how my computer is trying to access the server? How can I fix it if it’s something on my end?
We have had some severe weather (tornados) in the area tonight that resulted in some power outages, so could this be part of the problem? It let me access my email for about three hours after the storms had passed, but now I just keep getting this message.
Not sure if this will matter, but I’ve always used a Macbook. I have tried using both Safari and Firefox, both of which always work. I am also using the same wireless conntection as usual.
I was taling to the emgerency mangement in my city because I lost power during a storm. I had no way of acessing information because the only portable tv I had working at the time was a non digital tv. I was scared so I got in my car to drive to my mom’s 15 minutes away. I know it was dangerous but there was a break in the storms.
When I was a quarter of my way there a severe storm started again. I drove around trying to find a business that had a basement. The only place that did was a bar. After that incident I talked to the emergency management lady and she told me I should have stayed there and sheltered in place.
Sheltering in place is where you stay at home and create a tornado safe room for yourself. Has anyone heard of this and what exactly do you use? She told me I needed to attend the class to find out more.
I live in an apartment building so how good is sheltering in place when you are on a 2nd or 3rd floor or live in a mobile home. Most buildings are designed to only withstand up to 90 mph which is only an F1. If anything hits that is stronger what would happen?
How come they can’t come up with a better plan such as recquiring all mobile home complexes and apartment complexes to have safe shelters. How can sheltering in place overcome poor construction or uninforced buildings? For being 2010 it sure sounds like outdated advice. I expected more.
I agree with you that is why I don’t understand the whole sheltering in place. If someone lives in a home with a basement or lives on the lowest floor I could understand. What good would sheltering in place do if you are on the third floor and the roof is gone; the floor has collasped, windows are broken etc. My concern is people will be killed more this way by creating a safe space in their own homes such as a mobile home or upper level apartments.
I know what it takes to have a safe shelter; that would be reinforced concrete with steel bars; no windows. If I can figure this out why can’t builders. We have a prison that is built to withstand an f5 tornado; if this is possible why can’t builders do the same with the law abiding citzens by building them safe homes?
Can you have a safe room built into a rented apartment? I have a huge walk in closet if this was my place I would have it installed there. I also rent a garage that is partially underground. I doubt any apartment would let me do that.
ive always ben interested in tornadoes and bad storms how would you become a strom chaser and ive always heard that it was volinteer and you dont get paid for it is that true thanks
It was predicted to be an above average year but so far there has been only one hurricane and a few depressions/storms. Also, the waters are supposed to be really warm and LA NINA is developing. All this should be great for hurricane formation. Why such a slow start?
I have a house that has never been remodeled in any big way, and the hallway has a lower ceiling than anywhere else. All other rooms have ceilings that are the same height. Is this for storm shelter, such as Tornado forecasts. The house also has a basement, so I wonder if anyone knows if the storms are the reason for this, or maybe it saves energy?
i need to know how one forms, the most likely signs that can let me know to worry or to tell me not to… what the sky will look like the sounds that can help….what to watch for! what site can tell me if there is a watch or warning…..i live in a trailer house so i know that it dangerous to be here when there is one…but i also worry for my family and two cats (they are like sisters to me) i am almost 16 so yes i will be starting high school here..we had one more tords the end of 7th grade…so maybe 2006-07 so it was not that long ago and i heard our town had saw 4 tornados or funnels that were sited…ever since that i have been very scared of storms…but i have had a bit of a problem with them when i was lil and watched twister….are there any shows that can help me out here to? like real live stuff that ant like the day after tommarow and creepy stuff like that? if i remember the right there was a show called tornado chasers or sumtin? would that help? i told myself not to watch creepy stuff like that from no on too….bad fake movies about weather!
I am noticing that here in my area of the country that storms are getting worse and more frequent. Your thoughts?
i remembered a show i watched last year, it was either itv or channel 4 in the uk, about storms that happened in the usa. i fink there was about 3 episodes in all where this guy walked right into the middle of these storms and recorded footage of them. i think one if the episodes was about hurricanes, another about tornadoes and the last about forest fires. One thing that does stick out is that he used a bin bag to keep the water away from his camera. now problem is i cant remember what the show was called. Anyone got any ideas?
I am looking to be a Meteorologist / Storm Chaser. Is there a Possible Career that lets you work as a meteorologist and a Storm chaser? I was wondering if you worked with the weather channel can you be paid to chase storms and report the news from different areas such as Mike From the WC that chases with Vortex 2? Does he get paid to chase the tornadoes?
I’ve dreampt of tornadoes (3 or more) several times before. I can always see them forming along the hills and valleys and they never come close but they’re always out there. The latest dream had a cloudless day and one cloud spun around forming a blanket of clouds and tornadoes popped up. It never storms or rains. And when we go to shelter, I’m always the oldest child there.
So what do these symbols (I guess that’s what they can be called?) mean?
are there any tornado warnings or really bad storms where you are?
I’m kinda scared when it comes to storms and hurricanes and tornadoes. What are some things to do or think about when I’m inside my house waiting until the storm is over?
I want to film hurricanes and tornadoes here in Bradenton,FL. I’m 16 and this will be my first year storm chasing. Do cops have the right to tell me to turn off my camcorder while filming hurricanes and tornadoes? Isn’t one of the amendments freedom of media and press? Doesn’t video tapin storms fall under that category? If a cat.5 hurricane comes, I want to be able to film everything from what’s happening on land and the oceans storm surge. When they issue a mandatory evacuation, would I be allowed to stay and storm chase? If I do need a permit, where do I get one and how much would it cost? Sources? Besides a barometer and TV stations, what else do storm chasers use to guess where a tornado will strike?
I’m not employed by anyone to storm chase I’m just doing it because it’s my hobby.
were are going to get hit by ike but when it hits its going to be a category 1 or a tropical storm i live in a Mobile home and the wind is about to pic up thay said the strongest wind gust will be 55 mph will my Mobile home withstand that? i think it was made in the 60’s or 70’s or even the 80’s I’m really not sure, if we should leave we will be going to my grandmothers house, please answer i have a very strong fear or paranoia about storms and tornados and hurricanes i just need some info please im really freaked, btw i live in a city called longview texas
Is anybody worried about this years hurricane season? Possibly up to 23 hurricanes? It worrys me because it gives the whole gulf coast a greater risk of getting hit by a hurricane. It’s crazy. Ive been thinking about buying hurricane supplies now to be better prepared. I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and I wasen’t prepared for Gustav at all and wasent too worried as it was a landfalling category 2. It ended up being the worst storm to ever hit Baton Rouge and I lost most of my roof in that storm, Along with my bathroom window and the pine trees in my yard. Should I start preparing now for possible storms this year? What are yall doing?
We are having bad storms and nothing about tornado’s on the radio other then funnel clouds. How do I know when to take cover?
The report of funnel clouds was south of us by 30 miles and the storm is moving east
Help I’m home alone and scared!!! (I’m an adult. listening to tv and radio)
The weather person said about 5 more mins that the warning is done with and rador looks likes orange/yellow not red in our area
My husband is fascinated with storms and tornadoes and we just recently moved to "Tornado Alley" so can anyone suggest a good book full of quality storm and tornado photography? I looked at a book by Prof. Bluestein called Tornado Alley but it was too technical, geared toward folks with meteorology degrees….
I want a big book with lots of full-color photographs. This would be the perfect gift for him. Thanks for your help!
By the way, if you also have a good video compilation or documentary to suggest for the amateur, please do! Tnx.
This may be a loaded question but I am tired of people I ask not giving me a concrete answer.
I live just outside Philadelphia ad anyone in this region knows we got slammed by a series of strong storms today, some of them causing rotation in the clouds, others spawning funnel clouds, and others having an out right tornado reported.
Having talked to someone in Lancaster Pa, she told me she was under a Tornado Watch, when my area, being an hour an a half away was not under a Tornado Watch.
I find that flat land areas are more prone to Tornadoes than where I live, now I am wondering why. I was always under the assumption that if you live in a forest-type land mass, that does play a part for being at risk for Tornadoes.
So my question is: Just why is Lancaster Pa. at more of risk than Philadelphia Pa went it comes to Tornadoes?
No links, please….
i’m 15 and i have the BIGGEST fear of them! when i watch the weather and they say stuff like "a few storms may be severe" i won’t go anywhere that day and stuff like that. it’s kind of a life ruiner. i really need to learn how to get over this fear.
We live in southern Louisiana, but want to move somewhere else. Sick of the hurricanes, too many mosquitoes, not much of a winter, and too much humidity/heat. We have 6 outdoor cats that I’m hoping my parents will decide to take with us, but it’s not looking good for some of them cause they’re so comfortable roaming around here, I hardly ever see them except for when they come home to eat.
We also have a few small pets that aren’t a concern but our 5 giant dogs are. We’ve been living on 5 acres out in the country for the whole 19 years of my life, so the same amount of land, or more, is highly preferred. The dogs are used to 2 fenced in acres so I’d never settle for anything less than 3. Weather is a high priority, that’s one of the main reasons for leaving. My father has a very bad phobia over bad weather, and it’s getting much worse each year. So somewhere with alot of storms/tornadoes is definitly out. I know, looking for paradise right? I mean somewhere like Kansas would be out cause isn’t it tornado-alley? And with the present state of the economy, I have no clue where would be ok to move to. My mother needs to move somewhere that’s easy to actually find a good job, right now she works as a teller in Regions bank and would like to stay in the banking business.
I have no clue where to even begin trying to find out about any of this stuff, we don’t have the money to just drive around looking all over the country! How do you find out about the economy, weather, jobs, ect. How do people know where to move to?!
Anyway, any links, info, suggestions, advice is greatly appreciated.
How do you think Montana would be? I don’t know anything about it, but it’s somewhere I’ve always wanted to go.
Okay, first I’ll say that I know the rule is: "If at all possible, abandon mobile homes and go lie flat in a ditch." Please listen to the situation, though, and understand where I am coming from and why I worry.
I live in a section of MO that thankfully does not get hit by many tornadoes (1 in the past 30 years from what I’ve heard). We have nasty storms rolling our way today, and although they will most likely die down at the edge of our county as they usually do, I still worry of the chance of a tornado. I live in a mobile home and have 4 children and no storm shelter, basement, or crawl space. If there is an impending tornado, it would be WAY too difficult to haul 4 children 5 years and under outside to a ditch. Where would the safest place inside my home be to take cover? We do not have any completely interior rooms except the hallway, and seeing as it is a double wide, if the home split apart in the storm, we would be fully open to anything from outside.
My husband works nights/early mornings, which is when most storms hit here, and since he drives our van to work, I’d have to drop him off at work, drive an hour and a half, then drive back out to pick him up in the early morning hours in order to get the kids and myself to a safe place where we can ride out the storm and they can have places to sleep. That said, driving off to a "safer place" is not an option.
Chris, two things…
#1 – Don’t assume that all people who live in "trailers" (mobile homes) live in "trailer parks" as well. I actually live in the country in a mobile home on my own acreage.
#2 – Pay attention to the question before you answer it. I have explained my situation, and as anyone with half a brain can understand, it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to get in a ditch because that would require taking 2 of my children at a time, and I am NOT willing to abandon any of my children in their time of need.
I don’t understand this. Why does this happen a lot?? I live in Centreville, VA in Fairfax, However, the weather is never comparable to the reports given for Fairfax when you are in Centreville. For example, we were issued severe thunderstorms. Then the warnings were canceled stating the storms have broken up. Then I get to Centreville driving home, I drive completely in tornado cell cloud central driving in. I was driving towards and in the activity. Large hail, witnessed a major funnel cloud form, but didn’t touch ground thankfully because it was right over my head! I didn’t have any where to take cover. I call Mom but she said nothing is happening in Fairfax at the moment. Yet the weather says tornado warning for Hay Market.
I checked the weather when I got home at first said bright and sunny. Chance of light rain. ?????
Wierd. I am a student studying meteorology and know what to look for etc.
since i was 13 ive been interested in the weather & have been wanting to be a storm chaser. im fascinated with tornados & storms. i live off the NWS & TWC. i check NWS atleast once an hr everyday. i was born & raised in california & we dont have too much of this crazy weather there. so ive recently moved to NC. and i was trying to figure out if there is any formal training for a storm chaser. or if maybe there’s a website or something where i can just tag along with a storm chaser. ive never been in any type of severe weather before so id really like 2 taste it first hand.
Hi! im hungarian and just curious of is it possible to have tornadoes/thunderstorms like in oklahoma or anywhere in the usa? Im asking this because is it true that the mountains are blocking the storms to come in?
