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If the tornado is close, leave the vehicle and take cover in a nearby sturdy building. If none is available, lie down in a ditch.
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Is it too dangerous to drive in a tornado?
Yes. You are safer inside a sturdy building than in a car. A tornado does not have to be very strong to lift or roll a car. A car is provably the worst place to be in a tornado after a mobile home.
Is it safe to be in your car in the garage during a tornado?
No. It doesn't take a very strong tornado to pick up or flip a car. If you are in a car and a tornado is coming you should go to the nearest sturdy building or underground shelter. If no shelter is nearby get out of the car and lie in a ditch or depression.
What speed of tornado can lift a car off the ground?
It depends on the car, but typically it takes a wind of at least 120 mph to lift a car. This is consistent with an EF2 tornado.
How strong does a tornado have to be to pick up a car?
Usually a tornado has to be at least an EF2 (estimated wind 111 to 135 mph) to lift a car.
Where is the safest place to be in a car when a tornado takes place?
You should not be in the car. A car is a dangerous place to be if there is a tornado. If a tornado is coming, dry to get out of its path by driving at a right angle to its motion, or at least as close to one as the roads will allow. If you are unsure of your ability to escape, get out of the car and lie in a ditch or depression.
What do you do when you are in your car in the middle of a tornado?
you get pulled up into it ;)
Can a tornado lift up invader zims car?
Since when did Zim have a car?
Where to hide in a car when a tornado is approaching?
If a tornado is approaching and you are in a car abandon the vehicle and seek shelter is a sturdy building. If no shelter is available lie in a ditch or culvert.
How do you protect yourself from a tornado if you are in your car?
Go to a nearby study building if possible. If no shelter available and the tornado is still in the distance try to get out of the path by driving perpendicular (or diagonal depending on what the road will allow), to the tornado's movement. If the tornado is close and moving toward you get out of the car and lie in a ditch.
How many car go together to make a tornado?
What?
Is it safe to be in an automobile during a tornado?
Generally not. If a tornado is closing in on you a car is one of the most dangerous places to be. If you are in a car and a tornado is coming close get out of it and seek shelter in a sturdy building. If no such shelter is available take cover in a ditch or depression.
How far can an EF3 tornado throw a car?
An EF3 tornado could probably throw a car a few tens of yards. It could probably move a car a few hundred yards by bouncing and rolling it.
