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Why do tornadoes skip over ditches?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

They don't exactly skip over ditches. The winds may have some difficulty entering such a small space, the the main safety advantage is by getting so low you do not present as much of a profile to the winds and are shielded from some of the debris.

Getting in a ditch is only a last resort.

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