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Can you hide in a highway overpass from a tornado?
No. A highway overpass does not offer protection from a tornado, and actually puts you at greater risk by acting as a wind tunnel, causing wind to speed up. Additionally, by parking under a bridge you can cause traffic to back up, which puts even more people at risk by trapping them in the potential path of a tornado.
What do you do if you get stuck in a tornado?
Seek shelter. If you can get yourself underground, that's the best place to be. Although many people assume overpasses provide a safe haven this is far from the truth; they are by far the worst place to be as a large tornado will easily suck you out. See related links for video of the infamous 1991 tornado in which a group survived a small tornado under an overpass, and a link to tornado myths.
How did people protect themselves from the Greensburg tornado?
The National Weather Service was aware of the tornado well in advance and issued a tornado warning in Greensburg 39 minutes before it was hit and a tornado emergency 12 minutes before. The people of Greensburg responded accordingly by seeking shelter in their basements and interior rooms, giving them as much shelter as they could get.
What is a tornado alarm?
A tornado alarm is a warning system that is used to alert people of an impending tornado. It is typically a loud siren or whistle that sounds when a tornado is spotted or conditions are favorable for one to occur, allowing residents to seek shelter and take necessary precautions.
What happens if you got caught in a tornado?
It depends on how intense the tornado is. If it is an EF-0 tornado, it probably wouldn't even pick you up off the ground. If it were an EF-3 tornado, you will get tossed around up and down, and side to side. Usually, tornadoes don't throw people very high, just a few meters off the ground. If it were an EF-5 tornado, your chances of survival are very, very slim. But people have lived through them. In an EF-5 tornado, the winds can reach and surpass 250 mph. These ferocious winds will toss you like a paper airplane. The debris in all tornadoes is a threat, but debris in an EF-5 tornado are going much faster than you could think possible. Cars can be thrown over half a mile. You would be lucky to survive a tornado of this intensity. You do not twirl up and out of a tornado, the winds cannot take you up that far. Yes, they can throw you a distance from where you originally began. The most likely case is being tossed around in all kinds of directions, with debris flying by you.
Can you hide in a highway overpass from a tornado?
No. A highway overpass does not offer protection from a tornado, and actually puts you at greater risk by acting as a wind tunnel, causing wind to speed up. Additionally, by parking under a bridge you can cause traffic to back up, which puts even more people at risk by trapping them in the potential path of a tornado.
Where do people go when a tornado starts?
a shelter
What do people do if there was a tornado and no shelter around?
If you are outside with no shelter a available and a tornado is coming the best option is to lie in a ditch or depression in the ground
What do you do if you get stuck in a tornado?
Seek shelter. If you can get yourself underground, that's the best place to be. Although many people assume overpasses provide a safe haven this is far from the truth; they are by far the worst place to be as a large tornado will easily suck you out. See related links for video of the infamous 1991 tornado in which a group survived a small tornado under an overpass, and a link to tornado myths.
How do people survive when a tornado happens?
People are more likely to survive by taking adequate shelter in the basement or cellar of a sturdy building or in a specially designed tornado shelter. Beyond that survival is often a matter of chance of where the worst of the tornado hits or where a particular piece of debris goes.
What should you do when a tornado is headed for your vehicle while driving?
FIRST OFF NEVER USE AN OVERPASS FOR SHELTER. The Truth About Overpasses Many people mistakenly think that a highway overpass provides safety from a tornado. In reality, an overpass may be one of the worst places to seek shelter from a tornado. Seeking shelter under an overpass puts you at greater risk of being killed or seriously injured by flying debris from the powerful tornadic winds. The idea that overpasses offer safety probably began in 1991, when a television news crew and some citizens rode out a very weak tornado under an overpass along the Kansas Turnpike. The resulting video continues to be seen by millions, and appears to have fostered the idea that overpasses are preferred sources of shelter, and should be sought out by those in the path of a tornado. In addition, news magazine photographs of people huddled under an overpass with an approaching tornado imply that this is the correct safety procedure. NOTHING CAN BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH! http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ddc/?n=over WHAT SHOULD YOU DO If you're outside in a car or in a mobile home, go immediately to the basement of a nearby sturdy building. Sturdy buildings are the safest place to be. Tornado winds can blow large objects, including cars and mobile homes, hundreds of feet away. Tornadoes can change direction quickly and can lift up a car or truck and toss it through the air; never try to out-drive a tornado. Mobile homes are particularly vulnerable. A mobile home can overturn very easily even if precautions have been taken to tie down the unit. If there is no building nearby, lie flat in a low spot. Use your arms and hands to protect your head. Tornadoes cause a lot of debris to be blown at very high speeds, and you can be hurt by this debris if it hits you. Dangerous flying debris can be blown under highway overpasses and bridges, or weaker overpasses and bridges could be destroyed. You will be safer lying flat in a low-lying area where wind and debris will blow above you. Tornadoes come from severe thunderstorms, which can produce a lot of rain. If you see quickly rising water or flood water coming towards you, move to another spot. Avoid places with wide-span roofs, such as auditoriums, cafeterias, large hallways, or shopping malls. Wide-span roofs are frequently damaged or destroyed in tornado winds, providing less protection and more risk of injury, than roofs over smaller rooms. MORE INFORMATION ON TORNADO SAFETY http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/preparedness/tornado_large/index.php http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/tornado.html http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/wcm/safety_rules_lists.pdf http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tornado.shtml http://www.srh.noaa.gov/elp/swww/v5n1/tornadoes2.htm http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/safety.html http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00758/en/disaster/tornado/safety.html http://www.tornadoproject.com/safety/safety.htm http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/faq/faq_tor.php WHY OVERPASSES ARE NOT TO BE USED FOR SHELTERS http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/papers/overpass/slide01.html agreed completely but if you cant reach shelter lie face down in a ditch with you hands over your head.
What clothes should people pack during a tornado?
If there is a tornado happening right at the moment, you probably will be running to saftey/shelter and not packing clothes.
People should leave their cars and seek the best available shelter during a tornado?
If there's is a tornado and you are in your car then you should leave and search for the best available shelter. Usually that would be a ditch on the side of the road.
What can people do to be safe during a tornado?
Seek shelter in appropriate places, like, Bathtub, Closet, etc. If your outside Drainpipe, Ravine, etc. The safest place to be during a tornado is in a basement or other underground shelter.
How did the Red Cross help people who survived the Waco tornado?
== == the red cross help people by giving them shelter and food
How can humans protect themselves from the impact of a tornado?
The best thing that people can do is to pay attention to weather advisories so they can no when a tornado is coming. When a tornado threatens, people should get to some underground shelter or get to the interior part of a sturdy house or building.
What is a tornado pit?
The term most likely refers to a storm cellar or underground storm shelter. This is a small underground room designed for people to take cover from a tornado.
