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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 is the longest distance a car has been carried in tornado?

The longest distance a car has been carried in a tornado is believed to be about 1,307 feet (398 meters), which occurred in the 1991 Andover, Kansas tornado. The car was thrown and carried a considerable distance before landing.


What should you do in the car if a tornado hits?

If the tornado is still distant, drive perpendicular or diagonal to its path (depending on the roads) to get out of the way. If the tornado is getting close, abandon the car and get in a ditch as a last resort or, better yet, a nearby sturdy building.


Where is the Best Place to be if you are in your Car During a Tornado?

A car is not a good place to be. If a tornado is coming leave the vehicle and go to a sturdy building with a basement or to a storm shelter. If you are in the open and the tornado is still distant try to drive perpendicular or diagonal to its path (depending on what the road allows) to get out of its way. If the tornado is drawing near abandon the vehicle and lie in a ditch or depression.


What speed of tornado can lift a car off the ground?

Typically, a tornado needs wind speeds of at least 111-135 mph (Fujita scale EF2) to lift a car off the ground. Stronger tornadoes with wind speeds exceeding 166 mph (Fujita scale EF4) have the potential to lift larger and heavier objects such as cars more easily.

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What is the safest thing to do if you are in a car during a tornado?

The best thing to do is abandon the car and seek shelter in a sturdy building. If no shelter is available take cover in a ditch or depression. Do NOT seek shelter under a bridge.


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.


When meeting a car at night with blinding lights what is the safest thing to do?

Look to the right at the white line until the car passes you


What is the history of the myth your car is the safest place to be in a thunderstorm?

That's actually not a myth to my knowledge. The reasoning behind the advice is that the rubber from the tires of the car is non-conductive so lightning won't strike the car.


Safest seat in a car?

The middle back seat is the safest.


Safest place to place a car seat?

The safest place to place a car seat is in the middle of the car or behind the drivers seat.


Which babies car seats are the safest?

The safest baby car seat that I know of is Greco. It has know to be the safest car seat in the world. I purchase a lot of their products and people has been very pleased.


If your in a car and a tornadoes strikes What is the safest thing to do?

Pull over and get into the nearest ditch a depression in the ground. Do not seek shelter under an overpass.


Which is the safest car?

Well the safest vehicle is probably some heavy duty truck, but as far as an actual car goes Volvo makes the safest cars hands down, probably the xc90 or s60 is one of the safest


What is the safest color for a car?

white


If you are in a car during an earthquake and are out in the open are you safest in the car?

yes


Where is the safest place to be in a tornado?

Underground, (the further the better) or in an inner room with no windows. If you're in your car and the vortex is close abandon your car and look for a sturdy building or, if no shelter is available a ditch, culvert, or sewer pipe anything solid that can shield you (but is anchored to the ground).