Tornadoes

[Rams]

I grew up in what we thought was Tornado Alley, I have distinct memories of at least a dozen but, it would appear there are several other locations that experience more of this than where I was reared.

Having seen several up close , I do understand the desire for storm shelters.

http://www.aol.com/article/2016/07/02/here-are-the-tornado-capitals-of-the-us/21421294/

While I have been guilty of standing outside and observing twisters, I don't recommend such foolishness.   As Forrest said, Stupid is as Stupid does.   

[Willow]

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While I have been guilty of standing outside and observing twisters, I don't recommend such foolishness.   As Forrest said, Stupid is as Stupid does.   

I grew up in (or at least spent my childhood in) Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, listed as number four.  Tornadoes are very localized storms.  I feel more for those who live in hurricane areas.  Those storms are wide spread and very damaging.

Tornadoes generally will only move across the ground at 25 - 30 miles per hour.  So long as one has good visibility and a place to retreat there is nothing particularly foolish about watching their movement.  Watching in the dead of a dark night might not be well advised.

[Hoser]

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While I have been guilty of standing outside and observing twisters, I don't recommend such foolishness.   As Forrest said, Stupid is as Stupid does.   

I grew up in (or at least spent my childhood in) Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, listed as number four.  Tornadoes are very localized storms.  I feel more for those who live in hurricane areas.  Those storms are wide spread and very damaging.

Tornadoes generally will only move across the ground at 25 - 30 miles per hour.  So long as one has good visibility and a place to retreat there is nothing particularly foolish about watching their movement.  Watching in the dead of a dark night might not be well advised.

[Hoser]

I like to watch them when they are in visual range, but I am a few steps from the shelter when I do.  I've lived in Kansas most of my life and only seen a few that were visible.  Hoser

[G-Man]

Several years ago, we had a tornado come right through NYC and made it's way up through Westchester, going through Valhalla, on it's way north/  Caught everyone by surprise.  Of course lots of trees and branches were down, but the was so much damage that the trees and branches caused.  When these things fell, they landed on cars, power lines, buildings, etc.  It was a weird site seeing all the trees cut off at the knees in a straight line along the Saw Mill Parkway.  It was like the storm was following GPS and drove up the parkway. 

Can't recall any other tornados in this area before or after that one.  Since then, only Sandy has done more damage I think. 

[cookiedough]

Only seen remnants of one F4 (some say F5) tornado leveling an entire small town of 800 people some 30 miles away from us in 1983 I believe.  Don't want to visit another one, total destruction no trees or houses stood afterwards anywhere.  I was in 8th grade at the time and my freshman year 1 year after playing a baseball game there was weird to see nothing still around just starting to rebuild houses, etc. 

flooding, hurricanes,  tornadoes,  wild fires,  none are good to go thru just lucky not to live in the top 10  area in Fl, OK, TX, etc..