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re: At least 23 dead in Mississippi tornadoes
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:05 am to peaster68
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:05 am to peaster68
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Rolling Fork in daylight LINK
Another example of why I believe people should be taught to leave if they don’t have underground shelters in these extreme cases.
Watch that video and show me where someone walks away unscathed above ground in a home?
Those aren’t trailers, those are well built houses and not a single room is intact.
Saw it first hand with the Hackleburg storm where it tracked for 100 miles on a very similar path to this one (pull up a map of hackleburg and you’ll see Amory and Smithville down to the SW).
They had time to tell people to go. I get that they don’t want to cause panic and depending on where someone is they could just drive right into it, but not telling them what to expect doesn’t seem fair either.
This post was edited on 3/25/23 at 10:09 am
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Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:08 am to tide06
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Another example of why I believe people should be taught to leave if they don’t have underground shelters in these extreme cases.
When do they leave? Every time there is a thunderstorm?
You only get minutes notice of tornado. You think being in a car is safer?
Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:05 pm to tide06
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Another example of why I believe people should be taught to leave if they don’t have underground shelters in these extreme cases.
To the average person I never recommend leaving, especially at night. If you cannot read a radar (and I'm not talking about looking at the screen and saying, "The storm is there....") you have no business in a vehicle during a high end tornado threat. Your chances of survival in a vehicle during a tornado (without having to actually take a direct hit) are slim, and the margin for error is extremely high.
That's why whenever that question is asked, and it was last night, I always answer, "There are way too many variables to adequately answer this question."
Another issue which has been proven in Oklahoma and the OKC metro is the traffic that a panicked evacuation causes. It is a mess, and it results in more people being on the roads at the worst possible time.
The best approach will always be to have your tornado plan in place and implement it in advance of an actual warning. If you don't have adequate shelter, find some. If you're in a mobile home, go to that shelter before the storms get to your area, before a warning is issued, before the weather turns to shite. Know your shelter, know your plan. In short, as made famous by "Twister", "Hope for the best; prepare for the worst." Hope is not a plan.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:27 pm to tide06
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They had time to tell people to go. I get that they don’t want to cause panic and depending on where someone is they could just drive right into it, but not telling them what to expect doesn’t seem fair either.
RF residents had no idea this was coming. There was a warned cell but the tornado wasn’t spotted and confirmed as a violent wedge until minutes before it hit town
It hit the Dollar General and killed everyone inside I heard. BIL was there last night doing search and rescue. I’ve been told there are bodies and body parts in trees. It’s horrific. Still missing some infants and teenagers
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