If your in a car driving, and a tornado starts to form. what do u do?

Question

do u rush to nearest public shelter like a store, or like on a highway, stay under a by-pass, im clueless.
or simply pull over. just curios for "one day need to know info"

Answer 1

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Actually, the underpass thing is not recommended. The people in Kansas that everyone saw survive were lucky they were hit by a weak tornado. The major F-5 Oklahoma City tornado killed many under underpasses with either 300 mph wind-blown debris or sucked them out like a vacuum and blew them across the landscape.

If you can see the tornado, and it is heading away from you... just sit tight. If it is heading toward you, and you have the time, drive away from it at right angles. Example, if it is heading North, travel east or west. If it is too close, find safety below ground if possible, or in the nearest depression. Do not stay in your car, as it will be tossed around with you in it.

Otherwise, for more info from the National Weather Service, please read the info at the link below.

Main thing, when the weather is threatening... stay alert and stay informed.

Source(s):

I am an NWS trained Stormspotter in Indiana

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/safe…

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Asker's Comment:

thanks, i live in ga, we always have tornado warnings like once a month, but it never hits where i live, so its good to know if it finally does. thnx for the imput guys.

Answer 2

If you are near a building, look for a brick or concrete one. Seek shelter there. If you are on an interstate or highway, go to the nearest overpass. If there isn't an overpass available, seek shelter in a ditch or low lying area. Be sure to cover your head!!!!

Answer 3

simple you go the other way if it's only beginning to form but if it's already formed there is no way you can out run a full tornado head to the nearest shelter. but not just any shelter pick one strong enough to resist the tornado

Answer 4

Get out of the car and seek cover in a low lying area like a ditch. A tornado will pick up your car like a enraged toddler and toss it, you won't survive. Warchild, trained in tornado survival and an over the road driver.

Answer 5

either turn around and go the other direction or seek shelter at a near by house or ditch.

Answer 6

If the tornado's coming for you, you should definitely get out of the car, because vehicles get tossed by tornadoes like toys. You have a better chance of staying on the ground if you're lying flat in a ditch or under something sturdy. If you have time, get inside a building and into a basement. They always say don't try to outrun a tornado, especially if you aren't familiar with the roads in the area.

Answer 7

You try to get to a basement or under a bypass. what ever's closest. If you happen to be in a field, dont try to outrun it, go perpendicular to the path its on.

Answer 8

Make a U-turn as quick as you can and floor it. Get the hell away as fast and far as you can from that thing. Just make sure you are driving away from it and not towards it.

Answer 9

stop an run to a ditch an get on your knees an cover your head untill it blows by. do not go uop in under a overpass bridge the wind will just suck you out. if you can get in a house or a building then do so an get away from doors an windows.

Source(s):

lived through a f2 tornado an i am a trained weather spotter.