Tornados and the severe thunderstorms

Trainer was talking with a guy that hauled the huge wind turbine props. He said they catch the wind and go over easy!

Not bad to the right, but going left and you get that mirror through the window!

Mikeeee

 

Heh, it's fun. 8) Some trees uprooted, highway signs mangled, barn roofs lifted; mostly went over open country (fortunately skipped over Salina itself). A few more pics, one just before it started dropping and some of the damage we encountered. There are YouTube videos of this tornado also, just search for "salina april 14".

 

My trucks radio (stereo) has a weather band I check out when the weather sucks and I also have a Scanner which picks up the local Public Safety channels and NOAA Weather... when I first started driving it was with CRST... They told us to run for a ditch if we had too...

But I know that if your lucky enough to be near a ts that is in the typical tornado areas, they are built to serve as emergency shelters too from tornado's...

 

I've had a lifelong fascination with tornadoes and I got to see my first 3 all in one day during the outbreak in AL. First one crossed the road 1/2 m in front if me, blew me away, figuratively! I then saw the one that ripped thru Birmingham then once thru that debris(hours later) the third one crossed 20 as I was heading east about a mile in front me. Felt like I was dodging bullets and called it a day after the 3rd one. I too will monitor the NOAA radio stations during severe weather. Two of those tornadoes were announced on it and they were very close to perfect on the mile markers.

 

Sounds like we have a future chaser

 

When I hear the sirens locally, I don't run for cover, I run for my keys and camera!

 

They ain't nothing to play with because they are so unpredictable. If it happens at a truckstop I don't care what they say I'm going in their walk in cooler. That's about the safest place on the property.

Another story I was delivering on the outskirts of Des Moines, IA and the wildest blackest clouds you ever seen come over the area. It was totally freaky and eerie. Meanwhile my truck is bouncing around from the forklift unloading me.
Then the sirens went off and I was like . Next thing I knew was the activity stopped in my trailer. So I got out of the truck and the wind was blowing so hard you had to lean a foot into it. I made it inside and there wasn't a soul around. The chicken ####s run for cover and left me out there. I guess they had a shelter inside. Luckily the tornado passed to the north but I couldn't see it for the buildings. I laugh at that one now. Long story short you are on your own.

But like goblue says, keep up with the weather and know what you are dealing with on your trip. That's another thing that tickles me every time there is a weather event there is always a big crowd around some 9" display TV inside a truck stop.

 

Agreed ,hammer down into that wind and ice driver. When you're upside down in the median,maybe that will teach those other wimps a lesson,or maybe just maybe the boss will be so overjoyed he/she will give you a new ride.

 

This topic has been discussed several times here. Do a search and you'll see my NWS Tornado Safety tips for drivers.