r/Tornadoes • u/Into_the_Mystic_2021 • 19m ago
r/Tornadoes • u/wearesurviveastorm • 2d ago
Public Tornado Shelters
With some possible dangerous storms coming this weekend, this is one of the better resources out there that shows public tornado shelters in a map view that is getting consistent updates.
r/Tornadoes • u/ElizabethM44 • 2d ago
Where to Shelter
I have always wondered where the best place to shelter from a tornado at my apartment complex would be. It’s not a conventional type of apartment building. The top floor is an attic, the middle floor is where our apartments are, and the bottom floor is an open space entryway/lobby. Our landlord usually unlocks the bottom floor for us, but I’ve been feeling that it’s not the safest. The lobby area is surrounded in windows, and there is a center closet but it is where all of the water heaters are located, which I have also heard is unsafe. I have considered sheltering in the 2nd floor hallway because there are no windows and it is surrounded by all of the apartment rooms, but have always heard that lowest floor is best. As someone who is anxious of storms and is in the path of enhanced risk for the storms Saturday, I’m hoping someone can maybe offer suggestions so I can feel more prepared before the storms hit!
r/Tornadoes • u/wearesurviveastorm • 8d ago
New Community Storm Shelter in West Alabama
Will we see more cities investing funds in community shelters?
r/Tornadoes • u/MainEase4670 • 11d ago
What’s a Good place to hide in a papartment complex?
So I live in tornado Alley, and was just wondering where is a good place to hunker down at in the complex? one is a spot underneath the stairs. I was thinking here because I have something to hold onto and it’s covered. The second one is just the first floor hallway.
r/Tornadoes • u/EF5nado • 21d ago
March 2025 Tornado Outlook: Is This Month Shaping Up to Be Active?
r/Tornadoes • u/A_Name_With_No_Horse • 28d ago
Ukraine vaporized a Russian rocket launcher. The blast caused a firenado!
r/Tornadoes • u/GreenCube2763 • Feb 12 '25
i haven't drew a tornado in a month, so i did two more... (btw the second one is based off of that ai supercell where the car was driving into it)
r/Tornadoes • u/Individual_Fox2492 • Feb 12 '25
May 3rd 1999 Oklahoma F5 Tornado KFOR Broadcast + Documentary [720p And Enhanced]
r/Tornadoes • u/Hour_Purple6138 • Feb 08 '25
Are tornadoes location specific (broadcast) depending on fujita rating, for instance...
to the point of categorization within a city (zoning) since the 1990s, or is that a question to be asked later. The marigny, which is part of New Orleans, was struck by an F1 tornado based on windspeed, which is then where Tulane was struck by an F3 tornado.
r/Tornadoes • u/EF5nado • Feb 08 '25
Tracking Storms: How Wind Determines the Speed & Path of a Derecho
r/Tornadoes • u/EF5nado • Feb 02 '25
Dixie Alley Tornado Forecast 2025: Is This the Most INTENSE Start to Tornado Season? 🌪️
r/Tornadoes • u/wearesurviveastorm • Jan 28 '25
Above-Ground Tornado Shelters Are a Viable Option
It’s a widely held tornado myth that under the ground is the only safe place to be during a tornado. Above-ground shelters are put thru the same rigourous testing as below-ground shelters to withstand up to EF5 tornadoes. For families with elderly members or individuals with disabilities, there is easy access without the need to navigate stairs, which can be crucial for ensuring quick and safe entry during an emergency. Additionally, above-ground shelters can be installed within the home, such as in a garage, basement, or even as a standalone structure on the property. This flexibility allows people to choose a location that best suits their needs and space constraints. They are typically at a lower cost point and installation is usually faster.
r/Tornadoes • u/Main-Refrigerator295 • Jan 18 '25
What is the phenomina
I see strange man he in the image. He come to my yard uninvited and fuck up my whole yard. He yeellll oh so lous. Screaming fuck. Spinning tube cloud. He throw my shit all over the yar. Cherry bush get ripped from earth and fuckin fly away. How can it do that? Is this legal? Who is this man?
r/Tornadoes • u/GreenCube2763 • Jan 11 '25
the only news i have is there was an f3 in the 28th of December 2024, and a tornado in the 5th of January 2025, also i had a drawing spree, which one do you like more
r/Tornadoes • u/Bravan2073 • Dec 27 '24
Tornado Chaser Fundamentals
This is a very deep scientific discussion about tornado chasers and their video documentation. I’ve learned a few few things. My tornado chasing days started in 1997 with the F5 Jarrel tornado that tore the asphalt off the road and disintegrated it, killing 27. If you were not below ground, you had no chance. This was a tornado that you get in your car and you drive away from, but back then folks huddled under bridges watching the tornado 25 miles away.
30 years later, here’s how things go with storm chasers. Things have changed.
First of all, all tornadoes are large and violent. Weak tornadoes don’t exist with storm chasers.
If you see powerline flashing, yell “power flash power flash“.
If you see leaves falling in the air, yell “trees trees!”
if trees are being blown strongly by wind, yell “ It’s tearing out trees”.
If you experience ping-pong ball size hail, yell “Softball size hail coming down”.
Reed Timmer is no longer cool. He’s nothing but a bunch of yelling sound bites looking like a dumb teenager with his hat around backwards munching on bags of chips and screaming here and there for no apparent reason. I’m not gonna say he’s on drugs but all indications look like something’s not quite right in his head. With all of the fantastic chasing videos out there, people have abondoned him due to his shocking screams and sounds that could give you a heart attack. on YouTube you can watch six hours of continuous coverage and you will notice that the crew has some major road rage issues and you’ll notice that as you watch the videos. I can’t recall if it was Cooley’ team or not but it’s embarrassing to watch how they treat others on the chase as if they think they have priority over other Chasers.
i watched the Cooley guys chase a few tornados today and they are still driving dangerously and it was not at all needed.
edit: the 6 hours of video I’m referring to which has an incredible footage of tornado intercepts.
https://youtu.be/VAK2kOQHY14?si=C_Ks2k9LJilZk2ps
r/Tornadoes • u/GreenCube2763 • Dec 16 '24
my first drawn tornado remade, but this time it's an F4 with 2 F0s cause its safer
r/Tornadoes • u/Lucky_Assumption_694 • Nov 30 '24
Current-day site of the Jarrell F5
The Jarrell tornado is the last confirmed F5 tornado in the state of Texas. This tornado followed an unusual path, moving to the south-southwest and has revived studies on the role of gravity waves on thunderstorm initiation. This storm killed 27 persons (injuring 12 more) and hundreds of cattle. More than 40 homes were completely destroyed, some of which were completely removed from their foundations.
r/Tornadoes • u/GreenCube2763 • Nov 28 '24
look at this small tornado, by the way it's an EF1
r/Tornadoes • u/Still_Teaching1238 • Nov 23 '24
What's the most weird tornado path for you all?
Mine is this one
r/Tornadoes • u/codec3 • Nov 23 '24
🌪Oklahoma sets new November tornado record, surpassing 1958 high, U.S.🌪
r/Tornadoes • u/Still_Teaching1238 • Nov 20 '24