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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 156648"><p>I was *terrified* of storms and tornadoes when I was a girl. I had a plastic pencil box that I kept all of my prized possessions in and when that "W" came up on the corner of the TV (we didn't have tornado sirens), I grabbed it and my favorite stuffed animal and headed to the basement. We also had picture windows in my house and I swore I would never have picture windows because I could see too much outside when it was storming. This was the only thing that would send me into full-blown, inconsolable panic as a child. It was awful.</p><p></p><p>I *love* storms now. I love to sit outside and watch them roll in. But, that doesn't help you now.</p><p></p><p>This is what I've discovered this year. In the past, we got a tornado watch if weather conditions were conducive to producing tornadic activity. We got a warning if a funnel cloud was actually visually spotted. Well, with increased technology, radar is picking up the swirling motion up in the atmosphere and is sending out warnings. So far, no tornadoes have actually been seen or have touched down from these warnings (at least the ones around here). It's all up in the atmosphere which - and I'm no expert - I imagine happens a lot. While it's good to have more information that can help protect us, turning those tornado sirens on and working everyone into a tizzy when really nothing is happening on our side of the clouds is going to backfire. I mean, how often do you look outside when a car alarm goes off? People aren't going to take it seriously.</p><p></p><p>If a tornado is coming it will get dark and it will sound like a freight train heading toward your house. There might be hail, but then there might be hail without a tornado. </p><p></p><p>Just pick out your safe location so the kids know where to go - whether it is the basement or, if you don't have a basement, an interior room without windows on the main floor of your house, such as a bathroom or closet. Take a blanket to cover yourselves with to protect from any debris. </p><p></p><p>Terry - She wasn't getting toradoes in PA because of the mountains or foothills or whatever they are there. We didn't get them where I lived in upstate NY, either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 156648"] I was *terrified* of storms and tornadoes when I was a girl. I had a plastic pencil box that I kept all of my prized possessions in and when that "W" came up on the corner of the TV (we didn't have tornado sirens), I grabbed it and my favorite stuffed animal and headed to the basement. We also had picture windows in my house and I swore I would never have picture windows because I could see too much outside when it was storming. This was the only thing that would send me into full-blown, inconsolable panic as a child. It was awful. I *love* storms now. I love to sit outside and watch them roll in. But, that doesn't help you now. This is what I've discovered this year. In the past, we got a tornado watch if weather conditions were conducive to producing tornadic activity. We got a warning if a funnel cloud was actually visually spotted. Well, with increased technology, radar is picking up the swirling motion up in the atmosphere and is sending out warnings. So far, no tornadoes have actually been seen or have touched down from these warnings (at least the ones around here). It's all up in the atmosphere which - and I'm no expert - I imagine happens a lot. While it's good to have more information that can help protect us, turning those tornado sirens on and working everyone into a tizzy when really nothing is happening on our side of the clouds is going to backfire. I mean, how often do you look outside when a car alarm goes off? People aren't going to take it seriously. If a tornado is coming it will get dark and it will sound like a freight train heading toward your house. There might be hail, but then there might be hail without a tornado. Just pick out your safe location so the kids know where to go - whether it is the basement or, if you don't have a basement, an interior room without windows on the main floor of your house, such as a bathroom or closet. Take a blanket to cover yourselves with to protect from any debris. Terry - She wasn't getting toradoes in PA because of the mountains or foothills or whatever they are there. We didn't get them where I lived in upstate NY, either. [/QUOTE]
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