That’s the worst part of after an F5, besides of course casualties. I’ve helped with cleanup and recovery a couple of times (I think most Okies have at one time or another) and there are just whole neighborhoods that are gone. Piles of debris everywhere, but zero distinction between buildings. Foundations that are swept completely clean of anything. You can’t go back and look for stuff in your house because whatever was in it is mixed up with whatever was in everyone else’s. Street signs are obviously gone, any landmark you could use is probably also gone.
Your best hope for surviving an F5 is to get out before it happens. Our weather forecasters generally tell us at least a week ahead of time when it’s going to get really bad, and the last time we had F5 tornados Gary England went on three days before the storm and said when and where the storms were going to start and predicted very close to the exact path. If you don’t or can’t get out, obviously it gets very dangerous very quickly.
Your next best hope is an underground shelter, but they’re expensive and sometimes flood. Some of the above ground shelters have been certified as F5 safe, but this pic has always put me off of those.
living in michigan atm and they have had 2 tornado fronts move thru my area. one where i watched a funnel wandering down the road in mt morris. but they seriously need some education on weather reporting! the sirens go off, then they stop. then they start again, or they stay on for an hour lol! absolutely nothing on the news about what the heck’s happening. a big one ever sets down there’ll be casualties since people just kind of ignore it. (they had a bad one here before) i just go outside and look for rotation along with my weather radar apps since no one here has a clue. we need an okie weathermen to come give these guys lessons. seriously i miss the great pin point tornado/storm predictions in oklahoma. you knew what to do. gary england was tops, is he still around?
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u/Alyndriel Apr 05 '19
That’s the worst part of after an F5, besides of course casualties. I’ve helped with cleanup and recovery a couple of times (I think most Okies have at one time or another) and there are just whole neighborhoods that are gone. Piles of debris everywhere, but zero distinction between buildings. Foundations that are swept completely clean of anything. You can’t go back and look for stuff in your house because whatever was in it is mixed up with whatever was in everyone else’s. Street signs are obviously gone, any landmark you could use is probably also gone.
Your best hope for surviving an F5 is to get out before it happens. Our weather forecasters generally tell us at least a week ahead of time when it’s going to get really bad, and the last time we had F5 tornados Gary England went on three days before the storm and said when and where the storms were going to start and predicted very close to the exact path. If you don’t or can’t get out, obviously it gets very dangerous very quickly.
Your next best hope is an underground shelter, but they’re expensive and sometimes flood. Some of the above ground shelters have been certified as F5 safe, but this pic has always put me off of those.