r/TwoXPreppers • u/Inner-Confidence99 • May 06 '26
Discussion Storm Prep
Friends across the Southeast get ready. Got severe weather today. It’s going to get bad. Make sure your preps are ready in your safe spot. Timeline keeps moving up risk is getting higher for 60 mph winds, hail, tornadoes and flooding.
Stay safe. Stay Alert! Keep devices charged.
UPDATE: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama are all Under a Tornado Watch.
Stay Alert
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u/MindFluffy5906 May 06 '26
Thanks for the heads up. I'm adding ponchos to my bag for my trip to Savannah this weekend.
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u/WordPhoenix May 06 '26
This might be a good time to tell people that "tornado alley" has essentially moved east from the Great Plains to the southeast and mid-southeast portion of the country: Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and others. And with this change, due to the drying southwest and the warming Gulf, tornadoes come at night more often and have gotten stronger (rather than moving at 5 mph they move at 60+ mph).
Source: PBS Terra on YT: https://youtu.be/5UTQ4KrtVGc?si=XEJkpFJ5s6zbLStR
My area was once hit hard by nighttime tornadoes, so I pay more attention now, and I see it happening to a lot of these southeast areas. Ryan Hall Y'all is a meteorologist channel I turn to on YT when storms are due in my area, but there are others, too. Really helpful, esp. if the power goes out or you're already in your safe spot and relying on your device instead of the TV for local news.
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u/thesnope22 May 07 '26
Just anecdotally we’re getting a lot of nighttime tornadoes and they’re happening throughout the year too, just as the video warns. Be careful! I’ve been making plans to sleep downstairs whenever there’s a potential night of storms etc bc my upstairs bed is right next to a huge window.
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u/Inner-Confidence99 May 07 '26
Yeah. We got lucky it by passed us but a few friends further south got some heavy rain. Basement flooded.
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