#Tornado warning near #Toledo (well, south of Toledo, closer to Sandusky). Seeing lots of reports here on the Fediverse of power outages and storm damage. #MIwx
I grew up in an area in Michigan very prone to tornadoes. One thing my mother taught me was to always put my shoes on for days like this. Not flip flops, but actual closed shoes.
If the worst happens and the building you're in is hit by a tornado you need to be able to climb out. Having closed shoes on will protect you and give you the traction needed.
I've been through two tornadoes. One when I was about 7 years old that took out my grandparents' barn, and the other in 1997 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_July_1%E2%80%933,_1997. While the structure I was living was spared other than some shingles and a few broken windows, homes on either side were damaged and we were stuck for three days while they cleared debris. They went door to door to check on folks and the Red Cross came and fed us.
I was sitting on my couch when that storm happened, and by the time the sirens went off I had seconds to take cover. Having been through that I now take it a lot more seriously. Be safe, folks.
As an #Illinois gal who has lived her whole life in #TornadoAlley, I wanted to yell at the screen when I saw it.
For God's sake--NEVER run under a viaduct to avoid a tornado! That becomes a wind tunnel, and the winds are MORE powerful there than in the open. If you're on the open road & don't feel safe in your car, you're supposed to lay down in a nearby ditch.
#Weather reports for #SevereWeather in areas which do not tend to experience that kind of event, should be instructing viewers how to stay safe. And we should be teaching children a wider variety of #WeatherSafety ideas.
NWS SPC Severe Weather includes areas of Enhanced Risk today. (risk of tornado, hail, wind). Particularly in Missouri. #MOwx#SevereWeather#tornado#weather#wx
#Enhanced severe weather today. #NWS#SPC " An Enhanced Risk of Severe Thunderstorms is Forecast Today and/or Tonight
The most concentrated area of severe-thunderstorm threats today extends from northeast Ohio across parts of Pennsylvania and into central New York, with damaging to severe wind expected, along with large hail and a tornado or two possible." #thunderstorms#hail#tornado#OHwx#PAwx#NYwx
A #tornado hit PA on Monday and ripped out a bunch of trees including one in my yard. Power has been out for 2 days and isn’t expected to restore until tomorrow.
Impressive to see the blades withstanding massive deformation from getting hit by a #tornado and the quick emergency shutdown to protect the integrity of the turbine!