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Scary Tornadoes In Massachusetts

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  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
    Watching it on the news now. They're only around 90 miles from me.
    We're just getting golf ball size hail around here. Well all around me, it's just been hot and humid at my house.
    I never worry about tornadoes in New York, it's rare for them to be able to afford the taxes:rolleyes:
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      Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

      Watching it on the news now. They're only around 90 miles from me.
      We're just getting golf ball size hail around here. Well all around me, it's just been hot and humid at my house.
      I never worry about tornadoes in New York, it's rare for them to be able to afford the taxes:rolleyes:
      My truck just had hail crack the windshield. I'm Ok for a little while, but the crack looks like it's going to take a "turn for the worse" and block my vision soon.

      And to those in harms way...Keep your head down and stay safe.
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        Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

        My truck just had hail crack the windshield. I'm Ok for a little while, but the crack looks like it's going to take a "turn for the worse" and block my vision soon.

        And to those in harms way...Keep your head down and stay safe.
        That sucks, hail storms are somewhat common here. Still sucks when you see the damage they do.
        What's scarey with the tornadoes where they are happening here is in being prepared. We simply don't get tornadoes in the northeast and never really prepare for them or actually know what to do in one, except kiss your butt goodbye.
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        • Profile picture of the author Kurt
          Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

          That sucks, hail storms are somewhat common here. Still sucks when you see the damage they do.
          What's scarey with the tornadoes where they are happening here is in being prepared. We simply don't get tornadoes in the northeast and never really prepare for them or actually know what to do in one, except kiss your butt goodbye.
          In theory, I'm in a place where it doesn't hail often. We've had three hail storms this spring.

          Having said this, down the hill (The Front Range) probably gets as much hail as anybody...I live in a place that has 4 or 5 distinct eco systems in about 30 miles as the crow flies.

          The only advice I can give you guys for tornados is to dig a hole...And pray. If worse comes to worse, get in a bath tub and pull a matress over you, and pray. But this still far from ideal. Matresses can become kites in a wind storm.
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    Thom - only one thing you CAN do in a tornado and that is get your butt UNDER it. It won't suck you UP into it - if you are in line with it you can be screwed, though. If one is coming straight at you lay down in any ditch you can find - as deep as you can find - and try to take cover because it might not suck you upward - but it sure will drop **** on you - and the wind preceding it can blow pretty hard so make sure to get under the wind. There was a ditch along a crop field where I lived in MI with one of those 4 foot wide pipes in it that ran under a driveway. That's where I used to go because I was afraid of having a house come down around me, but a basement is the safest place you can go for all general purposes. IF you don't have a basement or storm cellar and there aren't any deep areas of land you can go to quickly then take cover in an inner room or closet and cover with anything that you can that will protect you from falling house beams etc. Some people cover themselves in a bathtub with a mattress - not sure what the percentage of saved lives that one accounts for - but at least a few that I know of. As far as emergency supplies - this isn't that type of storm usually. If you have a basement you can have water, flashlights, food etc down there - but any supplies above ground are going to go when the rest of the house does.

    To keep your house from imploding open the east and west windows and shut the north and south windows. Otherwise the wind forces can create a vacuum in your house and implode it. You want the air to go through whether that seems like what you want or not.

    Oh - if you think you are safe because a tornado is going in another direction - think again. They bounce all over hell and back so just get low and wait til it's gone to feel safe.
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      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      Thom - only one thing you CAN do in a tornado and that is get your butt UNDER it. It won't suck you UP into it - if you are in line with it you can be screwed, though. If one is coming straight at you lay down in any ditch you can find - as deep as you can find - and try to take cover because it might not suck you upward - but it sure will drop **** on you - and the wind preceding it can blow pretty hard so make sure to get under the wind. There was a ditch along a crop field where I lived in MI with one of those 4 foot wide pipes in it that ran under a driveway. That's where I used to go because I was afraid of having a house come down around me, but a basement is the safest place you can go for all general purposes. IF you don't have a basement or storm cellar and there aren't any deep areas of land you can go to quickly then take cover in an inner room or closet and cover with anything that you can that will protect you from falling house beams etc. Some people cover themselves in a bathtub with a mattress - not sure what the percentage of saved lives that one accounts for - but at least a few that I know of. As far as emergency supplies - this isn't that type of storm usually. If you have a basement you can have water, flashlights, food etc down there - but any supplies above ground are going to go when the rest of the house does.

      Oh - if you think you are safe because a tornado is going in another direction - think again. They bounce all over hell and back so just get low and wait til it's gone to feel safe.
      And if it's raining, and tornados often bring intense rain, you can drown in a ditch...Running for shelter can get you zapped by lightning. Just beware.
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        Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

        And if it's raining, and tornados often bring intense rain, you can drown in a ditch...Running for shelter can get you zapped by lightning. Just beware.
        Kurt - a tornado doesn't last long enough for you to drown from the rain they bring. If you stayed there long enough for rain to flood the thing maybe - but you aren't going to drown in 20 minutes max of rain. Even in hills it takes more time for water to run down than that. I've yet to see a flash flood immediately in a tornado, but a few times rain lasted long enough later to create a bit of flooding.
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          Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

          Kurt - a tornado doesn't last long enough for you to drown from the rain they bring. If you stayed there long enough for rain to flood the thing maybe - but you aren't going to drown in 20 minutes max of rain. Even in hills it takes more time for water to run down than that. I've yet to see a flash flood immediately in a tornado, but a few times rain lasted long enough later to create a bit of flooding.
          I disagree. While a ditch is my first choice, it isn't always the safest place to be in a tornado. The rain can already be started "upstream" and headed your way before the tornado hits your area. And it sure doesn't hurt to be aware of the possibilty while laying in a ditch, especially since they bounce around, as you posted above.
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          • Profile picture of the author HeySal
            Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

            I disagree. While a ditch is my first choice, it isn't always the safest place to be in a tornado. The rain can already be started "upstream" and headed your way before the tornado hits your area. And it sure doesn't hurt to be aware of the possibilty while laying in a ditch, especially since they bounce around, as you posted above.
            Kurt - don't care if you disagree. I lived where tornadoes were a regular threat all summer long. We had to take cover several times a month. There isn't a flood threat associated with a tornado itself even though tornadoes are accompanied with a little rain. If it's been raining long enough to flood - then don't get in a ditch -- it's already filling with water will be your first clue. No water? Get in the freaking ditch or die arguing about getting in the freaking ditch. Then get out of the freaking ditch after the tornado goes away. IF it keeps raining - the ditch is going to start filling up with water so don't camp there. It could get miserable.

            If you live where there are mountains or hills high enough that you might have a severe flash flood from 20 minutes of rain......... you probably don't need to worry about tornadoes anyway.
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  • Profile picture of the author Charlotte Jay
    The Northeast has an abundance of basements thank goodness. We've been hiding down there since about 5. Seems to be tapering off somewhat, another cell seems to be forming west of here though. It really is incredible weather.
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