Oh boy tornado warning alert

[GunsForBucks]

Sometimes I wish my phone wouldn't bother.

Not like I am going to hide in my crawlspace under the house or something.

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Every time my phone says there is a tornado it never shows up.

[mai72]

Where do you live?

We are under a severe thunderstorm watch. Last night we got hit HARD. Thunder. Lightening. Massive rain fail. I left my windows down just a little crack and got water in my vehicle. Not a lot thankfully. I live in South Jersey (NJ).

[Poyzo]

It's nice that tornadoes are considerate and call before they visit.

[kingjames488]

I had a tornado warning once... nothing happened.

I've even got a basement I could have sheltered in and strapped myself to the pipes like in tornado.

[GunsForBucks]

Originally posted by mai72:

Where do you live?

We are under a severe thunderstorm watch. Last night we got hit HARD. Thunder. Lightening. Massive rain fail. I left my windows down just a little crack and got water in my vehicle. Not a lot thankfully. I live in South Jersey (NJ).

Probably due north from you near Mt Pocono

[GunsForBucks]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

I had a tornado warning once... nothing happened.

I've even got a basement I could have sheltered in and strapped myself to the pipes like in tornado.

I got a big sewer line down there but I ain't strapping myself to it ha ha

[mai72]

Also, there is a difference between tornado warning and a tornado watch. The warning is the most severe I believe. I had one crop up a few years ago. It said warning and a tornado was spotted. But it was many miles from where I live and it was very short. We don't get tornado's where I live. Anything is possible though.

Also, the area that they cover is very large. I know when we get a tornado watch in my area it goes to Philly and down to Delaware.

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Originally posted by kingjames488:

I had a tornado warning once... nothing happened.

I've even got a basement I could have sheltered in and strapped myself to the pipes like in tornado.

I got a big sewer line down there but I ain't strapping myself to it ha ha

probably a plastic pipe anyways :P

[Mina]

Could come in handy

[GunsForBucks]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

I got a big sewer line down there but I ain't strapping myself to it ha ha

probably a plastic pipe anyways :P

naw this big black metal pipe with straps to the floor joists.

[GunsForBucks]

Nice all dark out now and the sound of rolling thunder is constant, one strike after another keeping the sound going.

now the wind started
already checked the car window ha ha

edit add oh boy now the hail started

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Originally posted by kingjames488:

probably a plastic pipe anyways :P

naw this big black metal pipe with straps to the floor joists.

sounds legit. strap in!

[Pieshaman]

If I had one where I live it would blow my mind at least.

[Morkonan]

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Sometimes I wish my phone wouldn't bother....

<<<ALERT>>> Heckin' Wimdy <<<ALERT>>>

I crashed and fell asleep in the middle of the morning after finally getting home from a long trip. I slept through a tornado going through what was effectively my back yard. It picked up three 100 yr+ Oak Trees, tossed them around a field like twigs, then checked out to go %#^^ off somewhere else.

I heard it. I felt it. I just... didn't care. Pretty amazing nobody was killed and it only did minor damage to some homes.

Good luck, be safe. If you're really worried, make sure you put something with your address on it in your pocket so rescue workers know where to deliver your corpse... (Funny/Not Funny? :))

[xDDD]

I think they're handy if you are in a part of the country with severe tornados
But in my area they are fairly rare and never more severe than taking down a few trees.

In fact, after the last time I had to deal with my phones and everyone else's phones alerting I decided to turn off almost all emergency alerts. I left the Amber Alerts on, and we are unable to turn off the National alerts, but I don't really care about the rest of them.