| I guess you don't need reminding, but
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| | spawn a tornado. When a tornado warning
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| every year, from about early spring to
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| | is issued for your town or county, take
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| mid summer - say mid February to mid June
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| | immediate safety precautions.This brings
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| - tornadoes become part of the US
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| | us to Rule 3.Invest in a Weather Radio,
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| scene.Of course tornadoes can occur
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| | make sure its batteries are fresh, and
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| anywhere and any time if the conditions
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| | that it is on standby whenever
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| are right, but during that second quarter
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| | thunderstorms look likely.A good weather
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| of the year, over the midwest and
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| | radio will activate itself whenever a
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| bordering states, the chances of
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| | tornado watch or warning is issued, (and
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| tornadoes are greatest.And on average, 60
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| | will do the same for any other weather
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| people will lose their lives each year.So
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| | threat or civil emergency). If there are
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| what can you do to make sure you and your
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| | tornadoes forming in your area, your best
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| family aren't listed among the casualties
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| | defence is having the time to get to safe
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| next time there are tornadoes
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| | shelter, and Weather Radio will give you
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| around?Quite a lot, actually, but first
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| | this.And so to Rule 4.Make sure you know
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| let's just review what tornadoes are and
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| | where safe shelter is, and make sure you
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| how they form.Tornado Formation and
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| | know how to get there in a hurry.Finding
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| ForecastingTornadoes are rapidly rotating
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| | shelter may be easy or difficult,
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| winds that are always associated with
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| | depending where you are, and the action
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| thunderstorms. They form tight spirals of
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| | you take may depend on how prepared you
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| extremely strong winds, capable in their
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| | are.Most workplaces and schools in a
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| most severe form of destroying almost
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| | tornado prone area will have a tornado
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| everything in their path.By no means all
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| | plan.If you are at home you should move
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| thunderstorms produce tornadoes, and
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| | to a safe location, either one you have
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| while big thunderstorms tend to breed big
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| | prepared in your home, or at a public
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| tornadoes, there is no hard and fast
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| | shelter.The safety of a home shelter will
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| rule. Most tornadoes are short lived, and
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| | depend on the construction of your house,
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| most occur away from populated
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| | and whether you have modified it to
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| areas.Although there are very few rules
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| | provide a safe room. Brick and concrete
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| which apply to all tornadoes, all of the
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| | are stronger than timber, and basements
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| time, we do know that when large
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| | are safer than ground floors or upper
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| thunderstorms, or super cells form,
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| | storeys.A safe room is any room on the
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| tornadoes are most likely to
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| | ground floor or basement that has been
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| develop.Thunderstorms like these
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| | reinforced with steel or concrete to make
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| generally build when warm moist air is
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| | it safe during strong winds, collapsing
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| forced to rise over cooler or drier air.
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| | roofs and walls, and from wind blown
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| Other conditions have to be right, but
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| | debris.Expensive? Undoubtedly, but aren't
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| for the most part thunderstorm formation
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| | you worth it?If you are in your vehicle
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| is fairly easy for meteorologists to
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| | when a tornado arrives you have two
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| forecast, although estimating storm
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| | choices. If traffic and roads allow, you
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| severity is not as easy, and the
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| | can drive away from it - if possible take
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| likelihood of a tornado is even more
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| | a few moments to assess the risks.If you
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| difficult to predict.And here the
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| | can see the tornado, line it up with a
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| forecasters have a dilemma. For reasons
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| | fixed point such as a building or a tree.
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| of public safety, they must warn people
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| | If it moves to the left or right the
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| if tornadoes and other forms of severe
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| | tornado is not heading towards you, but
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| storm weather are possible. Possible is
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| | to be on the safe side, drive off in the
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| not certain, so some forecasts turn out
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| | opposite direction.If it doesn't appear
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| to be false alarms.But consider the
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| | to move, but does appear to be growing
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| alternative - no warnings are given until
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| | larger, it is probably coming your way.
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| too late, and people die simply because
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| | Drive off to the side if possible.If you
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| they have been given too little time to
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| | can't drive away from it or find secure
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| prepare.Preparing For TornadoesThe First
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| | shelter, abandon your car, and lie flat
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| thing to do when faced with any emergency
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| | on the lowest ground you can find - a
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| is to be prepared in advance to take the
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| | roadside ditch would be a good option.
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| most sensible action.And Rule 2 is to
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| | Cars can be death traps, and sheltering
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| treat all tornado watches and warnings
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| | under bridges or overpasses is very
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| seriously.So what's a tornado watch, and
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| | risky.The same strategy applies if you
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| how is it different from a warning?A
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| | are on foot - look for strong safe
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| tornado watch defines an area where
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| | enclosed shelter first, or a low point on
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| tornadoes and other kinds of severe
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| | the ground if that is not available.Keep
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| weather are possible in the next few
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| | all these in mind and your chances of
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| hours. It does not mean tornadoes will
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| | survival are good. Deaths in tornadoes
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| form - just that you need to be alert,
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| | are mostly caused by building collapse,
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| and to be prepared to find safe shelter
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| | vehicles overturning or becoming
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| if they do.A tornado warning, issued by
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| | airborne, and flying debris.So have a
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| the local National Weather Service
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| | plan, and keep your weather radio handy
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| office, means that a tornado has been
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| | and charged up, and there's every reason
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| spotted, or that Doppler radar indicates
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| | to believe you'll make it through to the
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| a thunderstorm acting in a way which can
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| | next tornado season.
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