the rule for both cars and trailers is that you get out... you are (literally) safer lying face down in the mud then inside of a container that can be lifted up in the air and bounced around on the ground. Luckily Fairfield (where I live) has only had near misses in the last 30 odd years, so I haven't had to do the lying face down in the mud thing.
Actually my landlord recommends going to some buildings a block away that have basements... but that is kind of an unappealing alternative in the middle of a storm too.
Frankly I find hurricanes scarier than tornados; with a hurricane you have a huge area where every building is under the brunt of powerful winds, falling trees, power lines, etc... but a tornado usually touches down doing a great deal of damage in a small area and then leaves the rest of the neighborhood untouched. Tornado damage is weird because it is totally hit or miss.
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Date: 2010-09-18 03:05 am (UTC)Actually my landlord recommends going to some buildings a block away that have basements... but that is kind of an unappealing alternative in the middle of a storm too.
Frankly I find hurricanes scarier than tornados; with a hurricane you have a huge area where every building is under the brunt of powerful winds, falling trees, power lines, etc... but a tornado usually touches down doing a great deal of damage in a small area and then leaves the rest of the neighborhood untouched. Tornado damage is weird because it is totally hit or miss.