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Tetrachloride

(8,442 posts)
1. tornado preparedness
Tue Feb 6, 2024, 03:47 PM
Feb 2024

if tornado is upon you:

avoid being near electric lines and windows.

get under a heavy table or go to basement or hide in a bathtub

protect your eyes

width of tornado can vary and be multiple vortexes.

hail is a sign.

warm humid air meets cold air.

chia

(2,360 posts)
2. Thank you, I have family (without basements) in tornado-prone areas and always worry for them. Never thought
Tue Feb 6, 2024, 03:54 PM
Feb 2024

I'd get my own warning here. I'm more used to wildfire alerts...

Juneboarder

(1,733 posts)
3. We got one of these warnings last year with all our storms.
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 10:25 AM
Feb 2024

At least up in the Vista part of North County that I'm in.

chia

(2,360 posts)
4. Hurricane Hilary maybe? I'm in East County, and I don't recall getting a warning to take cover immediately,
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 10:33 AM
Feb 2024

so maybe they only broadcast it to North County? A family member said teachers were having the kids shelter in place at an elementary school. That just boggled my mind.

Juneboarder

(1,733 posts)
5. I don't recall, to be honest.
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 10:57 AM
Feb 2024

I just know I had PTSD from seeing this alert yesterday. The alert came through and then it was like BAM! The rain started coming down so hard, I couldn't even see my palm trees in my front yard from my office window.

chia

(2,360 posts)
6. I know, right? Even Miracle March 1991doesn't hit the same as last year and this year.
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 11:05 AM
Feb 2024

Stay safe and dry!

I live on a bit of a hill, but the street below has been a river more times than I can count.

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