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Preppers in every state east of the Rockies -- what to do about storms when TSHTF?
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[quote:The Deplorable Nicomachus:MV80MjY5OTQzXzc3Nzg4ODA4XzU4OTRDRjRG] [quote:Fluffy Pancakes:MV80MjY5OTQzXzc3Nzg4Njk2XzY0NzA3NDBC] [quote:The Deplorable Nicomachus:MV80MjY5OTQzXzc3Nzg4MzAxXzJEMUQ5ODBB] [quote:Fluffy Pancakes:MV80MjY5OTQzXzc3Nzg4MTgwXzkxNDdGNkZB] You have to just feel the weather. Pay attention to it. There are palpable things before tornadoes unless you're in the midst of a serious thunderstorm as well. Hail usually precedes tornadic activity. Putting your ear to a window pane and hearing what sounds like a train is a good indicator a tornado is near. Dogs are fantastic prognosticators. For hurricanes, it's really evident in the sky that they are coming. We live in tornado alley. Lived in a mobile with no shelter for several years, and that got pretty twitchy 3 times. It's really not that difficult. Tbh, wild fires in a shtf scenario worry me more. But thieves and murderers concern me more than wild fires. Do what you feel really led to do. You have to get quiet and calm to know what that is. :peace: [/quote] Wow! I couldn't imagine living in a mobile home in tornado alley with no place to go! Ok but the main thing is you survived! What kind of winds did you experience? As far as thieves, murderers, we're looking for a place with good neighbors. Plus both my wife and I took tactical training with live ammunition. It was intense. My wife is as good as me when it comes to long range sniper and even my girls can use a gun if need be. I think community is important in defending your family! [/quote] Between 90 and 100 mph straight line winds and who knows on the nearby tornadic activity. At least 70mph. Definitely would have preferred to have a shelter. When we started building out house and it was dried in we would come into the lower level and camp out when it was twitchy at night. My advice is to learn to feel it, and that green sky and heavy feel to the air with a certain ominous stillness is a fantastic indicator. But the biggest tell has been hail for us. If you go for KY,MO,TN,AR, simply make it a priority to get a storm cellar. If you can't dig a pretty deep ditch and don't be afraid of getting muddy, wet and seriously scared. Lol. Once in a great while they happen suddenly, but usually the conditions give a long enough tell before they occur. [/quote] Forgive me for my ignorance but are campers really that strong to last 100MPH winds? I've got a 26' cargo trailer. I don't think it would last 50mph! From the side... [/quote]
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Currently I live with my wife and 3 girls in Florida. As long as we get live weather updates, we know when to bunker down for a hurricane or tornado. But what do we do when the lights go out when there's nobody running the NOAA or SPC at the government office? How will we know when a storm is coming?
What about you preppers in Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky? How do you know when a tornado is coming without the NOAA warning you? Are you worried?
My family has a bugout (really a vacation home) in Idaho. I know realistically in an actual SHTF situation we'll never make it out there in time so we're looking to buy a property in Kentucky. But my wife is worried about storms.
Any suggestions to calm her?
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