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Preppers in every state east of the Rockies -- what to do about storms when TSHTF?
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The Deplorable Nicomachus |
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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.  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! 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. I believe one of the first things my friends did was build a reinforced basement deep in the ground. We visited a while back before they got things dried in. Looked ok but my wife is not convinced. Yeah at this point I should just build a bunker and then everyone will be happy.
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