May 26, 2008: Handbrake & J
 

I don't know where this picture was taken.
It could be any one of hundreds of places in the United States, lately.
There seems to be a new tornado touch down reported every week, and not just in the traditional locations.

http://cellar.org/2008/detour.jpg

If you see this out your windshield, you have to get the hell out of there... NOW.
So practice your Handbrake Turn and J-Turn, people. It could save your life.

That sucks!

Mother Natures is pissed I tell ya....PISSED!

Killer pic!

At least the photographer had his priorities straight. Picture first, then evasion.

I saw one once in Kansas (I think). It was farther away though and moving off. Scary things.

Hmm... Is it possible to do those turns in an auotmatic car? It would suck to find out you can't when a tornado is starring you down.

:thepain: How do you do those turns???

You have to practice, practice, practice, Waffle.
Oh, and welcome to the Cellar. :D

The links are to instructions, ajaccio.

No, it blows!:D

times like this remind us of blue's signature:

I almost got sucked into one in DE a few years back! Had to hide under an overpass. Very cool & extremely surreal too. They are crazy fast and powerful!

Don't hide under an overpass...the winds can be stronger there than in the open.

Try to hide in a cellar (no pun intended) or something below the level of the ground. Underpasses don't cut it.

The company tells me to park my truck and go lay in a ditch if a tornado shelter isn't available.

If you can make it to an underpass, and have the time, get out of the vehicle and climb the embankment up into the support beams, for protection from debris blowing through.... and hang on.

If you don't have the time, place your head between your legs and... well, you know the rest.;)

I know this is late, but last week a whole slew of tornadoes were loose in Northern Colorado. This one was about 1 mile wide. I knew of at least 7 different tornadoes that touched down that day. I have never seen anything like this so far West in this state. Several people I know had significant damage to their homes (roofs torn off, etc.) One person I know had her child in a daycare there, where all of the kids were shuffled into a vault at a bank. It was quite scary!