A tornado hit a town about 30 miles southwest where I live,what are the chances it hits our little town.?

Question

I am scared.Ive never seen a tornado and dont want to.What are the chances it continues up southwest and hits us.South texas In Jim Wells/ Duval County

HELP!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Tornadoes usually travel from the southwest to the northeast. Try not to become so afraid. I grew up in Oklahoma, which is called Tornado Alley. The last very bad tornado that did so much damage in the Oklahoma City area went right up over my house. My grandmother and uncle survived a tornado that left nothing but the closet they were standing in. We learned to cope when the bad weather came so we would not panic.

Here is a link for the idiot who thumbs downed the answer for which way do tornadoes travel from a government link proving my statement.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/

What direction do tornadoes come from? Does the region of the US play a role in path direction? Tornadoes can appear from any direction. Most move from southwest to northeast, or west to east. Some tornadoes have changed direction amid path, or even backtracked. [A tornado can double back suddenly, for example, when its bottom is hit by outflow winds from a thunderstorm's core.] Some areas of the US tend to have more paths from a specific direction, such as northwest in Minnesota or southeast in coastal south Texas. This is because of an increased frequency of certain tornado-producing weather patterns (say, hurricanes in south Texas, or northwest-flow weather systems in the upper Midwest).

Answer 2

I live in Kansas in tornado alley and it is very rare for one to stay on the ground that long. I've been around a lot of tornadoes and never heard of it. One did go through the city of Topeka in 1966 that was on the ground for over 10 miles and took the heart right out of the town. It is still one of the worst in US history. One hit a communications tower by my apartment building two years ago and dropped it right down the center of the building and no one was even scratched. I was on my patio trying to catch my cat during the whole thing. It happens so fast you don' t have time to be scared but it sure shakes you up when it's over and you see what is left. I've been near or in several in my lifetime and still here to tell about it. I never give a thought to one 30 miles away. Good Luck and God Bless

Answer 3

sure. My city has had a tornado and some hurricanes. The tornado brought a pair of automobile crash and some deaths and an finished community destroyed or maybe killed a infant. that's unhappy :( yet we not in any respect have any tornadoes or some thing..that's truly uncommon down right here..that's why each body replaced into soo taken aback..

Answer 4

30 miles isnt much distance to a tornado going at speeds in access of 70-80mph depending on the direction it is going and how strong it is. your best bet during tornado weather is to be prepared!!!! Know your safe places and plan on what to do. have supplies ready just in case. save the freaking out until one is coming your way. they usually tend not to last to long. read up on the history of your town and see how many tornados have actualy touched down, how much damage was done and when it happened. your local library should be able to help with all that. good luck, i hope this help you some.

Answer 5

The real answer is to educate yourself about tornadoes and keep up to date with your local tv stations and listenen for the tornadoes sirens. If you see the warnings on tv or hear the sirens go to the besement away from windows. If not a basement get int a closet.

Answer 6

There are some variables here that might be in your favor
1 wind direction 2 size of tornado and 3 do you live in a cave.
Tornadoes can be fickle and erratic they might stay on the ground for a mile or 200yards depending on their size and
barometric pressure, I would be prepared just to be safe

Answer 7

Good question. I would say it is probably still pretty rare. For example in Oklahoma where there is a bull's eye for tornado occurances there are still only 7.9 tornadoes per 10,000 square miles recorded over a 25 year period. And in southern Texas there are only 4.65 tornadoes per 10,000 square miles.

Answer 8

It depends on the direction the tornado is traveling; my guess is less than 1/100. I would take cover just to be safe, make sure you bring your important posessions with you into the basement if you have time to grab them.

Answer 9

your town will get hit once every one hundred thousand years. If the tornado does comes, just click your heels together and say there's no place like home, there's no place like home, you will be OK.

Answer 10

very good. I would run if I was you. You are in prime tornado country there. If not, a hurricane. Got your choice.