i am curious if anyone can feel a tornado before it appears in a storm? I know this sounds odd, but i can smell the tornado in the air way before it gets close to my home. I get this feeling and i just know, then as the storm gets closer i can smell the tornado. I usually start to pace back and forth, very alert, and seem anxious. This only happens when there are storms with tornadoes. I can tell that there may be one close maybe with in a 100 miles hours before the storms even develop. Anyone else have this problem?
2007-05-15 13:37:26 · 4 answers · asked by mr_and_mrs.x 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
It is reported that some people can feel storms and that the smell of the air changes before a storm but I don't know the origin. You definantly have a gift have you evere thought about being a spotter? any how try these links
It may work in the same principl as animals being able to sense changes in the atmosphere. I do know I can feel a change in the weather do to the drop or rise in air pressure.
Try this link it may have some answers
http://www.biomindsuperpowers.com/Pages/Your17Senses.html
2007-05-15 13:43:06 · answer #1 · answered by NWS Storm Spotter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We don't really get Tornados where I live unless there is a hurricane (or tropical storm) on the coast or coming up from below....However when a nasty storm I get nervous and my body feels the pressure change (IE Knees hurt, headaches..etc) I can usually smell the change in the air, but not that long before it gets here.
2007-05-15 14:22:51 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ PrincessLeia ♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's possible that you are smelling ozone, which is common in the air during thunderstorms. The question is, where do you live? In Southern California, we don't often get thunderstorms, but when we do, they are almost never accompanied by tornadoes. On the other hand, in Oklahoma in the spring, thunderstorms are often accompanied by tornadoes. I'd like to send you somewhere where there are tornado-free thunderstorms and see if you can still smell them.
2007-05-15 14:20:55 · answer #3 · answered by TychaBrahe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not trying to be insulting; but that's pretty much exactly what my dog does. I'm thinking he must be sensing the large pressure change that accompanies a powerful storm.
2007-05-15 13:41:55 · answer #4 · answered by UNITool 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋