skipnchar
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Listen to local forecasts (they're really pretty darned accurate on that subject) and keep your eyes peeled. If it LOOKS bad it just could be but if it's just solid overcast everywhere there is PROBABLY nothing to worry about. Tornadoes DO occur in every month but they're actually pretty RARE at least from November through February. One other thing to give you a LITTLE more assurance. Every tree you see standing as you pass through small towns in Oklahoma and Tesas has stood right where it is for many years and obviously hasn't taken a direct hit yet. Your odds are VERY GOOD you won't be either.
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John&Joey
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OK, you got me convinced. I'll respect the corridor, I just won't worry about it. Now if I could just get a tail wind. These side gusts are brutal.
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Sooner Schooner
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Be aware, not scared. Your typical severe storm lasts about 15-20 minutes or so. Check the weather and if you see you are in the path of, or driving towards a storm, either pull over or get out of the storm's way. So far, we have been fortunate to avoid most of the severe storms. We have changed our route, stayed an extra day, or sped up a little to avoid the bad weather.
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BB_TX
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As mentioned, tornadoes are most likely in spring and early summer. But may occur any month. But don't stress about it. Even though they get a lot of press, they are really isolated events covering comparatively small areas.
I have lived in north Texas 45 miles south of OK in the southern end of tornado alley in the same town all my life (63 yrs). The last tornado of any significance to hit our town was in 1948. Significant damage to our house, but no injuries in our family.
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I just saw a weather update. Thunderstorm and possible tornadoes for Oklahoma and parts of Kansas. A day or two after the storm goes through Colorado, etc.
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dgo1369
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Paw Paw Festus wrote:There are no guarantees about tonados. The can occur in any state any thime of the year.
BUT, from my experience living in a Tornado alley intersection, I can give you some "Rules of thumb"
Tornados along the corridor you speak of are a lot more frequent in the spring and summer. As a rule, They are fewer and farther between this time of year - UNLESS a huricane strikes and spins the storm north to northeast giving birth to tornados along the route.
We haven't experienced any huricanes along the gulf coast this season yet, so that knocks that fear out.
I would advise keeping it simple, check the forcast infront of your trip, and plan accordingly.
Its been a wet fall here in the Tx panhandle lately. Its raining and thundering RIGHT Now! I washed the truck yesterday...
It's all your fault! You told me how you waxed your RV and I followed your advice yesterday (worked great, incidentally - I answered your PM). Now we will get what you're having in a couple of Austin. It's all your fault!!! But, we love the rain so keep it coming.
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dgo1369
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John&Joey wrote:Good news is that it sounds like in the fall these things just don't spring up out of nowhere. Takes some bad weather either in the mountains or the gulf to create one.
A followup question is from where to where is this Tornado Alley on I35. Last spring I got stuck in Alabama's tornado alley without knowing it. That's when I learned the term a "train of tornado's" and that they do spring out of nowhere. That was a fun night of watching the news, would be nice not to have to repeat that again.
Historically, Tornado Alley is considered to be on or near the Red River between OK and TX. However, no one has ever bothered to tell tornadoes that that's where they are supposed to stay and they go where ever they want.
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John&Joey
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Thanks everyone for all of the good advice and education. I do appreciate it.
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Fizz
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Heading to Arizona down I44.
We stopped early for the day 200 miles SW of St Louis.
High winds, hard rain, idiots on the road and in the ditches.
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Paw Paw Festus
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dgo1369 wrote:Paw Paw Festus wrote:There are no guarantees about tonados. The can occur in any state any thime of the year.
BUT, from my experience living in a Tornado alley intersection, I can give you some "Rules of thumb"
Tornados along the corridor you speak of are a lot more frequent in the spring and summer. As a rule, They are fewer and farther between this time of year - UNLESS a huricane strikes and spins the storm north to northeast giving birth to tornados along the route.
We haven't experienced any huricanes along the gulf coast this season yet, so that knocks that fear out.
I would advise keeping it simple, check the forcast infront of your trip, and plan accordingly.
Its been a wet fall here in the Tx panhandle lately. Its raining and thundering RIGHT Now! I washed the truck yesterday...
It's all your fault! You told me how you waxed your RV and I followed your advice yesterday (worked great, incidentally - I answered your PM). Now we will get what you're having in a couple of Austin. It's all your fault!!! But, we love the rain so keep it coming.
I'm thinking about offering RAIN SERVICE! Every time I've washed the truck this year, its rained! Every flippin time. I swung into the car wash at 5:30 this morning after a graveyard shift to knock the dirt back off my new wash job. Went home and sacked out.. Guess what it was doing when I got up? RAINING!
You need rain? Call me. Call me Rain man...
Thanks for the pm reply.
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