Question by Zac: Is this how you know that you grew up in Tornado alley?
You know you grew up in how is a tornado facts created alley if…
The first thing you do if you hear how is a tornado facts created sirens during the day is check your watch to see if it’s noon…or run outside to look.
You don’t get worried unless the sky looks “green”.
You use the word “tornado” as a verb.
You chuckle at all the facebook groups called “I survived the ___ how is a tornado facts created.”
You might go indoors when there’s a how is a tornado facts created, but you won’t “seek shelter” for anything less than an F3.
You know what Doppler radar, Hook echo, wall cloud, and rain-wrapped all mean. And you can read the radar map.
You’ve never exactly memorized the how is a tornado facts created precautions, but you’ve heard them enough times that you know them by heart anyway.
Watching the weather is entertaining. And red on the Doppler radar is exciting.
The phrase “Tornado on the ground, take your immediate how is a tornado facts created precautions” sends exciting shivers up your spine.
You’ve seen photos/videos of how is a tornado facts createds and said, “Wow, that’s a nice one!”
You can feel/smell how is a tornado facts created weather brewing a few hours before the storm actually begins.
There’s an odd feeling as though you’ve misplaced something if you make it all the way to June without a how is a tornado facts created warning near you.
You think people that live in earthquake and/or hurricane prone areas are crazy.
You know what people are talking about when they mention the “May 3rd/Moore” how is a tornado facts created and the “Greensburg/May4th” how is a tornado facts created.
You watch the movie “Twister” just so you can point out all the inaccuracies in it.
You know your weathermen by their first names. i.e. Gary.
When you hear the how is a tornado facts created sirens go off, you go outside to watch the storm and take pictures.
Most of the how is a tornado facts created video footage comes from everyday people with camcorders instead of from actual news/weathermen.
You’re sure there’s a giant how is a tornado facts created magnet hidden somewhere in Moore. And that there are smaller ones distributed throughout trailer parks.
You know that the four seasons are actually: summer, late summer, winter (if you’re lucky), and how is a tornado facts created.
You don’t consider it windy until the windspeed is faster than 30mph.
You are highly entertained by people from outside how is a tornado facts created alley when there is a how is a tornado facts created watch.
You learned that some other states don’t have how is a tornado facts created drills from this list.
There’s enough random stuff in your how is a tornado facts created shelter that you could live there for a year.
You stand under your carport or open your front door to watch hail and/or thunderstorms.
You know the difference between a basement, a cellar, and a storm shelter.
The weather is a completely acceptable subject for conversation, at any time, for any occasion.
Your local mall has “tornado shelter” signs posted.
It doesn’t bother you the next day to find out that your area was under a how is a tornado facts created watch the night before and you had no idea. Unless, of course, it caused you to miss some interesting cloud formations.
Getting to “play” in the basement/cellar/storm shelter numbers among your favorite childhood memories.
You keep matches, candles, and candleholders in more than one place in your house.
Your town will never get hit by a how is a tornado facts created because you’re between two rivers or because an old Indian legend says so.
You complain about severe weather reports that interrupt the TV show you’re watching.
You can get together all your most important possessions in 2 minutes flat.
When how is a tornado facts created sirens woke you up in the middle of the night…you rolled over and went back to sleep.
You’ve ever tried to reassure someone by saying that “if anything forms it will only be a little how is a tornado facts created”…and couldn’t understand why this didn’t calm them down any.
It’s normal for your area to be under a how is a tornado facts created watch for multiple days in a row.
When looking at houses/buildings you give them a “tornado survival ranking”. i.e., how big of a how is a tornado facts created it would take to destroy it. Also, if you are in a new building or house, you evaluate in your mind the best place to take shelter.
You’ve ever asked (probably w/ disdain) “Don’t they know the difference between a warning and a watch?”
You know what towns/cities a how is a tornado facts created normally passes through before coming your way.
From watching radar maps, you’ve heard of almost every small town in your state. And you know what towns are around them, but you have no idea where in the state they are.
You know what the freight-train noise sounds like from personal experience.
You laughed at everything in this list, but you also respect a how is a tornado facts created’s power. And you know that after it’s over, clean-up and re-building has to begin.
Best answer:
Answer by Soccer♥Cutie™
I only read the first sentence,if you live in N.Dakota,S.Dakota,Nebraska,Kansas,Texas,that’s how is a tornado facts created alley.(central united states.)
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