John&Joey
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You can tell I'm a newbie here. I thought Tornado's only occurred in the spring along I35.
I was just trying to figure out what day the winds would die down enough were we could make our next run south when I came across this:
"Thursday, a squall line with damaging winds and possibly a few tornadoes will impact areas from near I-35 in Oklahoma and Texas to Arkansas"
So can someone please educate me. When should I be watching out for them, and from where to where along I35. I understand they can happen whenever, but some basic rules of thumb would be nice.
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dgo1369
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Without getting overly technical, when the cold air from the north meets the warm air from the Gulf, bad things can happen. There are other conditions as well, but that is a biggie. We can, and do, get twisters down here "out of season". It isn't only on I-35 either, it can happen anywhere.
I don't know of any rule of thumb. I just trust the NOAA radio and the weathermen to alert me to the conditions that may be dangerous. Living here dulls one to any danger. We know it happens and just go on with our lives. It's just one small incovenience one pays for living in Paradise.
Incidentally, it's 80 right now and I just got back from playing golf. Oh yeah, we are expecting strong storms tomorrow.
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Paw Paw Festus
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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...
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It's supposed to clear off Fri. Leave Fri. about noon and you should be Ok for the next week> (according to the tv weatherman)
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cm
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Look at the weather conditions for southern Wyoming, Colorado and northern New Mexico. When you see a cold front being forecast for these areas you can figure that the weather in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and northern Texas will get the weather in one or two days (even as quickly as that evening).
This cold front with the warmer conditions can result in the thunder storms and tornadoes. The faster the storm moves through Wyo/Colo, etc. can be an indication of how much bad weather it will produce.
The current storm in Wyo and Colo is very slow moving. It is snowing from Tuesday PM and will not quit until Thursday. It is not hitting the mountains very hard but the Front Range and foothills are getting one to two feet of snow. So you can expect this weather to hit the states to the east on Friday and Saturday.
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Klueck
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I understand your concerns. I am freaked out by tornado's. We recently moved to southwest Georgia from Tampa and have gotten educated on them. Like a previous post said they come when warm and cold air meet. It does seem they are much worse in the spring than fall but we just traveled home from a trip yesterday with a tornado watch.
I kept the internet pulled up on my laptop and alerted a few friends that we were traveling (I told you they freaked me out), and kept our weather radio on. I just didn't want any surprises.
I would suggest you watch the weather and plan as best as you can. You can always hunker down somewhere if the weather looks threatening.
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WTTCS
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Buy a lottery ticket. Your chances are better to win it , than get hit by a tornado. And I live in Tornado Alley .
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John&Joey
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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.
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ddreisbach
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I've been watching 'Tornado Road' on the Weather Channel, where storm chasers drive hundreds of miles using online doppler radar and the latest forecasts to try and find one and photograph it. Most days they're unsuccessful. If they have trouble finding them then you'll never see one.
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