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Article Series: Hurricanes
Hurricane Facts, Tips and Safety Protocols
Beware
Tornadoes That Spawn From Hurricanes
As if the flooding and high winds associated
with hurricanes were not enough, did you know that there are
other hurricane by-products that are just as deadly and destructive?
As a matter of fact, twistin’ tornadoes are quite often
produced during a hurricane’s reign of terror. Interestingly, they do
not usually occur right in the midst of the hurricane where
you might expect them, but actually quite a ways away from
the eye of the storm itself. It is hard to gage where they
will crop up, and sometimes they dissipate as quickly as they
form. In addition to the foregoing, it is important to note
that not every hurricane will also spawn a tornado or numerous
tornadoes, but every hurricane has the potential to do so.
Quite possibly the most famous hurricane to do so was the
1967 category five Hurricane Beulah which is said to have caused
an awe-inspiring 115 tornadoes in the state of Texas. The twisters
were visible as gray or black columns of quickly rotating air
that seem to be coming down from the clouds. Debris will usually
circle with the air, and some may more as fast as 100 or more
miles per hour, while the deadliest ones can reach speeds of
300 miles per hour.
If you find yourself in the midst of a hurricane disaster,
you know that the high winds but especially the storm surge
are the deadly aspects of the natural disaster you are facing.
Yet the tornadoes these hurricanes may spawn add another component
to the danger you will need to be aware of. Since there is
no way to tell if and when tornadoes will be spawned, it is
probably safest to simply assume that the hurricane you are
facing will also spawn tornadoes, and so you will need to be
able to not only protect yourself from the flooding and high
winds, but also from the twisters.
Similarly, it is imperative to keep in mind that the
usual warning signs that precede the advent of a tornado
are missing
in the case of hurricane induced twisters – in other words,
you will most likely not see the greenish tinted clouds, hail,
or lightning that those who live in Tornado Alley have come
to anticipate as signs of the impending trouble. In the same
way, if a hurricane makes landfall at night, the tornadoes
might occur at night as well, which once again goes against
everything you will know about tornadoes.
Here are some tips on surviving the tornadoes spawned by the
hurricane.
Make sure you have a battery-powered radio in your survival
pack so that you will be able to receive warnings and up to
date information about the status of the hurricane.
If you live in a manufactured home, mobile home, or even a
high rise, evacuate at the first warning and search out the
safe buildings in your city. The first two are not built to
endure the storms of a hurricane or even a tornado, and the
third will be severely damaged by the winds as well as the
tornadoes that come.
If you live in a home that is considered safe, find or outfit
a safe room. This room should not have an exterior door or
any windows. In a pinch, a closet will do. Make sure that the
room is above the water level, so that any storm surge will
not cause you to get flooded in your home during the most crucial
time of your taking shelter from the storm.
If you receive the instructions to go to your safe room, be
sure to turn off the water, gas, and electricity to your home
and immediately go into the room and close the door. Do not
be fooled by prolonged times of silence, since these could
be simply the eye of the storm or the time between individual
tornadoes. Stay in your safe room until you are told it is
safe to come out again.
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