If there is a warning in your area, STAY home and seek shelter in an NSSA certified storm shelter, like ours at Tornado Alley Armor. In fact, experts are all 100 unified in advising that you should NEVER use an underpass as a shelter during a tornado. Tornado Survivor Hides Under Overpass Storm 88.3K subscribers Subscribe 11K 2. Remember to keep an eye on the sky and an ear on the radio, look and listen for signs of a tornado coming. And that’s essentially what the tornado does going through that little area of the overpass.” Harold Brooks says that “overpasses act like wind tunnels that accelerate the flow of the storm.” He continues to say that it could be compared to “taking a garden hose and putting your thumb over it, the water gets a lot stronger going out through that small opening. There are a lot of myths about seeking overpasses to find shelter, but this is NOT a good idea. Plus, if the overpass collapses, anyone under it is in extreme risk of injury or death. (Be sure to be aware of any rising water so you don’t risk drowning.) The high winds from a tornado under an overpass can create a type of dangerous wind tunnel effect and debris can be blown right through at dangerously high speeds, seriously hurting anyone under the bridge. The tornado’s destruction sent 53 injured people to hospitals, 25 homes were destroyed and 239 structures were damaged. this tornado touched down and by 2:45 p.m., the tornado had hit Thornton City Hall. If there are no buildings nearby or there is not enough time to reach it safely, find a ditch or gully and lie down as low as you can using your arms to cover your head and neck. The Thornton area was struck in 1981, one of the worst tornadoes to strike the Denver area in history.

Tornadoes are much quicker than you and more sporadic, giving them the ability to lift and/or roll your car with you inside. A: If you are driving and see a tornado coming, the best thing you can do is evacuate your car and seek shelter. The El Dorado Lake tornado overpass, above, had an unusual construction which provided a sheltered area for.

Highway underpass tornado