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Post by tylerempire on Apr 25, 2011 16:53:44 GMT -5
Considering that we'll be in Tennessee in June, we're going to be susceptible to some severe weather. Thunderstorms with rain and even hail are fairly easy to deal with, but what would happen if a tornado were to touch down close to the farm? Do they have a generalized plan of action if that situation were to occur? If not, where would you suggest finding shelter, when faced with worst-case-scenario?
In 09 There were tornado warnings/watches(I don't know the difference.) This was on Thursday evening when they were letting everyone in. They kept shutting down the tollbooths and getting all of the volunteers/employees under a tent while a supervisor was on the walkie with the people at the golf cart tent. They were ready to cart us all out of there if something were to happen. Unfortunately for the line of cars miles long that were bumper to bumper there wasn't really a plan. And as far as I learned there really wasn't one for the people already on site living in tents.
That kind of made me mad because I was waiting for my husband and three kids to get in. I had already been there for 5 days. But then I thought about it and there really aren't any answers to what to do with 80,000 people that are either in a tent, at a stage, or in a car line.
On the plus side, my little 30$ tent from target was dry and sturdy at the end of it all.
Post by purplefuzzystuff on Apr 25, 2011 17:30:11 GMT -5
Hope for the best is really all you can do, in 06 or 07 I think there some small wind funnels that rolled through the camp area and it pulled some tents up and sent them flying. There aren't really any sturdy buildings around, and even the ones that are around won't hold all the people rushing to get to them.
^ that was 06! I was there and saw that.. what a trip! As they say in the movie Twister " In a severe lightning storm, you wanna grab your ankles and stick your butt in the air." There's no place to hide, there is no place to hide!
Post by plasticpepper on Apr 25, 2011 18:55:33 GMT -5
Yeahhh after 2009 I can confirm that there is no general plan of action. Luckily that tornado did not actually hit the farm (iirc I think it passed south of the farm?), but JHO and I had decided that our personal plan of action was going to involve securing ourselves with belts a la Twister, and without any sort of permanent structure to affix ourselves to we were going to belt ourselves to our hot neighbors.
I'm pretty confident that would have protected us if that tornado actually had touched down on the farm...
Now I am getting paranoid, and trying to figure out a good way to secure my ezup. If it takes flight and goes crashing into someone's vehicle, I would be slightly pissed.
The most important thing to do to prepare for a Bonnaroo tornado is stretching and Yoga so you can maximize your flexibility. When it hits this will make it much easier to go ahead and kiss your ass goodbye .
That being said June really is not tornado season down here, mid April- mid May are the prime times to worry about. Past that stay away from trees and other tall objects.
Sorry Scrog, but those stakes blow ass. The green plastic breaks off when you try to pull them out of the ground. Then they are almost impossible to get up.
I have gone through every stake they make. Finally found these.
Sorry Scrog, but those stakes blow ass. The green plastic breaks off when you try to pull them out of the ground. Then they are almost impossible to get up.
I have gone through every stake they make. Finally found these.
Sorry Scrog, but those stakes blow ass. The green plastic breaks off when you try to pull them out of the ground. Then they are almost impossible to get up.
I have gone through every stake they make. Finally found these.
I like those better! Nice find. I mostly use rebar and the Walmart plastic stakes to help in certain areas and never had a problem with the plastic breaking, but over time and under the right conditions I could see that happening.
Now I am getting paranoid, and trying to figure out a good way to secure my ezup. If it takes flight and goes crashing into someone's vehicle, I would be slightly pissed.
That's exactly what happened to my canopy in '04 during the monsoon. Of course the vehicle it flew into was my own truck. Cracked the windshield.
Be prepared for strong winds as they are not uncommon. Stake everything well. I usually end up holding onto my EZ-up during the worst of it, assuming I'm in camp like '09, as even the best stakes can break and the very strong winds are usually short lived.
But if there is an actual tornado (VERY unlikely) there is little that can be done. Even in the best of situation, at home in your safest area, you are left to luck. Not something I'd worry about.
Post by klimfactor on Apr 26, 2011 13:25:27 GMT -5
I had a dream before last year's roo about a tornado hitting the farm. In the dream, I did a lot of running around, kind of aimlessly, looking for some sort of safe structure. That was the dream - a lot of running and panic - not the widespread kind. In real life, I'd likely look for some sort of low lying ground and lie there and pray.
best Tornado advice, ever 
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