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I was there in the 2009 tornado warning...my mom who absolutely HATES my going to Bonnaroo called to alert me. We had an RV that year so it was all good.....
After going through at least three tornados here in Alabama...the latest this week....I can attest that it pis NOT something you want to experience EVER...especially in temporary shelters....I was so lucky to have roof, tree and shed damage from an EF-1 tornado last week. We had over 150 tornados in AL on Wed....and many were EF-4 and EF-5 level. TVA lost 90 500 KV lines into North Alabama alone and over a million people were without power for almost 5 days. Unheard of in this day and age....never under-estimate the power of a tornado. It's a mini-hurricane that hits with little warning and much fury!
bamabelle - I''m sure I'm not alone in my concern with what so many people are experiencing down South. It's unimaginable to me and my thoughts are with you. Let's hope everything settles down now.
I am from Alabama originally, so I've always been pretty unphased by tornadoes. (they either hit your neighborhood or not and you prepare as much as possible for whatever happens and then rebuild) I can even remember recording a band tryout during one in highschool, but the storms that went through Alabama recently were like nothing I've ever seen, so I am concerned about the weather this year more than usual. I know that the NWS and Red Cross have had differing views on where the safest place to be during a tornado is. One option is to get in a ditch or the lowest possible place you can find, and the other would be to take shelter in your car. Both pose risks and offer protection. A car can provide some protection from debris, but it can also be lifted up and crushed with you in it. If you were to be where you could move your car the safest way to move is to turn and face the tornado and go to the right of it. I would suggest that everyone read up on some basic safety tips before going this year, but as so many others have pointed out, there really is no safe place when you do not have shelter. You just have to have common sense or a friend who isn't so high on life that they can have common sense for you to pick the safest option in whatever scenario you face.
I was at the toll booths by POD 9 so if I looked west you could see a large chunk of the farm. It was night but there was a lot of lightening. And at one point it wasn't raining where I was standing and I could see the rain moving towards me across the farm. It was pretty neat to watch.
I was there in 2009 but I don't remember a tornado advisory or anything. I partied pretty hard that year though...
Does anybody remember what day of the fest that was, or who was playing? Now I'm trying to rack my brain and figure out why I don't remember.
Weird. The only thing I remember from that night is People under the stairs. It's times like these I regret partying as hard as do at roo sometimes. Some of the best times I'll never remember with some of the friends I'll never forget.
Trust me...if anything EF-3 or above were to hit Bonnaroo we would ALL know it! Luckily it has been spared and will continue to be. I had an EF-5 (sustained winds of 210 mph) pass within 1 mile of my house and it SPAWEND an EF-1 tornado that I took a direct hit from. In a full brick house it is NOT something you want to experience...in a tent or RV there is no hope if it is a direct hit. Some major weather forecasters are saying the EF-5 that hit a mile a way from me was "virtually unsurvivable" unless you had a COMPLETELY underground reinforced storm shelter. That even basements that had ANY walls above ground were leveled.....that is pretty sad!
bamabelle - I''m sure I'm not alone in my concern with what so many people are experiencing down South. It's unimaginable to me and my thoughts are with you. Let's hope everything settles down now.
Thanks a lot! We need all the prayers, karma and help anyone can give. A week after the storms...we are still experiencing rolling power outages. So much of the TVA infrastructure was destroyed we at best will have at most 70% of the power we are used to for many months. So many people dead and vastly many more lost everything. The cleanup and restoration will last years....
My Dad had this idea and it worked great! I tied my EZ up down in '10 using straps and dog tie stakes. I found it very secure but we didn't have tornados either.
Jump in the ditch with me it willbe good company Lono has self preservation as a high priority whether it is walking through the hoods of Atlanta after to much corn and Radiohead or strolling through the hayfields of Tenn. You will live if you follow me!
1-1-12 Bassnectar NYE SHOW! 1-21-12 G. Love and Special Sauce 3-1-12 Radiohead 3-9-12 Experience Hendrix 5-15-12 Jack White @ The Ryman 6-7-12 Bonnaroo 6-19-12 Roger Waters presents "THE WALL" 7-7-12 Ringo Starr's 72nd Birthday Party Extravaganza at the Ryman
Jump in the ditch with me it willbe good company Lono has self preservation as a high priority whether it is walking through the hoods of Atlanta after to much corn and Radiohead or strolling through the hayfields of Tenn. You will live if you follow me!
I'll be keeping you company in that ditch Lono!! ;D
At Langerado 08, tornados were touching down all around the area one night... Officials told Bassnectar not to perform, but he played anyway and I think he said something like "if we die, we die together"
Post by bonnarouser on May 29, 2012 18:04:33 GMT -5
Seriously, the likelihood of the farm getting hit by a twister is about 1 in a million however, Murphy's law being what it is, here's some advice.
I have been caught in a twister and observed an uprooted 60 ft pine tree spinning like a top only 20 feet from me. I have seen 4 other twisters at a safe distance, except for the one that went over my head but did not touch down until it was about a mile behind me.
On the farm you have no refuge period. do not even think about getting under a vehicle ! That vehicle will probably slid into you or roll you before going airbourne. The best thing to do is to lock arms with at least 2 others, the more the better, in a circle facing each other but heads down. Make sure you're in a zipped up tent with a floor. It will protect you to some degree from flying debris but the bigger stuff will get you anyway. Avoid being near parked vehicles if possible. Someone mentioned belting each other together but when you're panicked and one is bearing down your way, it is not too feasible. Speaking as someone who has experienced this stuff, don't worry about it, just know what to do. That is all you can do.
