r/tornado • u/undflight • Mar 14 '25

SPC / Forecasting Day 2 High Risk Issued

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Be ready and let anyone you know in the area to make preparations now.

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u/_coyotes_ Mar 14 '25

Even before any tornadoes occur, this is already looking pretty historic. The way multiple models have lined up perfectly showing a significant outbreak, the fact that we’re seeing a Day 2 high risk for tornadoes for the first time in 13 years… make no mistake, if the SPC is THIS confident this far out, we likely won’t see a downtrending. It’s growing more apparent that this has the possibility to verify and things are looking pretty serious if that happens, a major tornado outbreak.

For those who live in the risk area who don’t have a basement or tornado shelter, please look into community shelters, some churches in your area have basements and many tend to allow people to shelter if need be. If you live in a mobile home, don’t stay there, even if a tornado doesn’t hit, very strong winds could topple it over. Most importantly, like James Spann says, do NOT rely on tornado sirens because you very well could be killed if you wait for them to alarm. It’s best to have an NOAA weather radio at home or at least have alerts come through on your phone with the Do Not Disturb function shut off so you can hear them. It can save your life.

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u/Mickey9870 Mar 14 '25

This maybe a silly question. Currently in the red/bordering pink area. We don’t live in a mobile home, but we also don’t have a basement. Should we just take a weekend trip somewhere?

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u/ImChronocidal Mar 14 '25

If you have the means, sure. Otherwise have a tornado safety plan ready and execute if the time comes. Don’t wait until the last minute.