Tornado watch until 11pm, I normally go to bed at 9. Should I stay up until the weather calms down? Is it safe to sleep when there might be a tornado? Can you tell I have storm anxiety?
Tornado watch until 11pm, I normally go to bed at 9. Should I stay up until the weather calms down? Is it safe to sleep when there might be a tornado? Can you tell I have storm anxiety?
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Do you live in a house or an apartment building? If the former, do you have a basement?
This is what tornado sirens are for. If you’ve been around while they are being tested once per month, you know you wouldn’t be able to sleep through it. When it’s pointing directly at you the sound is very annoying.
Sounds like youll stay awake anyways lol
if it’s upgraded to a warning, you should get a loud emergency alert on your phone. a tornado watch is the gently-nervous one, a tornado warning is the scary one. if you’re in a tornado-prone area there may also be sirens in the area if/when it’s upgraded to a warning. you will know if the situation becomes dangerous, because there will be announcements, is what I’m saying. you’re probably gonna be okay, try not to stress about it too much.
There are warnings all the time, if your place starts to rock and roll and you sense the gates of hell are about to open then get up and head into basement or inner space away from windows.
Otherwise just crash and not stress.
If it’s a Tornado Watch just be ready and have a plan. The warning you want to look out for is something like “Tornado detected in your vicinity.” Other than that just have some supplies ready in case you lose power and chill.
Just keep your phone near you as you sleep. If there is a severe weather alert, there will be a loud siren noise that will let you know.
Our safe place is an interior bathroom. We have some items that we will keep there in stormy weather.
A tornado watch just means conditions are possibly favorable for one to develop. We have a NOAA weather radio that sounds off if there is a warning. If you don’t have one, get one if you are in a tornado prone area.
A warning means that a tornado has been detected in the area, sometimes by radar or sometimes by a trained spotter. When there is a warning, go to your safe area. Otherwise, go to sleep. On a side note, keep shoes handy that you can slip on because, if there is actually a tornado, there will be debris that you won’t want to walk on barefoot.
Tornado sirens are only rated for outdoor warnings, you may not hear it if asleep.
There are local emergency service texts that you can get if you do not have them turned off from your phone. You can also have a friend call you
You can sleep closer to your safe spot if possible
If your house is fairly solid, then go to bed. If the winds get crazy, what are you going to do other than being scared to death? Keep you phone close and it will wake you if there is a tornado sighted in your area. Instincts will wake you if the winds get really bad and close to you.
Where you from, I’m in Louisville Kentucky and we are headed to the basement
Do you have a basement? If not, get blankets and a small matress if you can, for your bathroom.
Watch- ingredients for tacos
ok to sleep
warning- you have TACOS. there will be sirens and a weather alert
go to the safest place for your tacos
Do you have a weather alert app? Check the forecast closer to bedtime and see how that looks.
Make sure you have weather alerts on your phone and keep the volume turned up. Don’t sleep naked. Have a flashlight and shoes next to the bed. Then go ahead and sleep.
If it changes to a WARNING before bed, stay up and be ready to go to the basement or interior space.
If you have a basement, you can sleep there if you want to feel safer. I’ve done it many times.
If you have a weather app on your phone, if it becomes a tornado warning, your phone will alert you. So, keep it on and sleep
Go to sleep. Nothing you can do about a tornado except get sucked up and you can do it asleep or awake. Might as well be rested if it happens.