Risk of getting hurt in tornado...just found this...not sure if accurate...on WU.
Posted by
AquaRN on 6/1/2013, 7:57 pm
Relative Risk from Tornadic Activity
1 is the highest risk, 8 is lowest risk
1) Standing upright outside
2) Mobile home
3) In a vehicle
4) Lying flat in a depression or ditch
5) Inside a sturdy structure
6) Inside a sturdy structure, interior room away from windows
7) Interior room in an underground section of a sturdy structure
8) Inside a certified tornado shelter or safe room
There are some instances where it would it might make sense to use a vehicle to increase your chances of survival in a tornado. One example might be if you are in a mobile home... using a vehicle to get to a nearby sturdy structure in your neighborhood before the storm arrives would likely reduce your risk.
In most other situations, leaving a sturdy structure for a vehicle greatly increases your risk of injury or death from tornadic activity. An interior room inside a sturdy structure will protect you from the vast majority of tornadoes, and even from most parts of the damage path in a violent (EF4/5) tornado. Fatality statistics can vary greatly, but in most sections of tornado damage rated as violent, <10% of the people in an interior room of a sturdy structure were killed by the tornado, my understanding is that this statistic also includes people above ground.*
As such, in most cases there is no scientifically justifiable reason to advise persons to go from a relatively low risk category to a higher risk category for reasons of safety. |
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