https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:12:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473951 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 10:31:08 +0000 lovehoneybee 2473951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were under one for a while last night. We didn't take cover, but my mom came down from her third floor loft and we were paying attention to the news. My coworker and her husband did go down to their basement when it was over them, though...she said it just got really loud outside and she got an alert on her phone saying they should take cover. They are pretty sure a tornado did touch down close to her house, and some area buildings did take some damage (NWS is supposed to be coming later this morning to verify a touch-down). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473840 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:36:30 +0000 alphagam84 2473840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I'm in NC and we had a warning yesterday afternoon. Within one minute of the warning being on tv my MIL called freaking out to see if we were hiding in a closet. It wasn't even stormy at our house yet. At one point I went upstairs with DD to play on her mat in her nursery and my husband came up and took her downstairs saying it was too dangerous right now. He and his mother have a weird phobia about weather and always freak out. I figure I'll actually take cover and worry if I hear the freight train sound meaning there's one coming or if we get a weather alert there is one in the area. I'm not more than 5 seconds away from the laundry room where we would hide so it's not like it would take long to get in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473445 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:10:57 +0000 travellingbee 2473445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have tornado warnings everyday in the summer it seems. Meh. Now if they said a tornado was spotted in my specific area, maybe. But the tornados here are small and don't affect large areas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473434 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:07:10 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2473434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stay glued. I definitely started gathering some supplies so I could just grab the kids if needed. Phone, flashlight, candle snacks and water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473301 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:16:16 +0000 babypugs 2473301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only take action if one has actually been spotted in the area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473289 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:11:53 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2473289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! Tornado warning's where I live now mean the same thing as tornado watches where I grew up (just that conditions mean that a tornado could form). I don't even think twice about them.</p> <p>I would only take cover if an active funnel cloud was spotted and was heading my direction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473228 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:16:03 +0000 sleepybear 2473228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: they changed the requirements for tornado warnings and watches a few years back. With the new warning I'd be ready to jump in our safe room and grab a flashlight/blanket/etc, but probably wouldn't hang out in a closet until one had been spotted (especially if it meant waking up a napping baby). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473176 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:09:52 +0000 lioneyes 2473176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we are in the midst of a warning here. i don't take it very seriously (though i probably should, as one touched down right near here when i was a kid!) but i live on a high floor in a high-rise building so there's not much we can do... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473101 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:27:41 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2473101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I live in Southern CA and we had a tornado watch/spotted that was literally within a mile of my house. LO wasn't home which was even scarier, but I got my dog into the pantry with me. We don't have basements...or tornadoes! Stay safe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473088 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:22:11 +0000 catomd00 2473088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never. If it's close enough where I'm in the path, then I would but otherwise nope. I'd just stay on alert and ready to move quickly if needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473078 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:17:41 +0000 GreenThumb 2473078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we lived in Wisconsin, there were tornado sirens (which was totally foreign to me having grown up in New England where tornados are rare). If those went off (only happened twice while I lived there), we definitely woke up LO, grabbed the cat and went into the basement. Otherwise, I didn't for a warning - just watched the news. @Mrs. Lion: I hope the bad weather passes soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473070 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:15:15 +0000 MrsBrewer 2473070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>honestly, I would just stay glued to the TV, and watch the weather outside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473063 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:12:06 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2473063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It appears that the warning doesn't mean an actual tornado has been spotted...just that conditions indicate one is likely. I swear it didn't use to be that way...weird. </p> <p>Anyway, we are definitely ready to go hide but spending the next couple hours in the bathroom with two toddlers doesn't sound like much fun haha. I'm glued to the news though trying not to panic :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473058 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:11:25 +0000 DillonLion 2473058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only if there's a clear alert on my phone or on the news showing I'm in the path of a tornado. They don't really scare me because I feel like they are so localized, my odds are so extremely low. My area gets warnings all the time. </p> <p>Weather in general interest me, though, so I always obsessively watch the news/check my weather apps to follow along and stay informed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473054 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:08:57 +0000 Caly 2473054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My area is in the middle of a tornado warning. We're paying attention to the news reports, etc. Until there's imminent danger, I'm not taking cover. I'm at work and the shelter area is only like 15' away so I'm not worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473045 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:02:39 +0000 mediagirl 2473045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If my phone went off with an emergency alert or if I heard a train headed my way, I'd go jump in the closet under the stairs, for sure. Otherwise, I wait it out. </p> <p>That being said, my child is at daycare and I am at work and we are 25 minutes away from one another and I hate it right now. So much. (we are under a tornado watch) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473042 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:00:13 +0000 avivoca 2473042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Torchwood: I am the total opposite. Tornados fascinate me. I wish I could go back for a meteorology degree, but all that calculus scares the crap out of me. I would totally be a tornado chaser. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473040 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:59:07 +0000 MaryM 2473040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree. Watch, no. Warning, yes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473038 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:57:52 +0000 Torchwood 2473038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would depend on exactly how close it was. And warnings don't mean as much these days. They issue them if they see any rotation at all, not just if there's an actual funnel cloud, so it's hard to know how seriously to take them. I would definitely be 100% in position to take cover (which means clearing out a closet in our case). </p> <p>I'm TERRIFIED of tornadoes, well beyond a normal level. I have nightmares about them. So I sort of have to balance not wanting to even know what's going on with needing to be informed. I hate that our current house really has nowhere good to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473007 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:39:09 +0000 MrsKoala 2473007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, for a warning. A warning usually means a funnel cloud has been spotted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2473000 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:35:58 +0000 avivoca 2473000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For a watch, no. For a warning, yes. I do live in a large county though so sometimes I haven't done anything because the tornadic part of the storm isn't going to hit me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2472994 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:31:00 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2472994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't for a tornado watch. A tornado warning means a tornado has been spotted so if a warning was issued for my area I would. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-hide-when-theres-a-tornado-warning#post-2472988 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:26:10 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2472988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't get tornado warnings often here, but we have been on alert all day about some scary storms here this afternoon wtih 75 mile per hour winds and possible hail and tornados. Would you wake your kids up from a nap to hide in the bathroom if a warning is issued but no tornadoes had yet been spotted? We are at the edge of our county, and the county we are closest to is in a warning right now. </p> <p>I can deal with hurricanes all day, but tornadoes scare the crap out of me :shocked: I think I watch too many movies. </p>