A Tornado Warning means that a tornado has been sighted in the vicinity of the warning. Do not try to outdrive a tornado Mobile homes provide little or no protection from a Tornado and you should leave one during the tornado watch. Tornadoes can develop rapidly and sometimes no warnings are possible. Keep alert for signs of an approaching Tornado. Most deaths and injuries are due to flying debris.
Tornadoes can develop at any time of the year.
The most tornadoes occur in April, May and June. Tornadoes are most likely to appear between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. but they can occur at all hours of the day or night. Most often, a tornado moves from southwest to northeast, but tornadoes have been known to move in any direction. The average speed is about 30 mph but this can vary from nearly stationary to more than 70 mph. Tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of 250 mph or more.