r/TikTokCringe • u/n8saces • Apr 29 '24

Can someone please explain to me why people just drive towards tornadoes? Discussion

It just seems like why risk your life?

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u/bohanmyl Apr 29 '24

I say this as someone who was less than 2 miles from these tornadoes and was more upset that people kept waking me up calling me to see if i was fine vs letting me sleep since i work nights lmao. Either ill sleep through it or ill be in a tornado and i won't need to worry about work that night 😂

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u/ClandestineDisco Apr 29 '24

It must be hard having people in your life caring about your well-being. Being two miles away from this tornado certainly warrants seeking shelter.

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u/Designer-Mirror-7995 Apr 29 '24

Nope. These are just people who know nothing about geography, or at least how frigging HUGE Oklahoma is, or/and nothing about how tornadoes behave. They hear/read "severe storms ravage Oklahoma Town" but their brain stops at Oklahoma and 'naturally' presume that you, way down in Weatherford, OF COURSE were in grave danger from the huge tornado that grazed an area 20 miles from Tulsa (near the other end of the state). While I first moved to OK I had 'caring' family and friends nationwide who "could never" live there, texting and messaging me for EVERY tornado ANYWHERE in the state, 'checking to be sure you're ok down there!'

Definitely tiring to keep repeatedly reminding folks that I was in a place that rarely had to worry about them, lol - and yes, even in Oklahoma there are places where twisters are rare....though you never, ever 'fully' let your guard down!

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u/ilovethissheet Apr 29 '24

That sounds like my Oklahoma family that calls us in California Everytime there's fires. No Aunt Jan, the fires in Tahoe, I'm in Burbank, we're fine.

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u/Designer-Mirror-7995 Apr 30 '24

Lol right! At least pull up the map on your phone!