Interesting scenario

[Carrie Halliday]

First the example...
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1108 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN NOLAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS * UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT * AT 1105 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FEW TORNADOES 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROSCOE...NEARLY STATIONARY. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FORM NEAR ROSCOE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

A few stationary tornadoes? Now, what would a person do it they were in the middle of this, how does one hide from a stationary tornado(es)? While this would be quite interesting to chase (could you still call it a chase if it is not moving?), the poor residents in the Roscoe area are very S.O.L. Someone on here one of the forementioned spotters?

I have not seen many, if any, stationary tornado warnings, let alone a multiple stationary tornado warning. Has anyone else?

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

IF YOU ARE UNDERNEATH ONE OF THE STATIONARY TORNADOES... CONTINUE TAKEING SHELTER IN THE BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR UNTIL THE LOUD NOISES PASS OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNITS TOSS YOU A ROPE. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE OPEN BY THE STATIONARY TORNADO, LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD OR TIE YOURSELF DOWN TO METAL PIPES. DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A STATIONARY TORNADO!

 

[Glenn Rivers]

Stationary Tornadoes

Was that ~10" precip max north of Big Spring the location of this storm? One county (Scurry) has a flash flood warning. The River Forcast Office says that the 6H flash flood guidance for this county is 2.6 inches.....Ouch!!! I hope that figure was for after the storm and not before!

If this was the same storm, maybe the best way of dealing with the almost stationary tornadoes was to stay put until the ensuing flash flood carried you away from the tornadoes on its rush towards the Gulf Of Mexico!