Tornados, Earthquakes, and hurricanes!

Iamfit4life
Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
edited October 5 in Chit-Chat
Which makes you the most nervous, which makes you the least.



Personally I've been in an earthquake and while it was rather small scale it didn't phase me at all.
I've had tornado warnings and THOSE scare the ever lovin' crap out of me.
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  • kb455
    kb455 Posts: 679 Member
    I used to think tornadoes but after the historic flood we had here in Pa just this past September, I would say its a tie between flood and tornado. I'm a total wimp about both of them.
  • JacksMom12
    JacksMom12 Posts: 1,044 Member
    Funny that you mention this, because metro Atlanta is under a tornado warning right now. The sirens are going off as I type haha. You get used to them down here in the south.
  • Football_N_Guns
    Football_N_Guns Posts: 297 Member
    Tornado because of the unexpected. However, I'm not a big fan of hurricane's either.
  • SinIsIn
    SinIsIn Posts: 1,865 Member
    Tornados and Earthquakes... I've been through a lot of hurricanes. With those at least you have some time to prepare. Not so much with tornados and earthquakes.
  • Tattoos_and_Tea
    Tattoos_and_Tea Posts: 529 Member
    I dont think ive ever experianced any of the three to be honest. I bet they are all pretty scary though.
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    Funny that you mention this, because metro Atlanta is under a tornado warning right now. The sirens are going off as I type haha. You get used to them down here in the south.
    That's what made me think of this. I live/work in that area.
  • mallorybriann
    mallorybriann Posts: 1,380 Member
    I'd take a hurricane ANYDAY over a tornado! Living in FL I've had my fair share of hurricanes, but tornados scare the bejesus outta me!
  • JulieSD
    JulieSD Posts: 567
    I have only had the pleasure of one hurricane, and it was freaky as hell.

    I think a tornado would be the worst for me, because I apparently have been in 2 earthquakes and not noticed.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Hurricanes. Lost most of our belongings to Hurricane Andrew. But they're all scary given the amount of damage they can do.
  • mallorybriann
    mallorybriann Posts: 1,380 Member
    My friends in a hallway at work in ATL right now!
    They made them take cover lol
    Funny that you mention this, because metro Atlanta is under a tornado warning right now. The sirens are going off as I type haha. You get used to them down here in the south.
    That's what made me think of this. I live/work in that area.
  • shanaenichole
    shanaenichole Posts: 22 Member
    I live in Kansas, So tornados were my olny real cause for concern. The other day however, I felt my first earthquake! I have to say...not cool... I have also been in a hurricane when I lived in Flordia. I think torandos are probably the scariest. The sound is what gets me.
  • awdhemi
    awdhemi Posts: 99 Member
    Honestly, it's funny but I think people tend to be more scared of things that they are not accustomed to. I was born and raised in Southern California. I have been through so many earthquakes that I cannot even count them. I slept through some of them, even bigger ones. But then I married my husband and we got stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. Over here, I have experienced a major tornado than not only formed literally right over my house, but I watched as it ripped pieces of my neighbors roof off and destroyed huge parts of our town a few miles away. I was scared to death and was totally unprepared! But it's funny because most people here grew up around them and are ok. People over here are terrified of earthquakes. When the earthquake hit Virginia a few months ago people were terrified and it was small!
  • foremant86
    foremant86 Posts: 1,115 Member
    I live in a "tornado alley" so tornado warnings don't scare me as much as they probably should, though i still pay attention to them.

    I think a hurricane would scare the living crap out of me if I lived on the coast and I'll never live in places like california due to earthquakes :)
  • shiggyshane
    shiggyshane Posts: 215
    tornados and hurricanes you get some type of warning most of the time...earthquakes you dont and trust me i was in cali back in 89 when the 7.1 quake hit and it was very scary got thrown around with that helpless feeling..sigh so not cool
  • MindyLynn77
    MindyLynn77 Posts: 126
    Definately tornados scare me the worst!!! I live in New Orleans, so I've grown up with Hurricanes, I actually enjoy them :) Tornados however, scare the bejeezus outta me! (Had one when I lived in Tennessee after Hurricane Katrina).. CRAZY!!!
  • VeryKerri
    VeryKerri Posts: 359 Member
    Hurricanes are fun! Bring on the party... I live on the gulf of Mexico and we get our fair share. Just pop a top on the beer and hop in the back of a truck to watch the show (no judegment please :smile: ). Tornado's dont really scare me that much either, but earthquakes on the other hand.... NO THANKS!
  • fiabka
    fiabka Posts: 294 Member
    Remind me never to moan about the British weather again, ok!!
  • TeresaWash
    TeresaWash Posts: 283
    TORNADOS... NO EARTHQUAKES OR HURRICANES IN NORTH DAKOTA!
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    Tornadoes and Hurricanes sound super scary. Earthquakes? They literally happen daily, here. They don't bother me at all. :)

    ...Unless "the big one" hits. Then I'll be worried.
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    I have been in a tornado and a few minor hurricanes. You get a lot of warning for hurricanes. Some warning for tornadoes. But they're both weather related. Clouds go away. I'm 100% certain there will not be a tornado around here today.

    However, to know that the ground beneath you can let loose and cause widespread damage? That would bother me.

    But as someone else said...flooding causes the most damage/death in the US, and I beleive world wide. Just as Severe Thunderstorms cause more financial damage than tornadoes.
  • mallorybriann
    mallorybriann Posts: 1,380 Member
    HAHA! We got so bummed this year when the hurricanes missed us! We wanted to part-ay!!!
    Go boogie boarding down the streets and street surfing! :laugh:
    Hurricanes are fun! Bring on the party... I live on the gulf of Mexico and we get our fair share. Just pop a top on the beer and hop in the back of a truck to watch the show (no judegment please :smile: ). Tornado's dont really scare me that much either, but earthquakes on the other hand.... NO THANKS!
  • rileamoyer
    rileamoyer Posts: 2,412 Member
    Have been in tornados (lost home), earthquakes (relatively small), been rescued by boat in floods (from 2nd flr apt), and lived through plenty of blizzards. Have not experienced a hurricane, but would rather not live in tornado alley again (I was raised there).
  • Aussie4870
    Aussie4870 Posts: 120
    in Australia hurricanes are called cyclones...and i grew up in cyclone country...they dont bother me in the least...in fact, in Australia cyclone calls for a party...bring beer, an esky full of ice and all the meat in your freezer that will go bad while the power is of for days at a time...may as well make the best of the time off from work....

    or, if your a kid...grab your boogy board and head for the stormwater drains...just avoid the fallen trees floating down and be sure you get out of the water before you get sucked under the bridge...

    now i live in Alabama...not far from Auburn which looks like it was pretty badly tore up from a tornado today...sirens have been going off since about 12pm...im organised and ready, but not scared....

    do earthquakes scare me...nope...cause i am an "it is what it is" type person...being aware and not scared is a huge help to me...
  • Banks01
    Banks01 Posts: 945 Member
    Funny that you mention this, because metro Atlanta is under a tornado warning right now. The sirens are going off as I type haha. You get used to them down here in the south.

    Hi neighbor.


    There's one a couple of miles from my house that when sounding, just means portions of Cobb/Fulton/and Cherokee. Then there's another one that's two blocks away that was going off for around 30 minutes

    All gone now.
  • czechsmate
    czechsmate Posts: 556 Member
    :noway: Tornados and earthquakes make me more nervous since there is not much if any kind of warning! I live in Florida so I am used to hurricanes, you have plenty of time to plan and prepare.
  • Sh1tsRainbows
    Sh1tsRainbows Posts: 1,227 Member
    i think it all depends on what you have where you live..being in Colorado..im not worried about hurricaines or earthquakes..but im scard sh*tless of tornados!!!!!!!:noway:
  • chocolateandvodka
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
    earthquakes are high on my fear radar because i've never experienced them.

    tornados are fairly common here, not a big deal to me.

    hurricanes - i get the hell out of there, and then get excited because that means all my south coast friends and family get to come stay with me to wait it out! :)
  • rockyvernen
    rockyvernen Posts: 22
    I say Earthquakes cause I never been through one . Done hurricanes and Tornados In Soth Florida and Blizzards on Cape Cod.
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    we get really small scale Earthquakes up here, they freak me out a little, but I'd like to see how I feel after being in a 8 or 9. I have a friend who was in Tokyo when theirs hit, he dislocated his shoulder and a concussion from falling (it shook so hard).

    I like a big storm... so hurricanes are good - but again, never been through a rip your house to shreds type of hurricane, so I can't say if I'd pee my pants if I were.

    Tornados scare the crap out of me. Lived through a small one and well, I'm happy I live in a place where the worst we get is snowstorms.
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    Earthquake! Common in Socal.
    Never been in a tornado or hurricane.
    Northridge quake in 94, scariest sheeit I've ever experienced.
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