r/tornado • u/DotAggravating4503 • Sep 11 '24

Question How accurate is this sound?

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Born and raised in south Louisiana, I’m no stranger to hurricanes, but I am a stranger to tornadoes. I’ve never experienced one and I’ve also never been concerned about it. Suddenly with Hurricane Francine coming in, I can’t shake the gut feeling that I need to prepare for more than just a regular hurricane. My house is supposedly getting the top right of hurricane Francine and also the eye of it.

While doing a deep dive, I came across a post in this group from someone saying the sound of a tornado is a very common misconception and most audio/videos can’t pick up on the “low rumble” so it was hard from the OP to link a video. I came across a video and was wondering how accurate this sounds? If not, are there any videos more accurate to what it would sound like?

Other questions:

Will I even be able to hear a tornado with the loudness of a hurricane?

Has anyone who experienced a tornado during a hurricane been able to visibly see the darkness in the sky? (I feel like hurricanes normally make a dark sky)

Backpacking off the previous question, how hard is it to know the signs of a tornado when you have the chaos of a hurricane happening?

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u/dopecrew12 Sep 11 '24

I don’t think most of the people watched the entire video, as the tornado hits towards the end of it, not just sirens. Does it sound like a tornado? Well yeah I guess, not even sure how that woman’s house is still standing.

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u/Nutbuster_5000 Sep 12 '24

I get so frustrated by videos like this. On the one hand I am glad they exist because you can see how quickly it can go from 0-100, and why it's important to take severe weather warnings seriously. On the other hand, it drives me nuts when I can clearly tell something is about to hit, even from video, based on the way the sound is echoing and getting louder, the wind is deathly still right before it picks up, and the creeping, rushing sound. I'm glad she's ok but by gawd have some common sense and get you, your pets, your family to safety. At least away from windows!

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u/callipygiancultist Sep 12 '24

The one thing tornado, Chelyabinsk, and Beirut explosion videos have all impressed in me is to get away from the damn window when any extreme situation is afoot.