What would my fellow New Yorkers do if New York had a tornado?

Question

Well, was born and raised in New York until I was 10 and the moved to Altanta and then went back to New York for 2 years and then back to Altanta, since then I never wnet back. Recently, I nearly escaped a tornado in Atlanta and Atlanta rarely gets those types storms espically where it hit in March of this year where it got the GA Dome (where my shift just ended 15 minutes before), I was really scared because I had to ride public transportation and all. Coming from New York or up north period, that was scary so I just wanted to know what would the rest of the northerners do if some where like New York, Maine and Etc and a F5 tornado?

Answer 1

Well I guess you didn't hear about what happened in New York last August. A F-2 tornado hit Bay Ridge and cause damage to a lot of buildings. It was the first time since 1889 that New York City got hit with a tornado, but that is exlcuding Staten Island.

Honestly, the odds of New York City of being hit with a tornado are very low. The pollution makes it harder for storms to become strong enough to produce them, and since the boroughs are surrounded by water, that also reduces the chance of a tornado.

However, it will be reall really really almost impossible for New York to get hit with a F-5 tornado, but if that did happen, the city is screwed. A lot of people here never have experienced a tornado, and even more people never believe that a tornado can strike New York City, so they might ignore any warnings.

All I know is when that tornado hit Bay Ridge last year, a lot more people were surprised than being afraid of the tornado itself. Personally, if I spot one, if it is too close to my home, I'll run down into my basement. But if I am a good distance away, I'll take pictures of it. Besides, I do want to do gotornado hunting in the near future.

Answer 2

You'd do the same thing the rest of us do.  You'd go to the lowest most interior place you can find.  

The chances you'd be hit are very small, but it could happen.

BTW, Northern states get plenty of twisters, but not so much in the Northeast.

Answer 3

Compared with other States, New York ranks number 30 for frequency of Tornadoes, 27 for number of deaths, 30 for injuries and 26 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, New York ranks, number 35 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 28 for fatalities, number 34 for injuries per area and number 28 for costs per area. Based on data

Answer 4

Hole up somewhere safe with my radio, girlfriend, and pets, once it's safe to get back out it's time to bust out the MCI protocols and probably start triaging

if things were really bad i'd just be treating wounds with anything i could

I think a large hurricane is more of a real threat to NYC, on the rare occasion we get a tornado they tend to be relatively small

Answer 5

they would assault it

Answer 6

Actually, NYC did have a tornado last year, albeit it was an F1. The tornado struck Brooklyn but did little damage. An F5 in any major city would be disastrous, not just in the northeast.

An F5 did hit a medium sized (pop.175,000) northeastern city in 1953. It was Worcester, Massachusetts,my hometown. A total of 53 people died there and in some neighboring towns in which the tornado passed through. There was massive property damage done there and those areas of the city were quickly rebuilt. The 1953 tornado is now a major part of Worcester lore.

interesting side note.  I used to know someone who was actually picked up by the tornado and injured by it, but survived, sadly however, it killed one of her kids.