![]() Other people jam their vehicles under the bridge until there is no remaining cover on the shoulder. One person decides to stop on the shoulder under the overpass of a major highway. When hail starts to fall, here is how this situation unfolds over and over again on highways across America. This is one of those instances where you have to think past your own personal inconvenience. You think it will save you costly vehicles repairs (most full coverage insurance covers hail damage) and provide shelter to those in your vehicle (hail is often windblown and travels in a diagonal path). If you find yourself driving into a strong thunderstorm and start hearing hail impact your vehicle it’s natural to look at that overpass as a good shelter. This is the widest tornado on record in the U.S. You may not recognize what is coming your way. If anything, the shape of the overpass actually increases wind speeds, and many do not have girders to crawl between. The thing about those that don’t survive is that you never hear their stories because they’re dead. Animals have been seen standing outside during tornadoes come away completely unharmed, and others, not. People survive disasters in all sorts of crazy ways. ![]() Many people have been killed by tornadoes on highways trying the exact same thing. Meteorologists have been warning against this since the 1990s after some popular videos showed people riding out tornadoes beneath the structures. While chasing storms, storm chasers often see people engaged in this dangerous practice. ![]() If you are driving along the highway and encounter a hail storm, your first reaction may be to pull beneath an overpass. Chances are that you will have to deal with some storms while out and about this Spring. Last weekend’s devastating storms in eastern Texas were just the latest well-covered reminder. We are well into the heart of severe weather season in the Plains. ![]()
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