@TexanFan1 :
Probably so

@Dragonlovermom My Grandparents were from Kansas, we still have family there and my 2nd cousin's grandson is trying to become a storm chaser. He's emmersed in it and takes the coolest pictures. What I find odd though is that I can actually smell and tell by the look of the sky it if the conditions are ripe for a tornado. I don't know if it's the American Indian or the Kansan in my gene pool.

I grew up in southern missouri. Tornadoes were part of life. Year I graduated, we had one with a path 2 miles across that came up from arkansas, split into multiple funnels as it hit town, pretty wild. But scariest for me was being stuck in the highway and watching funnels come down from the sky around us.

@chasinghosts
Hard to say really. Experience, first hand accounts or even intuition are all factors.
You wouldn't know it by my looks but I've got a lot of Cherokee in me.

I have watched a water spout and got my son in the car and headed for land and many times as a kid was made to go to the cellar when living in the Panhandle. I hated that cellar worst than the fear of the tornado. After a while, I got to stay with my Dad on the front porch and watch the storm.

I've seen many. As a kid, we went right through one on the way home. I saw one come down from the sky and rip the roof off of an auto parts store and another just barely miss my house. Fun times.

Many times in Ohio. Tornadoes vs Hurricanes- tornadoes are quick and if you live up North there are warnings so you can safely get into a basement. Watches are usually issued well in advance and you know to watch the weather. Hurricanes are slow moving and you have plenty of warning BUT take forever to pass.
I've been through countless tornadoes and 2 hurricanes- Rita and Ike. I have to say I'd take a chance with a tornado over a hurricane. Ike just wore me out-10 non stop winds ( and tornadoes) and rain. Eye went directly over us. I got soooooo tired of that roaring wind( you have that same roaring wind but it lasts seconds or minutes NOT hours)
And then we were without power for 13 days with IKE- that sucked. And there was no gas for days and I remember waiting in line to get into HEB( 1st store opened here in KW). Longest we were without power in a tornado was 8 hours and it didn't affect the whole area- still could go to stores and such. I also remember the horrible traffic with Rita!!! There is no tornado that I've been through that even came close to the destruction and hassle that ESP Ike and to a certain extent Rita did- at least to us

@EddyFree
Night. . As with any storm that is the worst time.

@Dragonlovermom :Ha, Me too! I'm Blonde and blue eyed.

@chasinghosts
Brunette and green eyes, pale skin!

@Dragonlovermom I'm pretty light but tan really well if I ever get outdoors.

Something about the musty/dusty smell of the air, dropping g temps, gusty / calming WI DS and green tinge to the sky. Watching the wall clouds. When the wind blows, then suddenly stops and becomes quiet. Time to seek shelter.

@Jpgurl We lived in Cincinnati (which is flooding bad right now) during Ike. We got 95 MPH winds and it blew through and knocked everything out for 30 miles in all directions. No school for over a week (I worked there). Some areas no power for 3 weeks.
When it came through we had no notice, I was out, power went out so I headed home. A scaffolding ladder shot across the street in front of me and behind that a bunch of flat boards. There was a massive (probably about 6 ft thick) tree uprooted around the corner from our house. It was horizontal through the 2nd story window. On the upside it usually isn't so hot up there, so when the power goes out, it's liveable. It absolutely kills me here when it's hotter than 73 in the house.

@redneck roy Exactly all those things. add when there are no bird sounds at all.