Tornado Chaser preparing for an Outbreak.

**NotJustMagic** · 10-10-2012, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by junckerl

Do we still play the fake weather alert if there is a chance of an actual weather emergency????

Normal fake weather report telling KSU fans to seek shelter b4 the game. If a real tornado hits, it will say Cyclone fans seek shelter, KSU fans stay put.

**thisISnextyear** · 10-10-2012, 02:10 PM

Anyone else still going to be tailgating at 5AM?

**junckerl** · 10-10-2012, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by thisISnextyear

Anyone else still going to be tailgating at 5AM?

I am currently re-evaluating those plans

**cyclone87** · 10-10-2012, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by huntt26

Where do people go in case of a storm or emergency? Hilton?

Yep, Hilton is where they evacuate to in case of emergency such as a tornado.

**Wesley** · 10-10-2012, 02:24 PM

Thought the tornados were headed to eastern Iowa.

**alarson** · 10-10-2012, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by thisISnextyear

Anyone else still going to be tailgating at 5AM?

I am starting to think of showing up at the normal 7 now. And most likely scaling down what we bring for tailgating into something that can be quickly and easily torn down if needed (fewer tents, fewer chairs, no electronics, no grill), as we'd likely need to tear it down before going into the game anyways this time as those in our group that just come to tailgate that watch the setup during the game probably won't be there. If the forecast changed to where we could get there early enough to get the tents up before it started raining, that might change back to earlier, but with the forecast showing rain starting friday night, that seems unlikely.

I normally start prep weds or thurs of game week, so i'll be deciding fairly shortly.

**alarson** · 10-10-2012, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by cyclone87

Yep, Hilton is where they evacuate to in case of emergency such as a tornado.

Though there really isnt anywhere near enough capacity for 50,000 people in there.

**brianhos** · 10-10-2012, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by huntt26

Where do people go in case of a storm or emergency? Hilton?

Take cover under your car. Seriously there is no where to put that many people. My wife is already freaking out about the possibility of another colorado.

**jcisuclones** · 10-10-2012, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Wesley

Thought the tornados were headed to eastern Iowa.

Already did, back on September 8th.

**Topshelf** · 10-10-2012, 02:40 PM

I probably will end up going by myself, no matter what.

**VeloClone** · 10-10-2012, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by brianhos

Take cover under your car. Seriously there is no where to put that many people. My wife is already freaking out about the possibility of another colorado.

If it is before game time they tell people in the student lots and the lots off of 16th to seek cover in Vet Med. I know that is what they told us in 2005. Of course we continued to drink and watch the wall cloud.

**NickTheGreat** · 10-10-2012, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by VeloClone

It was Hilton in 2005. Is the practice facility a storm shelter?

I was really drunk in 2005, but remember walking to Hilton. But then by the time we got there, the warning had passed? Is that even remotely close to what happened?

**CycloneChris** · 10-10-2012, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by VeloClone

If it is before game time they tell people in the student lots and the lots off of 16th to seek cover in Vet Med. I know that is what they told us in 2005. Of course we continued to drink and watch the wall cloud.

We were in the grass lots as well for that game. DPS drove through and told us there was a creek bed in the woods and to take cover there. That creek bed had been the emergency bathroom all day.

We all cracked open a new beer and watch the clouds roll by as well.

**CtownCyclone** · 10-10-2012, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by VeloClone

If it is before game time they tell people in the student lots and the lots off of 16th to seek cover in Vet Med. I know that is what they told us in 2005. Of course we continued to drink and watch the wall cloud.

I grabbed a few beers and scampered up there to get a better view of the action. No way I was going into the creek bed.

**aeroclone** · 10-10-2012, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by alarson

Though there really isnt anywhere near enough capacity for 50,000 people in there.

The logistics of this get a little alarming if you really start to think about it. If you actually had a tornado warning issued during a game, problem 1 is just going to be the amount of time it takes to get 55k people out of the stadium. And even if you could do that and get them to Hilton before the storm hit, you couldn't even fit half of them inside the building. I guess maybe if you open up the other builds like Scheman, CY, and Fischer maybe you could get closer. But you still have a big problem with the lead time required to move that many people into those buildings from the Jack, a typical warning wouldn't give you that long.

A major tornado hitting a large, outdoor sporting event is bad news. ISU is probably setup to handle it better than many places, but it would still be catastrophic.