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[quote=Anonymous]7:30pm Last night On Wednesday, June 5, in Rockville just off exit 5 at Falls Road, we saw A very clear rotation in the sky.

I was doing our dinner dishes about 730 and my ears started popping like I was in an airplane. Being from the Midwest, and having grown up around a lot of tornadoes, I immediately went to go look out the window and above our house the sky was rotating. We live a half mile north of I 270 At Rosehill.

The tops of the trees were swirling around. to answer the OP question, yes, if you see a tornado, you should absolutely report it. There is an option for the weather service to send in a storm report. Go to ww.nws.noaa.gov and look for storm report. This would be the place where you will send in your observations if you see a funnel cloud. Other things that you can send in reports about our large hail.

Depending on the circumstances, you may need to call 911 especially if there are houses being impacted or you see down wires. But absolutely above all circumstances, make sure that you are safe before making the report. The important things to note in your report will be your address,  The address or intersection near where the tornado is taking place, if you see any down wires, collapsed or destroyed structures, injuries, or fatalities.

If you happen to be on a highway and there is a tornado close by pull over. Last night, the tornado went straight over to 70, and it also crossed  Route 200 and route 370. Up on the county connector, the drivers took refuge under the overpass. That was a very safe place. Sometimes there just isn’t much you can do.

Back in the Midwest where I lived, The advice at least back in the 70s and 80s was that you would get out of your vehicle and lay in a low-lying ditch. But I’m not so sure that’s the safest thing to do anymore. You might have a chance in a drainage culvert but the tornado would likely just suck you out anyway. Best thing to do is to be inside of a very solid structure, In the basement! If you have no basement, go to the interior room of your house with no windows like a closet.

Today is probably going to be another crazy weather day, judging by the humidity out here this morning. There is a lot of instability in the upper atmosphere that you can already feel. Everybody be safe. signed, been there and done that from flyover country. [/quote]

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