>>>However, the best way out is north...I 55, and I 59.
Wrong. The storm would follow you North. People need to go East or West.
Well, Keith in Iowa, why do you think someone who is using the screen name dixiechick2000 would advise people to move north?
Perhaps I know a bit about these storms?
Perhaps, I have, actually, had experience with an evacuation?
BTW, I have been streaming WWL all night, and I was passing along their advice.
That is all there was to it.
I have lived in the middle of many evacuations. It is really a crap shoot as to which way to go. Unless you leave very early (like before most employers will release you), you are likely to get caught in traffic snarls and ride out tornados in the open. I was shocked to see I-10 (east-west) at a dead stop for many, many miles at the height of Hurricane Opal. The same was true for the north-south US Highways. The roads were clogged, cars had mechanical problems and/or ran out of fuel. There was little or no food, water, sanitation facilities or emergency responders. I can't imagine what would happen in the event of a heart attack, stroke or prenatal event. Since one rarely knows for certain where the eye will hit or how far out they will encounter tornado volleys, evacuations are crap shoots. Inland folks could be just as well off seeking shelter in a sturdy building and hoping that it can withstand a chance tornado hit. After many years of dodging these monsters, many folks feel that evacuation plans are no better than stampedes initiated by politicians at the last minute to cover their rears.