Severe Weather outbreaks

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PDS Tornado Watch for North Mississippi, Northeast Arkansas, Southeast Missouri, South Illinois, Southwest Indiana, West Kentucky and West Tennessee. Several strong tornadoes are expected. Please be careful if you're in the designated area.
 
Sorry if this is a dumb question but I've heard conflicting opinions - are storms usually worse in severity after dark? I'm wondering how deeply I should let myself sleep
 
Numerous violent tornadoes have already occurred. In my personal opinion I think there's already been 3 or 4 EF4-intensity tornadoes and I reckon more will occur tonight.
I'm not religious but I'm praying because it's all I can do at this point
 
Sorry if this is a dumb question but I've heard conflicting opinions - are storms usually worse in severity after dark? I'm wondering how deeply I should let myself sleep
Apologies for the doublepost, but it's conditional. Wind shear increases but instability decreases in most cases, and it ultimately depends on whether that happens and how intense each one is. Nocturnal tornadoes are always much more dangerous though because you obviously can't see them, and people aren't alert because they're sleeping.
 
Just remembered that this isn't even the main event to look out for. If the first round is already this bad, hopefully that saps energy from the real round.

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I've heard conflicting opinions - are storms usually worse in severity after dark? I'm wondering how deeply I should let myself sleep
If you have a tornado shelter nearby, sleep there with a nearby helmet or head protection. The most damning factor about night tornadoes is that you can't see them. About the time of the day and night, it largely depends.
 
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