Reply #42: I understand that most injuries/deaths are due to flying debris [View All]

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which is why lying down in a ditch is advised but even lying prone on open ground is better than nothing. Imagine what a flying piece of sheet metal could do to the human body. Culverts might sound nice but remember that flash flooding often occurs during these kind of storms.

I see that they advise you to leave your vehicle but they don't explain why. I suspect that this is because that, while vehicles are heavy, they are also large with lots of empty space. A human body is mostly water and is overall more dense and therefor somewhat less likely to get tossed. But I'm no expert. Just do what the FEMA and NOAA sites recommend.