Tornado in Oklahoma.
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It does amaze me that they build such properties without any nod to safety from tornados. They largely are wooden freestanding homes litterly built on what i would describe as a 'shed base'. I can remember being at my relatives in Alabama during a tornado warning; my wife asked my cousin what precautions they take during such times, "you just pray" was the response...
rix said:
It does amaze me that they build such properties without any nod to safety from tornados. They largely are wooden freestanding homes litterly built on what i would describe as a 'shed base'. I can remember being at my relatives in Alabama during a tornado warning; my wife asked my cousin what precautions they take during such times, "you just pray" was the response...
Cheap to build = cheap to replaceProbably better than spending a fortune on building a solid house and then it still not standing up to 200mph winds
rix said:
It does amaze me that they build such properties without any nod to safety from tornados. They largely are wooden freestanding homes litterly built on what i would describe as a 'shed base'. I can remember being at my relatives in Alabama during a tornado warning; my wife asked my cousin what precautions they take during such times, "you just pray" was the response...
200mph winds don't care what the house was built out of, a direct hit from a high F4 or better is taking down virtually anything in its path. rix said:
It does amaze me that they build such properties without any nod to safety from tornados. They largely are wooden freestanding homes litterly built on what i would describe as a 'shed base'. I can remember being at my relatives in Alabama during a tornado warning; my wife asked my cousin what precautions they take during such times, "you just pray" was the response...
Sounds about right for Alabama. As said, you can build them out of whatever you want, but really all you're changing is how heavy the rubble flying around taking other houses out is. What that doesn't finish the airborne cars and trucks will.
Given that the cost and logistics of installing a storm cellar is little different to installing a septic tank, it is somewhat surprising there aren't more of them. Having said that, if you're at a school or shopping mall and get a 3 minute warning, you don't have too many options I suppose.
Incredible footage and very sad.
Incredible footage and very sad.
hollydog said:
Amazes me if its called tornado alley why do the people stay there. It must be cheaper in the long run to build new towns away from this regular occurrence.
Not sure if serious..."Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
captainzep said:
Not sure if serious...
"Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
Given that this tornado was the second worst in recent history and the worst was in more or less the same area, I think your map doesn't say it all."Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
captainzep said:
Not sure if serious...
"Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
Difference is that the monsters tend to hit in a pretty specific part of the country. It's the F3 and greater ones that are the real killers, and those tend to pop up in the middle of the country. "Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
The area where Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma come together tends to have the highest concentration of nasty tornadoes.
captainzep said:
Not sure if serious...
"Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
That's some alley. Normally, alleys are narrow."Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
Derek Smith said:
captainzep said:
Not sure if serious...
"Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
Given that this tornado was the second worst in recent history and the worst was in more or less the same area, I think your map doesn't say it all."Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
More people were killed here simply because it's a population center. There are plenty of other big tornados appearing all over that area.
el stovey said:
Derek Smith said:
captainzep said:
Not sure if serious...
"Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
Given that this tornado was the second worst in recent history and the worst was in more or less the same area, I think your map doesn't say it all."Tornado alley" is just a phrase which describes a relatively large area where many tornadoes are most likely to occur.
Perhaps this map will show why you can't relocate settlements out of harms way:
More people were killed here simply because it's a population center. There are plenty of other big tornados appearing all over that area.
However, my main point remains, you can't build cities out of harm's way, despite the number of tornadoes spawned in 'tornado alley', 3 people died in New England in 2011, and there are recent tornado fatalities in Canada, Mexico, Bangladesh, Poland, Sweden and France...
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