Let's keep the TPF members in Tornado Alley.....

[limr]

Y'all are some special people out there in the middle.

 

[table1349]

Y'all are some special people out there in the middle.

Damn Straight there sugar britches.
Were proud of it too

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22 Reasons The Midwest Is The Best

 

[deeky]

This one rolled through just west of here this morning. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for pictures of damage to the church.

KELOLAND.com Tornado Damages Delmont

Tornado hit at 10:45 on a Sunday morning. They got the Sunday School kids into the basement bathrooms. The church and 8-10 homes were destroyed. Only 9 hurt and no one killed.

 

[table1349]

More expected this week according to the National Weather Service.

 

[runnah]

More expected this week according to the National Weather Service.

Stay safe.

Y'all are some special people out there in the middle.

Outlander!!!! We have your woman!!!

 

[ronlane]

Still here with sunny skies this morning. We are supposed to get two days in a row with no rain or storms. Sitting back and taking a breath and relaxing before the next round.

 

[pgriz]

So, given the number of tornados that pass through, doesn't it make sense to build homes below the surface? Probably a dumb question on my part. But I was wondering why it wouldn't make sense.

And I am hoping everyone is safe and without loss of life or property.

 

[ronlane]

So, given the number of tornados that pass through, doesn't it make sense to build homes below the surface? Probably a dumb question on my part. But I was wondering why it wouldn't make sense.

And I am hoping everyone is safe and without loss of life or property.

It would make sense but just not cost effective. The ground here isn't
conducive to it. I don't know of very many homes around that even have basements to them.

 

[waday]

So, given the number of tornados that pass through, doesn't it make sense to build homes below the surface? Probably a dumb question on my part. But I was wondering why it wouldn't make sense.

And I am hoping everyone is safe and without loss of life or property.

It would make sense but just not cost effective. The ground here isn't
conducive to it. I don't know of very many homes around that even have basements to them.

Are there any particular construction methods that are employed specifically for tornadoes? I guess it's hard enough to design for winds in excess of 100 mph, let alone 150-300+ mph.

 

[ronlane]

So, given the number of tornados that pass through, doesn't it make sense to build homes below the surface? Probably a dumb question on my part. But I was wondering why it wouldn't make sense.

And I am hoping everyone is safe and without loss of life or property.

It would make sense but just not cost effective. The ground here isn't
conducive to it. I don't know of very many homes around that even have basements to them.

Are there any particular construction methods that are employed specifically for tornadoes? I guess it's hard enough to design for winds in excess of 100 mph, let alone 150-300+ mph.

I'm not really the best person to ask about this. A normal house, I would say that there is nothing really geared toward this. I think others above have said it but the things that are done for tornado's are built in safe rooms (concrete or steel) and in ground shelters (the best and also can be steel or concrete). Obviously, below ground in a concrete shelter is probably the safest.

We have been pretty lucky this last week with the amount of damage. For most the tornado's have been the least of the issue. The biggest issue has been flooding. It has soaked everything and cause damage to roads and homes and businesses. We have been in a drought, so it's hard to be upset with the rain, until it's your stuff getting flooded.

 

[480sparky]

Are there any particular construction methods that are employed specifically for tornadoes? I guess it's hard enough to design for winds in excess of 100 mph, let alone 150-300+ mph.

 

[waday]

So, given the number of tornados that pass through, doesn't it make sense to build homes below the surface? Probably a dumb question on my part. But I was wondering why it wouldn't make sense.

And I am hoping everyone is safe and without loss of life or property.

It would make sense but just not cost effective. The ground here isn't
conducive to it. I don't know of very many homes around that even have basements to them.

Are there any particular construction methods that are employed specifically for tornadoes? I guess it's hard enough to design for winds in excess of 100 mph, let alone 150-300+ mph.

I'm not really the best person to ask about this. A normal house, I would say that there is nothing really geared toward this. I think others above have said it but the things that are done for tornado's are built in safe rooms (concrete or steel) and in ground shelters (the best and also can be steel or concrete). Obviously, below ground in a concrete shelter is probably the safest.

We have been pretty lucky this last week with the amount of damage. For most the tornado's have been the least of the issue. The biggest issue has been flooding. It has soaked everything and cause damage to roads and homes and businesses. We have been in a drought, so it's hard to be upset with the rain, until it's your stuff getting flooded.

Thanks! If I lived there, I'd definitely have an in-ground shelter!

Are there any particular construction methods that are employed specifically for tornadoes? I guess it's hard enough to design for winds in excess of 100 mph, let alone 150-300+ mph.

Thanks for the link and video! That's neat about the clips!

 

[pgriz]

I'm not so sure about the "not cost-effective" part. Talking to an architect, he was saying that the temperature tends to be much more even with underground dwellings, and with modern technologies, it's much more comfortable than it used to be. But then again, perhaps the ground/soil type make is more difficult.

 

[480sparky]

Thanks! If I lived there, I'd definitely have an in-ground shelter!

Oklahoma woman drowned inside storm shelter KFOR.com

 

[limr]

Thanks! If I lived there, I'd definitely have an in-ground shelter!

Oklahoma woman drowned inside storm shelter KFOR.com

I read about that, and I have one question that perhaps can be answered here: why was it impossible to escape? I'm not familiar with the typical construction/arrangement of storm cellars so it's hard for me imagine why someone would be stuck in one. I mean, there's a way in, so there's a way out, too, right? Were the doors blocked somehow? Or was she afraid of leaving because of the storm?