re: Weather spinoff: How many of you have a storm shelter or safe room?

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tornado

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Tornado proof is the tough one...

Point taken.


Gotta hit the water...

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a moat

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Dig the moat out, use the dirt for fill.

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I have a safe space which you are violating, you racist patriarchal piece of shite

I will batton down the here at The Compound in Point Coupee.

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I would probably design an interior room (pantry, master closet maybe) with reinforced block walls and a concrete ceiling.

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Don't see that helping much in an EF4 or EF5 tornado. I mean, it may stand up to the wind but will it stand up to a 140 mph flying Volvo and assorted building materials picked up and tossed by the tornado?

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Making a whole house tornado-proof is pretty tough.

Rooms are pretty easy, if you put them underground.

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FIFY

Some people in Joplin knew a large wedge Tornado was approaching their houses and attempted to flee in their vehicles to a fire station or other area that had a shelter. Probably not a bad idea if they knew they had at least a few minutes and that their house had no basement or safe room. A direct hit inside the heavy damage path is pretty much going to wipe the slab clean. You might have a chance in the house if you are in the moderate damage path....where as that would be catastrophic in a vehicle. But at least the vehicle is mobile.

If it's a large wedge tornado, I think I'd try to make a run for a stronger building if I knew I had the time. Those are pretty rare on the gulf coast though (wedge tornados...not stronger buildings).

Does a safe space count?