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Posted on 5/30/25 at 3:19 pm to madmaxvol
Not a tornado, but Harvey and the Blue Shed this thing had it's own twitter acccount. 
I was watching live when this went down.
I was watching live when this went down. 
Posted on 5/30/25 at 3:19 pm to Chastains
The dead man walking tornado from Jarrell looked absolutely terrifying.
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Posted on 5/30/25 at 3:20 pm to Chastains
For these it wouldn’t matter. House and occupants would be gone in any direct hit from the ones you listed. In many cases those tornadoes took out brick homes completely.
Jarrell is probably the worst though. Some people underground didn’t make it through that one.
Jarrell is probably the worst though. Some people underground didn’t make it through that one.
This post was edited on 5/30/25 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 5/30/25 at 3:20 pm to Chastains
All would be equally as bad
Posted on 5/30/25 at 4:03 pm to Ghost of Colby
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Jarrell, Texas tornado left nothing but slabs and partial slabs.
Crazy that it took all those houses but it left those fire trucks and cars there.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 4:08 pm to Chastains
I know of one. 
Posted on 5/30/25 at 4:14 pm to Chastains
The Tuscaloosa 2011 tornado was not listed but there were many very well built brick homes in the Forest Lake area that were completely gone. Gone like the brick foundations sucked out of the ground. Swimming pools empty.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 4:29 pm to Tiger Prawn
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Wakita, 1996
Finger of God
Posted on 5/30/25 at 4:53 pm to ManWithNoNsme
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The town of Joplin commissioned our company for an EF5 proof shelter. I designed that structure. It’s right next to the school now. It’s solid concrete with a frick-ton of rebar in it. 25’ deep anchors on the foundation. Each module weighs over 80,000lbs.
Yup.
I worked on a "tornado-proof" safe room structure back in the day. The brick on the outside was just for looks, it was all reinforced concrete behind. A brick house just has waterproofing, sheathing, and studs behind the brick.. an F5 would shred it.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 5:15 pm to Chastains
The pictures from the Joplin tornado were disturbing.
I honestly don’t know how you live on the other side of town from that and just go about your business. I’d have to move to another state or something.
I honestly don’t know how you live on the other side of town from that and just go about your business. I’d have to move to another state or something.
This post was edited on 5/30/25 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 5/30/25 at 5:28 pm to Chastains
The Jarrell tornado was very slow moving with wickedly strong winds - easily the worst of the bunch. It stalled over that neighborhood for three minutes - what a hellscape it was.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 6:52 pm to Chastains
Moore, OK
Posted on 5/30/25 at 6:57 pm to ManWithNoNsme
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I designed that structure. It’s right next to the school now. It’s solid concrete with a frick-ton of rebar in it. 25’ deep anchors on the foundation. Each module weighs over 80,000lbs.
I fell like it all comes down to PSI. And in my mind...you can build a structure to withstand almost any lateral load.
What is the updraft force of a tornado? Legitimately don't know. Only ever been in one and it was all just extremely hugh winds.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 6:57 pm to Chastains
Just a brick house with no shelter or basement?
Jarrell. It moved at a snail's pace. If you managed to survive you would have spent minutes in the worst weather conditions imaginable.
Jarrell. It moved at a snail's pace. If you managed to survive you would have spent minutes in the worst weather conditions imaginable.
This post was edited on 5/30/25 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 5/30/25 at 6:59 pm to Nutriaitch
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don't remember where it happened, but a few years ago an F4 leveled everything in an area except 1 house that didn't even lose any shingles.
Well....
We knew who was right with the Lord on that day.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 7:00 pm to boot
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That was the Smithville tornado
The Philadelphia, MS tornado dug the trench, but all the EF5s on that day had some degree of ground scouring.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 7:01 pm to Chastains
Does it really matter? You're dead with any of them
Posted on 5/30/25 at 7:04 pm to fr33manator
Here is a picture from Smithville to ponder on:
Posted on 5/30/25 at 7:09 pm to AlterDWI
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I was standing about a half mile away when it came through Decatur. It was raining debris everywhere. Tree bark, roof shingles, clothes, anything you can think of. I caught a piece of mail & it was addressed 100 miles away in Mississippi.
I was 3ish miles from it, also in Decatur, right on the river. The entire storm looked like it was sitting on the river as it crossed it, like you could reach out and touch the clouds in the meso.
Maybe 10-15 minutes prior that tornado had killed a coworkers mother and uncle, and left his wife and daughter trapped in the stairwell under what was left of their home.
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