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24. Depends on what the strength of the tornado is really

Sat Jun 29, 2019, 08:06 PM

Jun 2019

In Joplin we had a few die because the house, what was left, collapse into the basement. Others died because of direct hit to the house.

Depending on how your house was built and if it is going to be a direct hit, all you can do is seek shelter of some kind and hang on.

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Tornado alley people: where is the best place to be during a tornado? [View all] applegrove Jun 2019 OP

Probably this is one good place although you don't want to be trapped in the basement... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #1

Thanks. applegrove Jun 2019 #13

Recommendations from NOAA: SeattleVet Jun 2019 #2

Thanks. applegrove Jun 2019 #14

Usually anywhere other than tornado alley. unblock Jun 2019 #3

Tornado alley has moved north to ottawa. We are getting storms and applegrove Jun 2019 #8

apparently, under a freeway overpass yellowdogintexas Jun 2019 #4

They say that is dangerous in the instructions i just read. applegrove Jun 2019 #15

NO!!! orangecrush Jun 2019 #34

no not under any bridge.... samnsara Jun 2019 #70

If you're in a building without a basement VMA131Marine Jun 2019 #5

I have one of those if i close some doors. applegrove Jun 2019 #19

My Mom was convinced it was under the laundry sink, in the basement. Siwsan Jun 2019 #6

great description, very visual - GNASHING, SLATHERING JAWS OF DEATH nt msongs Jun 2019 #11

Tough choice to make. But i would take on the spiders. applegrove Jun 2019 #16

The trauma is still with me Siwsan Jun 2019 #20

My family visited cousins with beachfront property when i was 4. My applegrove Jun 2019 #21

In your storm cellar... PoliticAverse Jun 2019 #7

I own no lawn of my own. applegrove Jun 2019 #17

Oz jberryhill Jun 2019 #9

Not always... petronius Jun 2019 #12

lol jberryhill Jun 2019 #25

Yes, that government customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #60

Just like ours today! nt Laffy Kat Jun 2019 #68

That was karma. CentralMass Jun 2019 #26

She wasn't in a basement. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #59

She is now jberryhill Jun 2019 #69

Barbados MuseRider Jun 2019 #10

LOL pangaia Jun 2019 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #18

Hawaii trof Jun 2019 #22

Check out the basement watoos Jun 2019 #23

Depends on what the strength of the tornado is really Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #24

I remember that. Terrible. applegrove Jun 2019 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #72

Bottom floor with as many walls between you and the outside as possible. Runningdawg Jun 2019 #27

Vibes to you in Tornado Alley. applegrove Jun 2019 #32

I will take all the help we can get. Thanks Runningdawg Jun 2019 #73

Not in Tornado Alley. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #28

Tornado Alley has come to me in Ottawa. applegrove Jun 2019 #30

You have a better chance at a lower EF scale. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #46

That is good to know. Are you getting more or less EF and occurences with applegrove Jun 2019 #47

More and higher. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #50

Oh dam. I'm so sorry. applegrove Jun 2019 #54

Till we as a planet get our act together and handle climate change... Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #58

Climate change is #1 issue for canadians this summer. The election is in October. applegrove Jun 2019 #63

basement corner nearest the tornado Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2019 #31

I am in a cinder block building. So i think i am safe from that. But i will keep staying close to applegrove Jun 2019 #33

Hang in there. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #36

The storm warning is over. I just wanted to know what to do if it ever happens. applegrove Jun 2019 #38

Please forgive for not looking. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #40

Oh sorry. Did not think. Deleting it. applegrove Jun 2019 #41

Leave it for everyone else. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #44

Nope. I called people from tornado alley to this thread and did not think. applegrove Jun 2019 #49

if not a basement stay away from that sw wall Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2019 #66

Thanks. I think we only get EF 1s or 2s. But good advice. My apartment is in the basement of a applegrove Jun 2019 #67

For most of tornado alley, people tend to not have basements Major Nikon Jun 2019 #35

There in Joplin some of the older houses were built over... Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #37

Sounds horrible. applegrove Jun 2019 #39

It kept me alive while the house bought it. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #42

My god. The world is lucky to have you. applegrove Jun 2019 #43

Don't know how lucky the world is.... Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #45

We are lucky here. Your family is lucky. Your friends are lucky. Good applegrove Jun 2019 #48

Away from Tornado Alley. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2019 #51

In another state. I actually slept through a tornado in 2003, because I'm severely hearing impaired tblue37 Jun 2019 #52

Do most people hear them coming? I was at the door at 6PM and there was garbage flying around. applegrove Jun 2019 #57

They say it sounds like a loud freight train. nt tblue37 Jun 2019 #71

In Carp OneBlueDotBama Jun 2019 #53

Yes. I'll keep that in mind. LOL! 100,000 sq feet and 75 feet down i think many would applegrove Jun 2019 #55

Tornadoes while rare... OneBlueDotBama Jun 2019 #61

We get thunderstorms as a norm in the spring and early summer in ottawa. applegrove Jun 2019 #64

'Else' - someplace else. keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #62

Vibes to you all in Tornado Alley and thanks for your help. applegrove Jun 2019 #65

Hawaii. Nt hack89 Jun 2019 #74