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2. What you can do to try to stay safe when a tornado hits, and ...

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   The ideal places to take shelter are enclosed, underground shelters and basements, or a safe room above ground that's designed to withstand tornadic winds. ... or a safe room above ground that's ...

3. Storm cellar - Wikipedia

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   There are several different styles of storm cellars. There are the generic underground storm/tornado cellar, also called storm or tornado shelters, as well as the new above-ground safe rooms. A "cellar" is an underground unit, but for the sake of the specified use of a "storm cellar" to protect one from high-wind storms, it seems relevant to ...

4. Tornado preparedness - Wikipedia

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   Some above-ground safe rooms have been built with steel-rebar rods in cement-filled cinder blocks, to withstand winds of 250 miles per hour (400 km/h). Rural homes might have an outside storm cellar, or other external bunker, to avoid being trapped within a collapsing house. In rural homes, generators are also helpful to maintain power with ...

5. What to do in a tornado? How to keep you and your family safe ...

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   A tornado watch means weather conditions could spawn tornadoes within the watch area. People should stay aware of weather conditions and be prepared to act if watchers spot a tornado.

6. What Kind of House Can Withstand a Twister? - AOL

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   Chapman-Henderson recommends tornado-safe rooms that are constructed following FEMA guidance or are ICC 500-certified storm shelters because they can withstand extreme winds up to EF-4 or EF-5 ...

7. Tornado watch - Wikipedia

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   When a tornado watch is issued, people within the region of expected tornado threat are advised to review safety precautions in the event they must seek immediate shelter in a basement, cellar, safe room or a sturdy above-ground room in the center section of a home or building (such as a bathroom or closet) when a tornado warning or severe ...