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2. 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 ...

3. Oklahoma storm shelter checklist: How to prepare, what to ...

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   Here's what you need to know to prepare your storm shelter and go-bag in case you need to take shelter during a tornado. Oklahoma storm shelters: Prepare now for severe weather

4. Tornadoes in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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   Several destructive tornadoes have hit the state of Oklahoma since 1882, the year with the first recorded tornado within state boundaries. Oklahoma, located in Tornado Alley, experiences around 68 tornadoes annually, with each EF3+ tornado killing an average of 2.9 people. 497 tornadoes have been classified as "intense" in Oklahoma, being rated F3+ on the Fujita Scale [note 1] or EF3+ on the ...

5. Tornado emergency - Wikipedia

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   It is recommended that people in the path of a large and violent tornado, whether referenced in a tornado warning or a tornado emergency, seek shelter in a basement, cellar or safe room, as stronger tornadoes (particularly those significant enough to warrant the inclusion of a tornado emergency declaration within a tornado warning) pose a ...

6. This map may save lives when there's a tornado threat - AOL

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   Mobile homes provide little to no shelter from tornadoes, so residents should have an emergency preparedness plan ready and research the closest community tornado shelter, experts say.

7. Is Oklahoma part of Tornado Alley? Which states are part of ...

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   Only three whole states are part of tornado alley: Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Parts of Louisiana, Iowa, Nebraska, eastern Colorado and the northern part of Texas are considered part of the alley.

8. Tornado preparedness - Wikipedia

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   A tornado operates as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends downward from a thunderstorm, to the ground, with swirling winds which have reached 300 miles per hour (480 km/h). [2] The wind speed might be difficult to imagine: traveling the length of a U.S. football field within 1 second [ 3 ] (over 130 meters or 430 feet per second).

9. Storm chasers spot tornado in Oklahoma as hail pelts Kansas ...

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   Storm chasers spotted a tornado on the ground Monday in rural Oklahoma while large hail pelted parts of Kansas as forecasters issued a rare high risk warning for the two states with the ...