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

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   However, Croskery has noted that many tornado shelters don't open until there is an active tornado warning. "Thirteen minutes is the average lead time for a tornado.

3. 1982 Marion tornado outbreak - Wikipedia

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   The tornado struck a car along Interstate 57, causing it to explode. [2] By 3:30 p.m. the tornado had exited the city and dissipated near Illinois Route 166. The tornado had destroyed the Shawnee Village Apartment Complex and severely damaged three shopping centers.

4. List of Illinois tornadoes - Wikipedia

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   Illinois has had large tornado outbreaks in the past, including the tornado outbreak sequence of December 18–20, 1957 and the 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak. Illinois is vulnerable to tornadoes with an average of 35 occurring annually, which puts much of the state at around 5 tornadoes per 10,000 square miles (30,000 km 2) annually. [1]

5. Storm cellar - Wikipedia

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   FEMA P-320, Taking Shelter from the Storm: Building a Safe Room for Your Home or Small Business (2014) [3] and ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters [4] provide engineering and testing requirements to ensure that above ground shelters manufactured to the published specifications will withstand winds in excess of ...

6. Metro-east warming centers available for people seeking ... - AOL

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   If you need to escape the cold, here’s where to find warming centers in southwestern Illinois. Metro-east warming centers available for people seeking shelter from frigid temperatures Skip to ...

7. Tornado preparedness - Wikipedia

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   There were no building codes requiring tornado shelters nor specifically designed to prevent tornado damage [15] until the 2011 Joplin tornado prompted a local ordinance requiring hurricane ties or similar fasteners. The state of Oklahoma adopted the minimum U.S. standard that year for the first time, but did not add high-wind protections like ...