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2. 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 ...

3. 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.

4. Tornado preparedness - Wikipedia

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   In rural homes, generators are also helpful to maintain power with enough fuel for a few days. 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 ...

5. 15 Severe Weather Safety Tips That Could Save Your Life - AOL

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   When a tornado warning is issued, head to a basement, interior room on the lowest floor away from windows, or an alternate storm shelter if you live in a manufactured home.

6. What To Do During A Severe Storm If You Live In A Home ... - AOL

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   Many mobile home parks now provide storm shelters for residents, but if that is not the case where you live, then the best course of action is to get out before a storm hits. If no shelter is ...

7. Tornado myths - Wikipedia

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   Often people try to avoid or outrun a tornado in a vehicle. Although cars can travel faster than the average tornado, the directive from the National Weather Service is for house-dwellers in the path of a tornado to take shelter at home rather than risk an escape by vehicle. [15] This is a result of several factors and statistics.

8. Simple Steps You Need To Be Prepared For Severe Weather - AOL

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   Don't count on an outdoor siren to warn you inside your home, or wake you at night. Tornado sirens are meant to warn those outdoors to seek shelter. You may live too far away from the nearest ...

9. Tornado intensity - Wikipedia

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   EF4 damage can be expected to level even the most robustly built homes, making the common practice of sheltering in an interior room on the ground floor of a residence insufficient to ensure survival. A storm shelter, bomb shelter, reinforced basement, or other subterranean shelter can provide substantial safety against EF4 tornadoes. [24]