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With the threat of strong tornadoes in the forecast once again for Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas on Saturday, the weather service urged people to have emergency supplies, know where their safe places ...
Here's a look at some tornado safety tips: CLASSIC PRECAUTIONS. Weather radios, specialized receivers that get alerts and can sound an alarm in an emergency, are something that every home and business should have, said Rick Smith, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s forecast office in Norman, Oklahoma.
Tornado safety tips. Second only to hurricanes, tornadoes are among nature’s most destructive forces, with wind speeds ranging from 65 mph to over 200 mph, according to the NWS. An average of 71 ...
Tornado season in the U.S. is in full swing. From basements to helmets, here are some safety tips from the experts.
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 ...
The 2013 Moore tornado was a large and violent EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas on the afternoon of May 20, 2013, with peak winds estimated at 210 miles per hour (340 km/h), killing 24 people (plus two indirect fatalities) [2] and injuring 212 others. [3]
The tornado travelled from top-right to bottom-left in this photo. At 8:58 p.m. CDT on October 20, a tornado began in Dallas County, Texas, near the interaction of Spur 348 and Luna Road, snapping large tree limbs. The tornado moved east-northeast across Interstate 35E quickly reaching high-end EF2 strength. A strip mall was severely damaged ...
Doing so is recommended during thunderstorms and tornadoes by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. That’s the opposite of a commonly held misconception: “There’s still a chunk of people out there who think you’re supposed to open the doors and windows to equalize the pressure,” Smith said.