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

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   "This can be achieved if the tornado is visible at a far distance and there is light traffic, by driving at right angles to the perceived path of the tornado and seeking shelter in a sturdy ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. 1997 Jarrell tornado - Wikipedia

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   On May 27, 1997, a large and slow-moving F5 tornado caused inconceivable damage across portions of the Jarrell, Texas area. The tornado killed 27 residents of the town, mainly in a single subdivision, and inflicted approximately $40 million (1997 USD) in damages in its 13-minute, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) track.

6. Drone footage shows storm chasers measuring ... - AOL

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   When built, the vehicle's suspension was modified to an airbag setup that can drop the vehicle and its armor into the ground to safely ride out a tornado, according to The Drive. The vehicle made ...

7. Reconstructing the storm: How meteorologists conduct tornado ...

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   An EF4 tornado with wind speeds ranging from 166 to 200 mph can cause devastating damage. Most to all walls on a well-built house will likely collapse, and high-rise buildings can sustain ...

8. 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado - Wikipedia

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   Several homes to the southwest of Hackleburg were swept away as the tornado moved to the northeast, where it would rip the roof off of an underground cinderblock tornado shelter, and nearby roads would be scoured from the ground. [9] The tornado would also drain a 5-acre (2.0 ha) pond of water, and trees nearby were debarked. Later surveys ...

9. Deadly tornadoes produce catastrophic damage across Midwest ...

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   Meteorologists at the NWS office in Little Rock moved to a tornado shelter on Friday when it became evident the tornado was approaching. The office in Memphis took over issuing warnings for the ...