Posted on 05/20/2013 12:46:11 PM PDT by dirtboy
Tornado warnings up in Oklahoma. Watches in TX, OK, KS, MO, far NW Arkansas.
Yep, Texas landscape is such that underground shelters are not as feasible as in Oklahoma.
There are those that are urging the government to start recommending a helmet as part of storm prep. There is some evidence that a baseball batter’s helmet with face screen does very well. Also lot’s of people with kids have those already, and handy this time of year.
You can survive quite powerful tornadoes in an interior bathroom. House could be gone and you could survive. You’d have a good chance in ALMOST anything in a bathtub that you’ve pulled a mattress on top of.
KWTV - NEWS 9
WX UPDATE: Pauls Valley area you need to take your tornado precautions now. The storm to your west has a history of producing tornadoes. www.news.com.
about a minute ago near Oklahoma City, OK
I was just watching a video last night on the 1999 tornado.....how could this happen again?
Marcella,
Here is a DuPont above-ground shelter product rated for Category 5 hurricanes and F5 tornadoes - made of Kevlar.
No idea how much it costs or how much to install, but you’re not doomed if you can’t get underground.
http://www2.dupont.com/Stormroom/en_US/products/Products_subpages/meeting_exceeding.html
Try to reach your family. Do it now. We are praying for you and your family.
Please, don’t make a point about homeschooling over a disaster like this. Schools in that area are sturdier than most homes in a tornado.
That poor guy that was just interviewed appeared to be in shock. 75 to 100 of the horses on his farm were killed.
Tomorrow is going to be the nervous day for us here in DFW.
If it’s an iron tub . They did a show of Mythbusters on that.(the ‘Lethal Weapon’ movie myth)
Nope, nothing underground.
Tornadic activity is expected far north of here, possibly affecting my ex-wife in Decatur.
My structure held up to Ike, I’m not terribly worried.
Gets real bad, I’ll repair to the pump house over the well.
Oddly enough, that sucker is the toughest structure on the property.
Most of the homes are gone too.
“There is some evidence that a baseball batter’s helmet with face screen does very well.”
The motorcycle helmet I bought has a face protector - keep it in the downstairs bathroom which is my strongest room.
The foundations are whistle-clean...the houses are just...gone.
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