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To: Venturer
Ask a stupid question I guess, but why don’t they put shelters in these schools?

They do have them, and the ones that don't, have strengthed portions of the structures for shelter. But this was a huge, powerful tornado (most likely EF5, from what I have seen on TV) and there is really nothing you can do to protect yourself from that powerful of a tornado, expect to get far underground. These are the ones that raze any structure to the ground, winds over 260 MPH. The most powerful winds ever recorded in a tornado were 318 MPH, in the tornado that came through Moore in 1999, on nearly the same path.

261 posted on 05/20/2013 6:32:18 PM PDT by LaRueLaDue
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To: LaRueLaDue

We had a tornado here in Maryland that struck a school back in the 30’s, a few years ago another tornado struck that same school.

Maybe it would be wise not to build in that same spot.


290 posted on 05/20/2013 6:51:07 PM PDT by Venturer
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