Tornado Aftermath

[hevnsnt]

A good friend of mine showed me this..

http://www.burnhamford.com/our_community.htm

This tornado missed her by 20 miles.

 

[imported_yovonbishop]

I hope I never get caught in one.. scary

 

[SagaLore]

Isn't Nebraska a tornado-prone state?

Why aren't they tornado-proofing their buildings?

 

[Jgtdragon]

Wow. I rather be in California and Earthquake than in a tornado country.

 

[Ogg]

 

[bunker]

Damn tornadoes are powerful!

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

 

[Amused]

Bummer

 

[PanzerIV]

Sh!t that's scary. That twister left one hell of a path of destruction.

 

[Adul]

wow. tornados sure leave their mark

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Jgtdragon
Wow. I rather be in California and Earthquake than in a tornado country.

I left Los Angeles (when a young kid) right after a big 5+ earthquake. It's not fun when you have everything falling on you.

There have been some interesting homes designed to withstand hurricanes with no problem - I think the same concept can be applied for tornado resistent homes. I've also had this idea that you can run high concrete slants along a town, and on each end position a very tall conical structure - the tornado will be forced to go around the town or dissipate because of air path distortion.

 

[sixone]

<-----lives in Kansas.

At least you can hide from a tornado, if you pay attention to the warnings. You might lose your stuff, but you have a good chance of surviving if you know what to do, and what not to do.

The reason we don't build tornado-resistant homes is that they cost a LOT of money, when your chances of taking a serious hit are relatively slim. If my budget allowed, sure, I'd build one with a concrete structure. Not likely to happen in a farming family. As for air path distortion, who's going to pay for a huge, ugly concrete structure surrounding a town or city? Might be great in theory, but difficult to make a reality.

 

[sixone]

Must add: my heart goes out those people who've lost so much. I can't even imagine...

 

[Mr N8]

:Q

That's absolutely insane! I've seen a few tonados drop out of clouds near my house, but they've never touched down.

 

[MichaelD]

And to think, I just moved here. I live in a brick apartment building....the Big, Bad Wolf couldn't blow down the piggies brick house...so I should be safe. Hopefully.

 

[conjur]

W:QW

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: sixone
<-----lives in Kansas.

At least you can hide from a tornado, if you pay attention to the warnings. You might lose your stuff, but you have a good chance of surviving if you know what to do, and what not to do.

The reason we don't build tornado-resistant homes is that they cost a LOT of money, when your chances of taking a serious hit are relatively slim. If my budget allowed, sure, I'd build one with a concrete structure. Not likely to happen in a farming family. As for air path distortion, who's going to pay for a huge, ugly concrete structure surrounding a town or city? Might be great in theory, but difficult to make a reality.

Build with steel. You'll save money in the end compared to wood structures. It's not just the materials you use, but the shape. Has to be somewhat conical - high speed winds have nothing to catch onto.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Isn't Nebraska a tornado-prone state?

Why aren't they tornado-proofing their buildings?

Considering how powerfull a tornado can be, I am not sure any above ground structure can be considered tornado proof.

Where I live, London Ontario, we are at the centre of our tornado alley. Already this month 3 tornadoes hit west of London. Back in 1979 Woodstock Ontario (half hour west of London) was 70% destroyed by a huge tornado. I was told by my one ex GF (Tracy) that she was almost killed by it.

Give these storms the respect they deserve.