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Johan
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I personally wouldn't have thought so if it has glass doors. And with it having electricity in it and and some have metal frames and you get lightening with tornados I would definately say no. Not that I'm an expert. Tornados in the UK aren't that common but one did hit just at the end of my Mums lane. Brought down trees but it was through fields. My partner just missed it by about 2-3 minutes. He was dead excited - loves weather.
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Linda
What an interesting question Susan. I know that any time you can go to a smaller enclosed spot this is not on an outside wall, you are better off. The problem with a walk-in is that the walls are usually made from rigid styrofoam, so would not be a good deterrent for debris. I'm sure you have seen pictures of straw embedded in trees.
I've decided my safest room is my office, because it has no outside walls. If your walk-in is not against an outside wall, and your bathroom or hallway is against an outside wall, the walk-in may just be the best place. Like Johann mentioned, glass doors could be scary but they probably would fly open before breaking.
Lucky for us, we usually know when tornados are brewing and then I usually just close and go home because they don't USUALLY start until late afternoon or evening.
I've decided my safest room is my office, because it has no outside walls. If your walk-in is not against an outside wall, and your bathroom or hallway is against an outside wall, the walk-in may just be the best place. Like Johann mentioned, glass doors could be scary but they probably would fly open before breaking.
Lucky for us, we usually know when tornados are brewing and then I usually just close and go home because they don't USUALLY start until late afternoon or evening.
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considering tornados are probably all around Susan, I hope she found a safe place. We've had tornado warnings here (very rare) and have had them come within 30 miles of us but luckily our mountain seems to protect us a bit. I've always wondered where I would go in my house.. at the shop, I probably would head to my walk in - it's wood frame no windows..
The reason I asked was the sirens were going off for the third time, the sky was black, and the national weather service on the radio was saying take cover, take cover, take cover! My choice was the cooler or the basement, my building is so old, no one would find me in the basement, so I was thinking cooler, inside wall, double wall plywood construction. Then I looked outside and the skies were brightening, within 20 minutes we had some sun. There was significant damage about 8 miles south and people were killed close to where my Daughter lives, about a hundred miles away.
Well girlfriend-
I lived in Oklahoma city when the biggest dang tornado in Oklahoma history came through in 1999. BIG F-5. BUT not only that tornado but 70 tornados in all touched down that day. Scary as hell let me tell you- With NO where to run.
NO your cooler is not a safe place. The basement would have been a better place to take shelter- They would have looked for you there first- trust me. PLUS The cooler walls need to be bolted to the cement foundation, and bolted deep. This is my analogy for the saftey of the cooler. It's like putting a syrofoam cup over the top of you and you think it will keep you safe.
If the basement is too scary- the bathroom is the safest. May sound gross- but try to strap yourself to the toliet. The pipes for the toliet go down way far in the ground and would act like an anchor. Also the bathtub is a good too- however, during that F-5, a lady was in her bathtub, she had her head at the foot of the tub where there is metal. Lightening struck and they never found her head.
I also saw a woman with a 2x4 go clean through her neck and they were wheeling her into the hospital. She was alive!!! Flying debris is your worst enemy in a tornado.
Next time find a good hiding place, cover yourself if poss and text everyone in your phone where you are hiding, that way they know where to look for you. Tornados are scary scary scary. I actually used to have bad dreams about Tornados when I lived in Oklahoma. So I educated myself about them as much as I could.
I lived in Oklahoma city when the biggest dang tornado in Oklahoma history came through in 1999. BIG F-5. BUT not only that tornado but 70 tornados in all touched down that day. Scary as hell let me tell you- With NO where to run.
NO your cooler is not a safe place. The basement would have been a better place to take shelter- They would have looked for you there first- trust me. PLUS The cooler walls need to be bolted to the cement foundation, and bolted deep. This is my analogy for the saftey of the cooler. It's like putting a syrofoam cup over the top of you and you think it will keep you safe.
If the basement is too scary- the bathroom is the safest. May sound gross- but try to strap yourself to the toliet. The pipes for the toliet go down way far in the ground and would act like an anchor. Also the bathtub is a good too- however, during that F-5, a lady was in her bathtub, she had her head at the foot of the tub where there is metal. Lightening struck and they never found her head.
I also saw a woman with a 2x4 go clean through her neck and they were wheeling her into the hospital. She was alive!!! Flying debris is your worst enemy in a tornado.
Next time find a good hiding place, cover yourself if poss and text everyone in your phone where you are hiding, that way they know where to look for you. Tornados are scary scary scary. I actually used to have bad dreams about Tornados when I lived in Oklahoma. So I educated myself about them as much as I could.
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OMG Susan,
When I answered you, I had no idea what was going on down there. I hate tornados, I have since I was a child and had to go down into a cellar every time we were having them. It had bats. YUCK!!!!
Shannon is right on. If you have a basement, that's where you should be. It may not be a bad idea to come up with a family emergency plan for the future. Not only for tornados but fires and other things as well. You share with each other what each person plans to do if this or that happens so everybody is on the same page. Also, if you have some dumb idea like I'm going to go to the basement if there is a flood, (just for a really obvious example I hope), somebody can suggest a better alternative.
Also, great idea about texting everybody where you are, although mostly our cells don't get a signal in our basement so you might want to check that out before including it in your emergency plan.
I'm so glad you and yours came through that.
When I answered you, I had no idea what was going on down there. I hate tornados, I have since I was a child and had to go down into a cellar every time we were having them. It had bats. YUCK!!!!
Shannon is right on. If you have a basement, that's where you should be. It may not be a bad idea to come up with a family emergency plan for the future. Not only for tornados but fires and other things as well. You share with each other what each person plans to do if this or that happens so everybody is on the same page. Also, if you have some dumb idea like I'm going to go to the basement if there is a flood, (just for a really obvious example I hope), somebody can suggest a better alternative.
Also, great idea about texting everybody where you are, although mostly our cells don't get a signal in our basement so you might want to check that out before including it in your emergency plan.
I'm so glad you and yours came through that.
Our floral shop was destroyed by a F-5 tornado in June of 1980 the only thing left was
a fire protected file and the walk in cooler. The rest of the building was destroyed. Both are being used today.
The cooler had no glass and was bolted down.
I would NOT trust the cooler as a safe place unless it was the only place to hide.
Best place would be a basement if you have one.
Golferdude
a fire protected file and the walk in cooler. The rest of the building was destroyed. Both are being used today.
The cooler had no glass and was bolted down.
I would NOT trust the cooler as a safe place unless it was the only place to hide.
Best place would be a basement if you have one.
Golferdude
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Susan - I think you have a little tooo much time on your hands!! ( hee,hee ) What made you think of this? My cooler use to be tucked in an alcove in my workroom so it too would more than likely still be standing if a tornado hit.Plus it is was bolted down but still wouldn't go in it in a tornado. Basement safest spot for us too
