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Author: OlinOlin Date: Feb 6, 2008 06:59
> Nothing serious here in midtown. I spent the storm-core passage in the
> basement of 'WhichWich?' on West End. My daughter was due to get off work
> at 10, so I pulled into there around 9:15 to help her get done. The storm
> caught us, but as you know, it was a non-event.
>
> Apparently it was a lot stronger both before and after it came through the
> Metro area, causing damage all along its path through West TN, then
> ramping back up and causing more damage through Gallatin and further
> northeast into KY.
>
> I'm waiting for Round Two now at 11:40.....
>
> jak
Near as I can tell, the Priest Lake Crowd all survived. The tornado sirens
went off about twenty times between about 8 and 10, but the brunt of the
storm passed toward downtown from us.
No damage here that I've yet seen.
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Author: maxomaxo Date: Feb 6, 2008 08:08
On Feb 6, 9:53 am, "Olin" comcast.net> wrote:>> Nothing serious here in midtown. I spent the storm-core passage in the
>> basement of 'WhichWich?' on West End. My daughter was due to get off work
>> at 10, so I pulled into there around 9:15 to help her get done. The storm
>> caught us, but as you know, it was a non-event.
>
>> Apparently it was a lot stronger both before and after it came through the
>> Metro area, causing damage all along its path through West TN, then
>> ramping back up and causing more damage through Gallatin and further
>> northeast into KY.
>
>> I'm waiting for Round Two now at 11:40.....
>
>> jak
>
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Author: Kent FinnellKent Finnell Date: Feb 6, 2008 09:09
"Olin" comcast.net> wrote in message news:Wbadnfks3f_RJzTanZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2d@comcast.com...>> Nothing serious here in midtown. I spent the storm-core passage in the
>> basement of 'WhichWich?' on West End. My daughter was due to get off work
>> at 10, so I pulled into there around 9:15 to help her get done. The storm
>> caught us, but as you know, it was a non-event.
>>
>> Apparently it was a lot stronger both before and after it came through the
>> Metro area, causing damage all along its path through West TN, then
>> ramping back up and causing more damage through Gallatin and further
>> northeast into KY.
>>
>> I'm waiting for Round Two now at 11:40.....
>>
>> jak
>
> Near as I can tell, the Priest Lake Crowd all survived. The tornado sirens
> went off about twenty times between about 8 and 10, but the brunt of the ...
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Author: OlinOlin Date: Feb 6, 2008 18:04
> On Feb 6, 9:53 am, "Olin" comcast.net> wrote:>>> Nothing serious here in midtown. I spent the storm-core passage in the
>>> basement of 'WhichWich?' on West End. My daughter was due to get off
>>> work
>>> at 10, so I pulled into there around 9:15 to help her get done. The
>>> storm
>>> caught us, but as you know, it was a non-event.
>>
>>> Apparently it was a lot stronger both before and after it came through
>>> the
>>> Metro area, causing damage all along its path through West TN, then
>>> ramping back up and causing more damage through Gallatin and further
>>> northeast into KY.
>> ...
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Author: JCroweJCrowe Date: Feb 6, 2008 17:17
Glad to hear you folks came through this thing OK. Sounds
like a pretty close call for much of TN, and some real
nasty bits...not the ideal way to make national news.
Again, glad you are all safe.
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Author: KDKD Date: Feb 6, 2008 19:31
On Feb 6, 7:17 pm, JCrowe hotrats.org> wrote:
> Glad to hear you folks came through this thing OK. Sounds
> like a pretty close call for much of TN, and some real
> nasty bits...not the ideal way to make national news.
> Again, glad you are all safe.
Our neighborhood was specifically mentioned on the weather report
about possible problem areas. We made it through the first tornado
possibility, then lost power as we heard that other storms with the
possibility of tornado activity were on the way. I slept in the
basement (no windows) and the power was back on by the time I woke
up. No apparent damage, nothing as much as large limbs down, in this
neighborhood.
-KD
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Author: OlinOlin Date: Feb 6, 2008 22:23
"KD" gmail.com> wrote in message>
> Our neighborhood was specifically mentioned on the weather report
> about possible problem areas. We made it through the first tornado
> possibility, then lost power as we heard that other storms with the
> possibility of tornado activity were on the way. I slept in the
> basement (no windows) and the power was back on by the time I woke
> up. No apparent damage, nothing as much as large limbs down, in this
> neighborhood.
>
Not trying to start a fight over what's the safest approach to surviving a
tornado, but this is something that frightens me to no end... local media
types telling folks to head for the basement when tornadoes are marching
about.
Unless my basement (and I don't even have one) were to be significantly
reinforced, it would be the last place I'd head with a twister bearing down
on my abode.
Reason?
Simple.
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Author: OlinOlin Date: Feb 7, 2008 07:27
> On 2008-02-06 20:04:00 -0600, "Olin" comcast.net> said:
>> On
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>>> Feb 6, 9:53 am, "Olin" comcast.net> wrote:>>>> "jakdedert" bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> news:vKbqj.91950$K27.90969@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
>>>>>>>>> Nothing serious here in midtown. I spent the storm-core passage in
>>>>> the
>>>>> basement of 'WhichWich?' on West End. My daughter was due to get off
>>>>>> work
>>>>> at 10, so I pulled into there around 9:15 to help her get done. The >
>>>>> storm ...
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Author: KDKD Date: Feb 7, 2008 06:07
On Feb 7, 12:23 am, "Olin" comcast.net> wrote:
> It's costly, but the safest thing to do in or under your home is to build a
> storm room. They're often made of steel, and they can withstand just about
> anything if they're properly installed.
I understand your issue about basements, and I have pondered the same
thing myself. However (this assumes the absence of a storm room), I
believe the statistics would prove that the biggest danger in a
tornado is being hit from flying debris. This would include something
as simple as massive shards of glass being blown *into* the house from
broken windows. A basement is the best place in the house for
protection from that.
Yes, you risk the house falling *in* on you, but the *overall* odds
are still better. That one (or even more) lady died while in her
basement is anecdotal and doesn't speak to what is generally best. We
don't know if she would have died anyway as even *minor* damage to a
house can kill a person (try getting slapped upside the head by a 2x4
traveling at several hundred miles per house).
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