Surviving Tornados

Tornados survival, what is key?

Tornados are a personal thing for me. My Grandfather moved from Kansas to California after his daughter was killed. One of my best friends was on the phone with me in Oklahoma when a twister went through his back yard and nearly killed him. There is nothing more helpless than being a thousand miles away from someone and not be able to help them.

So what is key to survival? The safe room is proving itself over and over to be the only true key to survival. Early warning systems are getting better, but if we do not have a room that can withstand a telephone pole coming at 70 miles per hour at us, we lose.

Safe rooms should be mandatory in Tornado alley, but no one seems to have the courage to pass the legislation. A design that is always in a specific area of the foundation to help first responders and a vault as simple as a cement room.

This really is not that expensive at the time of manufacturing. A simple cement room can come from even a new septic vault buried right at foundation level. Keep in mind this is a room you would be in for at the most 12 hours and more likely 2 hours.

If we are going to live in peace in Tornado alley we are going to have to take the responsibility for our own survival and make arrangements to protect our families.