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14 killed as tornadoes carve through central U.S.

World May. 26, 2011 - 05:47AM JST ( 4 )

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Taka313May. 26, 2011 - 07:29AM JST

They showed a lot of storm chaser footage on CNN. I watched a semi-trailer literally disintegrate when a twister hit it. It was surreal. I've never seen anything like it.

Taka
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rajakumarMay. 26, 2011 - 09:04AM JST

500 over killed by tornados,most casualties since 1950s in mid west. Many still missing.

Joplin people should have been prepared ,should have got into their cars and move away from twisters path.
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TheQuestionMay. 26, 2011 - 10:40AM JST

Joplin people should have been prepared

There's only so much one can prepare for and I can't think of anybody that would suggest getting into a car as a viable method of evading a tornado. They're unpredictable and if they can pick up a house they can easily toss a car plus there's the debris flying at a couple hundred miles an hour. Best case scenario is a windowless storm shelter, next would be a windowless room preferable in a basement, next is a windowless room as low to the ground as possible with something protecting you from debris. My house has a steel coal shed and I don't know if that would even protect me from some of the bigger ones.
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SmorkianMay. 26, 2011 - 10:47AM JST

Joplin people should have been prepared ,should have got into their cars and move away from twisters path.

Wow, you really don't want to do that. You don't want to be in your car during a tornado. Find a reinforced structure, the strongest you can. Stay away from windows and doors.

That was an EF5 tornado. There's damn near nothing you can do to prepare for that.