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<blockquote data-quote="fustigate" data-source="post: 2221671" data-attributes="member: 18799"><p>I've been helping with some clean up and one of the things that surprised me is the peripheral damage isn't <em>that</em> bad. (I mean the houses that didn't get run over by the tornado, but that were very close to the path.) Don't get me wrong, these houses are totaled and I would <em>not</em> want to be in one, but they're also mostly still standing. Someone inside could have survived in this on-the-edge-of-the-storm houses.</p><p></p><p>I worked on one probably built in the '60s that was in really bad shape, but it was still standing (well...leaning) even after getting hit again by the storm Friday, May 31st.</p><p>Another house was built in the '90s or '00s. The roof was gone, but it was still in pretty decent shape, structurally.</p><p>A family could have survived in a bathroom or closet (perhaps some scratches from debris).</p><p></p><p>Now, I'm certainly not saying "Oh, just play the odds and don't spend all that money on a shelter." But I'm also not saying, "IF YOU'RE NOT BELOW GROUND, YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!!"</p><p></p><p>Since the original post asked for a photo, below is all I have. It's the only above ground shelter I've seen. Please note that the house was cleared away <em>later</em>; the tornado did not scrape the slab. I don't know about the door (which faced south)... Based on the siding, this exterior room seems like it might have been an addition to the house, which is an interesting idea.</p><p>This was near the previously-mentioned house built in the '60s. This neighborhood was off of Eastern and SE 4th (behind the Moore Public Schools admin building/the old hospital).</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]30446[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fustigate, post: 2221671, member: 18799"] I've been helping with some clean up and one of the things that surprised me is the peripheral damage isn't [I]that[/I] bad. (I mean the houses that didn't get run over by the tornado, but that were very close to the path.) Don't get me wrong, these houses are totaled and I would [I]not[/I] want to be in one, but they're also mostly still standing. Someone inside could have survived in this on-the-edge-of-the-storm houses. I worked on one probably built in the '60s that was in really bad shape, but it was still standing (well...leaning) even after getting hit again by the storm Friday, May 31st. Another house was built in the '90s or '00s. The roof was gone, but it was still in pretty decent shape, structurally. A family could have survived in a bathroom or closet (perhaps some scratches from debris). Now, I'm certainly not saying "Oh, just play the odds and don't spend all that money on a shelter." But I'm also not saying, "IF YOU'RE NOT BELOW GROUND, YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!!" Since the original post asked for a photo, below is all I have. It's the only above ground shelter I've seen. Please note that the house was cleared away [I]later[/I]; the tornado did not scrape the slab. I don't know about the door (which faced south)... Based on the siding, this exterior room seems like it might have been an addition to the house, which is an interesting idea. This was near the previously-mentioned house built in the '60s. This neighborhood was off of Eastern and SE 4th (behind the Moore Public Schools admin building/the old hospital). [ATTACH=CONFIG]30446[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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