tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post2689404779414324668..comments2024-03-18T21:54:51.521-05:00Comments on MSE CREATIVE CONSULTING BLOG: The Joplin DeathsMike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17435605216805307424noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-68656170703097485192011-06-22T11:47:47.279-05:002011-06-22T11:47:47.279-05:00Most building codes look at wind speeds of 80-120 ...Most building codes look at wind speeds of 80-120 mph. Few residential structures are built to survive unscathed with winds of 120-150. These are just winds not the stuff carried along by these winds ex snow, trees, etc. A storm that rips culverts out of the ground is difficult to resist. <br />In the 1960s there was a program sponsored by Civil Defense for design of simple in ground bomb shelters. Might be adaptable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-56018636508487040532011-06-20T13:47:59.171-05:002011-06-20T13:47:59.171-05:00If fewer new homes are being built with basements ...If fewer new homes are being built with basements (as the Joplin Globe article states), then it would be a good thing to provide some sort of tax incentive to encourage installation of either an underground dedicated storm shelter or (if that's not practical due to water issues) an above-ground reinforced safe room. Being caught above ground in an ordinary residential building in an F4/F5 storm is a death sentence.<br /><br />And using hurricane straps to secure roofs in Tornado Alley and the South certainly ought to be required in building codes! In the more typical weaker tornadoes, those straps could make all the difference.<br /><br />DianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-37024523412475414372011-06-19T11:54:47.988-05:002011-06-19T11:54:47.988-05:00Yes, F-5's are horrible, horrible storms. Anot...Yes, F-5's are horrible, horrible storms. Another person passed away yesterday bringing the Joplin death toll to 154.Mike Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435605216805307424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-2123425194279816612011-06-19T08:46:29.193-05:002011-06-19T08:46:29.193-05:00"Is there a F5? What would that be like"..."Is there a F5? What would that be like"<br />"The finger of God"<br /><br />As corny as it sounded in the movie, that is probably the best desciprtion a person can give.Midwest Patriothttp://midwestpatriot.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com