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Actual facts needed about storm shelters being sucked out of the ground/doors failing
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<blockquote data-quote="Foghorn" data-source="post: 2201750" data-attributes="member: 8834"><p>I worked at the may 3, 99, piedmont may of 11and the most recent. Never saw even one failure as described. </p><p></p><p>Saw a sloped front concrete with some cracking/chipping from a direct impact of ford pickup. But it held together fine. Also helped people out of two flat style ones during the piedmont twister near falcon lake.</p><p>One was blocked by debris, the other the door was jammed and wouldn't slide. Three of us jumped on the door and it popped back into the track straight. It was tweaked out of the track. No clue if it was suction or debris impact that caused it. There was nothing left of the house, even pulled the ceramic tile of the slab. The residents said the door was rattling like crazy and were scared peeless but never said they thought it was coming off.</p><p>Anything that gets you below ground is better than a closet. But I saw several above ground ones in Moore this time, they all worked fine also. My mom got one last year due to health problems that would make it difficult to get down the stairs.</p><p></p><p>These stories of doors sucked off and people being sucked to their deaths probably are more urban legend based in facts from older shelters with wood doors from the 30's and 40's. </p><p>sorry no pics,</p><p></p><p>Fog</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Foghorn, post: 2201750, member: 8834"] I worked at the may 3, 99, piedmont may of 11and the most recent. Never saw even one failure as described. Saw a sloped front concrete with some cracking/chipping from a direct impact of ford pickup. But it held together fine. Also helped people out of two flat style ones during the piedmont twister near falcon lake. One was blocked by debris, the other the door was jammed and wouldn't slide. Three of us jumped on the door and it popped back into the track straight. It was tweaked out of the track. No clue if it was suction or debris impact that caused it. There was nothing left of the house, even pulled the ceramic tile of the slab. The residents said the door was rattling like crazy and were scared peeless but never said they thought it was coming off. Anything that gets you below ground is better than a closet. But I saw several above ground ones in Moore this time, they all worked fine also. My mom got one last year due to health problems that would make it difficult to get down the stairs. These stories of doors sucked off and people being sucked to their deaths probably are more urban legend based in facts from older shelters with wood doors from the 30's and 40's. sorry no pics, Fog [/QUOTE]
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