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youngpunk420 t1_jec3hnc wrote

I live in an apartment. I'm on the bottom floor at least. But it still seems like if a tornado destroyed the apartment building things could fall on me. Like boards and nails.

I wish I knew of a basement or underground shelter I could run to if I needed it. I know you're supposed to be on the bottom floor, towards the center of the building. But that still leaves a lot up to chance. Is there anything I could go to to be safer? I don't know anyone with a shelter I could use. There should be a public one.

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PalPubPull OP t1_jec605n wrote

There are public ones. I used to live on the south side of town, and the two closest were diventures and the library center.

What side of town do you live on?

I imagine there's one close by. As far as I'm aware I think our greatest risk is earlier on, so most businesses should be open in the event we have a tornado.

https://sgfcitizen.org/weather/public-tornado-shelters-in-springfield-who-can-use-them-how-to-get-there/

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mangogetter t1_jeesn9f wrote

The problem is that the time from "you need to get to shelter" to "you need to be in shelter" is generally minutes. It's safer to be in the safest part of where you already are than to try to get to a safer place during the storm.

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Doubleucommadj t1_jechmve wrote

Srsly, where are you? There is a tornado shelter on the MSU campus next to the Sunvilla Tower at JQH and Elm. It's also been built within the last ~5 years, so it's gonna be up to snuff.

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