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More tornadoes In the southeast, it places more population centers in the target of what some researchers call a new Tornado alley.
A study published on the website of the American Meteorological Society found that tornado activity in large plains decreased by 25% in the last 35 years compared to the previous 35 years. In the same period, tornadic activity increased by 12% in the southeast.
Parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky were among the states that have experienced more tornadoes, according to the study.
A report published on the website of the American Meteorological Society found that tornadic activity in large plains decreased by 25% in the last 35 years compared to the previous 35 years. In the same period, tornadic activity increased by 12% in the southeast. (Fox News)
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Mark Brasfield, owner of Nashville Safe House, said he sold thousands of storm shelters in his 33 years of selling them. He said he had never seen an intense demand in the southeast until recently. Brasfield estimated that his phone sounds at least 20 times a day with people looking to buy storm shelters.
“It’s like insurance. You don’t think you’ll have to use it, but if you need it, you have it,” said Brasfield.
Brasfield said his shelters comply with the standards established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
A quarter of steel inch, reinforced walls and a dozen six-inch bolts help Brasfield’s shelters resist the 200 mph winds of an EF-5 tornado.
A dozen six -inch bolts, a quarter of steel inch and reinforced walls help some storm shelters resist winds of 200 mph. (Fox News)
“You get someone who moves here from a state who has never had tornadoes. They are afraid until death,” said Brafield.
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Lawrence Behrs moved of California To Tennessee 10 years ago. He said he and his wife exchanged earthquakes and forest fires for tornadoes.
“We looked at the maps and said: ‘It’s okay, well, where could we move? Where would we be completely safe?’ And I just don’t think it exists anywhere, “said Behrs.
In December, Berhs finally decided to buy one of Brasfield’s family -size storm shelters. He said he settled in January, just in time for what he described as a tornado season already active in his area.
“With the increase in the occurrence of tornadoes and apparently moving, you know, to the east from Tornado Alley, we decided that it would be a good investment for tranquility,” said Berhs.
A refuge for tornadoes in the home of 4’x8 ‘is large enough to keep four adults. (Fox News)
The National Meteorological Service In Nashville He has already issued 14 tornado warnings this year in his jurisdiction.
When his weather radio tells him that he and his wife are under a tornado warning, Berhs said they hurry at the storm shelter with a “bag to go.” The shelter is screwed to your garage floor, steps from your home.
“The sky does not allow a really serious tornado, but I have had visions of, you know, be here, leave, you know, out of the shelter after a storm, and it is the only thing that is standing, but hopefully it will never be a reality,” Berhs said.
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United States obtains an average 1,425 tornadoes per year, according to the numbers provided by the Oceanic and Atmospheric National Administration and the National Meteorological Service Prediction Center. Almost half of those tornadoes hit from April to June.
