More tornadoes In the southeast, some researchers call it the population center of the new Tornado Alley.
A study published on the American Meteorological Society’s website found that tornado activity in the Great Plains has dropped by 25% over the past 35 years compared to the previous 35 years. Tornado activity in the southeast jumped 12% over the same time frame.
The study says that some of Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky are states that have experienced more tornadoes.
A report released to the American Meteorological Society’s website found that tornado activity in the Great Plains has dropped by 25% over the past 35 years compared to the previous 35 years. Tornado activity in the southeast jumped 12% over the same time frame. (Fox News)
Nashville Security House owner Mark Brasfield said he sold thousands of storm shelters in a 33-year sale. He said he hadn’t seen strong demand in the southeast until recently. Brasfield estimates that he has a phone ring at least 20 times a day and they want to buy a storm shelter.
“It’s like insurance. You don’t think you have to use it, but if you need it, that’s fine.”
Brasfield said his shelter meets standards set by the Federal Emergency Administration.
Quarter-inch steel, reinforced walls and twelve six-inch bolts help keep Brasfield’s shelter under the 200 mph wind of the EF-5 tornado.
A dozen or so six-inch bolts, a quarter-inch steel and reinforced walls help keep some storm shelters under winds of 200 mph. (Fox News)
“You’re going to get someone who moved here from a state that never had a tornado. They’re afraid of death,” Brasfield said.
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Lawrence Behrs moves From California Going to Tennessee 10 years ago. He said he and his wife exchanged earthquakes and wildfires for tornadoes.
“We looked at the map and said, ‘Okay, okay, where can we move? We’ll be totally safe?’ I just think this doesn’t exist anywhere,” Behrs said.
In December, Berhs finally decided to buy one of Brasfield’s family-scale storm shelters. It was installed in January, he said, just in time for the tornado season he described in his area that was already active.
“With the tornado, it seems to be moving, you know, from Tornado Alley eastward, we think it’s going to be a good investment,” Berhs said.
A 4’x8′ at-home tornado shelter is large enough to accommodate four adults. (Fox News)
National Meteorological Administration In Nashville 14 tornado warnings have been issued in its jurisdiction this year.
When his weather station told him that he and his wife were warned by a tornado, they crawled to the storm shelter with a “go bag”. The shelter is bolted to his garage floor, away from his home.
“There is a very serious tornado in heaven, but I’m the only position to come out of the shelter after the storm, but hopefully that will never be a reality,” Berhes said.
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American average 1,425 Tornado According to figures provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Meteorological Services Storm Forecasting Center. Nearly half of these tornadoes hit from April to June.
