Just curious as severe weather is moving into my area tomorrow. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) My friend work's at a hotel and said I could come stay there to ride out the storm, or I can go to my aunt's house, a brick home. Normally I wouldn't do this, but we have a risk of very severe storm's and a few long lived tornado's and living in a mobil home put's me at risk... Can you answer this? Ps... No basment available...
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I will take the brick housse.
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brick home, in the center of the house.
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brickhouse
4 :
Go to the ground floor of the hotel.
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~A brick house is safer.
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brick house
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Either way they can both be destroyed from a tornado. The only plus side is that if the power is knocked out the hotel most likely has a generator so you still would have power there but not at the house.
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either a tornado will destroy both!!
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I'd rather stay at the brick house. In a middle room or middle closet or storage space.
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my house jk brick house
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I would think the hotel would have a basement, but I guess it doesn't. Anyway, I'm not entirely sure. What is the hotel (or is it a motel?) made of? I've heard that sometimes it's safer to be in a brick house than a place with a wide roof. I'd go for the center of the brick house, in a closet, if the hotel seems at all risky to you. Maybe you could check out some tornado safety websites and see if they specify. I'm in Tennessee, and I'm worried about what's coming, too. I wonder if it'll come this far North. Stay safe!
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To be honest, I think a brick house would be safer because you could get out faster than in a 6 story hotel(to a bunker nearby or somewhere).
13 :
Go to aunt's house. If tornado comes, go to the basement, away from a window. If no basement, go to innermost room without a window, such as a bathroom. And you can keep your aunt company, and comfort her.
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brick house. if its lower to the ground then it will probably be safer
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I would pick the 6-storey building. Reason: Mass and better structural members. Weight and density of structure. But stay away from windows, deep inside. A big tornado can easily take a brick house apart. Why no basement or shelter??? !!!
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This is the time right now to plan what to do for a tornado and make sure you have a NOAA weather alert radio The radios can alert you when a tornado warning is issued at night while sleeping. A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for tornadoes to develop and you should pay close attention to the weather. If a tornado warning is issued for your area, do not panic. Go to a place of safety. Go to the lowest floor of your house like the basement. Once in the basement get under a sturdy piece of furniture or go into a bathroom in the basement. If no basement is available go in to an interior room such as a closet. If that is not available go in to an bathroom without windows. Stay away from outside walls and windows. Cover your head to protect from flying debris. Never try to out run a tornado in a car, if cought in a car and can not take no place of safety, lay down in a ditch and cover your head. Do not take cover under a over pass. Do not stay in mobile homes as they do not offer protection and can be flown as easily as cars can. For local weather info. From the National Weather Service. http://www.nws.noaa.gov Storm Prediction center (responsible for issuing severe thunderstorm and tornado watches) http://www.spc.noaa.gov Tornado info http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ National severe storms laboratory. (more info) http://www.nssl.noaa.gov
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i would choose the hotel
18 :
I would take the hotel. Far better rienforced construction. Several years ago I was in a hotel in Topeka. The tornado warning was broadcast to all the rooms with instructions to go down the stairs to the parking garage. Or to wait in the elevator lobby (the strongest place in any building). The tornado hit just after I left my room. All of the windows were torn out, but I and the other people in the lobby never felt a thing. So, I would take a hotel anyday.
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I would hide in the ground floor elevator of the hotel. Make sure that I use something to butt the door open with incase of a power outage so I could get out.
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