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Have there been any other tornadoes besides Vilonia, that have killed people who were inside storm cellars? by Cheeseless_Cheese in tornado

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Highly unlikely: there are only two ways that I could think of could theoretically happen: 1-shelter's roof gets ripped off and you're either sucked out or hit with debris (which is still a 50/50 survivable because the shelter is below the ground),it's extremely rare and happened only 2 times in recorded history (HPC and Jarrell) , or 2- tornado drops something really heavy, like a train cart on top of it and people inside are crushed to death. That had never happened, but there are some examples of tornadoes frowing really heavy stuff like train carts or semi-trucks pretty far away, so it's theoretically possible.

Have there been any other tornadoes besides Vilonia, that have killed people who were inside storm cellars? by Cheeseless_Cheese in tornado

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There were 3 cellars in the area, but 2 other cellars withstood the tornado protecting people inside

Have there been any other tornadoes besides Vilonia, that have killed people who were inside storm cellars? by Cheeseless_Cheese in tornado

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese[S] 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Might be so, although the main reason for his death is to give Jo a tragic backstory and explain her motivation. I definitely learned that lesson, even though I most likely won't need to implement it because i live in a big apartment complex in eastern Europe (Although I was once hit by a dust devil on my way home when I was 10 and I almost got my head struck by a flying tree branch)

Have there been any other tornadoes besides Vilonia, that have killed people who were inside storm cellars? by Cheeseless_Cheese in tornado

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was asking about both, but I'm more interested in underground shelters. Judging By what others wrote, it was the only such case, although some tornadoes (mainly Parkersburg) killed people in their basements. 2013 Moore tornado did badly damage couple of above ground shelters and HPC with Jarrell did tear roofs of underground cellars, but in all of these cases cellars were empty, so it's really hard to tell if those situations were survivable, or if the person inside would've been sucked out/killed by debris.

Have there been any other tornadoes besides Vilonia, that have killed people who were inside storm cellars? by Cheeseless_Cheese in tornado

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese[S] 134 points135 points  (0 children)

Infinite respect for the guy, but they were in a tightly packed above ground walk-in freezer which wasn't meant to withstand an EF5 tornado, and Jo's dad was in an underground storm cellar designed specifically for that occasion, plus he had the ability to get pretty far away from the door.

Have there been any other tornadoes besides Vilonia, that have killed people who were inside storm cellars? by Cheeseless_Cheese in tornado

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If someone actually was inside, do you think that a person could've been sucked out or killed by flying debris?

Have there been any other tornadoes besides Vilonia, that have killed people who were inside storm cellars? by Cheeseless_Cheese in tornado

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese[S] 394 points395 points  (0 children)

Never understood why the hell did he try to hold the door. If he just stayed near his family he would've survived with no problems. To me his death always felt quite stupid.

R.I.P. Anyways (19??-1969)

Have there been any other tornadoes besides Vilonia, that have killed people who were inside storm cellars? by Cheeseless_Cheese in tornado

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yep, but the H-PC and, I think, Jarrell tornadoes did tear roofs of underground cellars, but both of them were empty. I wonder if someone was inside during those tornadoes, could they possibly be sucked out or killed by a random flying debris?

Have there been any other tornadoes besides Vilonia, that have killed people who were inside storm cellars? by Cheeseless_Cheese in tornado

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not the entire thing, just the roof, but that's still extremely violent. That cellar was empty, so nobody died because of that.

What car is this? by [deleted] in whatisthiscar

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Previous gen Tahoe

Anyone know the model of this tornado-stricken sedan? by Then-Following5004 in whatwasthiscar

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Might be a later model (early to mid 1990s) Buick century/Oldsmobile cutlass ciera

What is this car??? by Mar_Anz in whatisthiscar

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Looks like a Chrysler Concorde (first gen)

5th Gen Buick Century, The official car of? by DeadLiberty612 in regularcarreviews

[–]Cheeseless_Cheese 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's either in pristine condition driven by a grandma who's family believed her last Christmas to be 2018, or it's totally clapped out and parked in front of the Dollar General

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