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Thanks for sharing your experience! It is one thing to read reports and another thing entirely to have gone through it all. I appreciate you writing about what

by cjslep 11y ago

Thanks for sharing your experience! It is one thing to read reports and another thing entirely to have gone through it all. I appreciate you writing about what must be a tough subject. It is all too easy to get carried away with the Joplin tornado from an engineering standpoint. It provided quite a lot of data on structural responses, responses by people, warning systems, etc. But researching the event hit me hard; keeping the human cost in mind as the ultimate goal gave the other numbers much more significance. I am happy to say the work is still ongoing. Unfortunately, my small part of it is complete. Edit: Finally found the video that really put the numbers in perspective for me [0]. It is one thing to calculate "175 mph" winds, and another to see it tear up a family's backyard. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhU579An6PI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhU579An6PI

hga 11y ago
Well, less than 90 MPH I would guess for the backyard, seeing as how the structure the camera was attached to didn't fail etc. You're welcome, and, yeah, I suppose a tough subject, this is the first time I've watched any live videos from this event 4 years ago. Can't say how glad I was when the tourists, who had a clue, and thankfully decided not to shelter at the Home Depot, got past the Lowes on Range line. The video starts right at the edge of major destruction (if you look at the street view of that Payless Shoes you'll notice they have a shiny brand new building) and they crossed right through the zone of total destruction. More later, probably, have a phone call.