> Was there any government advisory telling people that it was highly recommended to head home that the factory ignored? That you are asking this question sugg

> Was there any government advisory telling people that it was highly recommended to head home that the factory ignored? That you are asking this question suggests to me that you have no experience with tornadoes whatsoever. Vehicles are probably the worst place you can be in a tornado: they offer poor protection from the flying debris of a tornado, and are liable to themselves become part of the debris [1]. Most tornado warnings, especially the more extreme warnings, include messages that say something along the lines of "if you're in a car, GET OUT NOW and get to shelter." The government would not recommend that people head home in event of a tornado warning. Tornado warnings are issued only on evidence of a tornado, which is way too short notice (think 15 minutes if you're lucky) for anyone to attempt to change their location to somewhere else. [1] It's worth noting that one of the pictures I've seen of this tornado is a box truck impaled by a tree. Or maybe a tree impaled by a box truck--they are both in places that they shouldn't be, so it's hard to tell who struck whom.