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Tornado Shelter, Safe???
My grandapa has a underground storm celler but its really old, how safe is it????? can it be sucked out from the ground?? Would it withstand an f5????? I live in central Oklahoma, prone to strong tornados lol
also part of it is above ground like about a foot in a half is this normal??? thought it was but not sure, but is mostly below ground
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- 1ofSelby'sLv 69 years agoFavorite Answer
Sounds as if you would be perfectly sate in such a shelter even given the storm was an F5 but lets hope neither your grandpa nor you ever have to test it out.
Source(s): I am a retired Air Force meteorologist with a Ph.D. in atmospheric science and some 50+ years experience. - ?Lv 79 years ago
The major threat from a tornado is flying debris which is why you're safest when underground.
If an EF5 passed directly overhead...there's probably no place safe to hide; however...the chances of that happening are small.
Source(s): Meteorologist.