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Jane Austin

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70. That Jarrell tornado plowed right on through to

Mon May 20, 2013, 09:16 PM

May 2013

Cedar Park, a suburb of Austin.

If you can build an inground swimming pool in Austin - and they are everywhere - you should be able to dig a basement.

I think builders mostly don't want to build basements.

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Why don't people in tornado-prone areas [View all] YarnAddict May 2013 OP

Sometimes the terrain prohibits it. NutmegYankee May 2013 #1

That was the case in Joplin, Mo. KamaAina May 2013 #35

That and many were very old "Mining shacks". Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #65

one of the news stations said they had a high water table. n/t orleans May 2013 #105

The rock requires Dynamite to get through. hrmjustin May 2013 #2

Many people have storm cellars. GoneOffShore May 2013 #3

I'm not judging. YarnAddict May 2013 #15

Everyone I know in Kansas/Missouri has one. But good ground for it. n-t Logical May 2013 #4

I don't. xmas74 May 2013 #46

Smart. n-t Logical May 2013 #80

Unless they live in a trailer... loyalsister May 2013 #47

You see lots of the "storm shelters" for sale xmas74 May 2013 #61

I don't think I could handle the shelters. loyalsister May 2013 #64

Remember they used to have the small metal rooms in museums xmas74 May 2013 #71

I don't remember them loyalsister May 2013 #72

Imagine being in a room underground that is all metal xmas74 May 2013 #75

Ick loyalsister May 2013 #77

Like the earth contact? xmas74 May 2013 #79

Yep I grew up in one loyalsister May 2013 #81

I would own one. xmas74 May 2013 #83

My dad still lives in ours loyalsister May 2013 #84

That is true. n-t Logical May 2013 #82

Most of us have no money and no shelter. nt Demo_Chris May 2013 #5

We have storm shelters. Texasgal May 2013 #6

A friend of mine recently moved to the Dallas area YarnAddict May 2013 #24

That's what I've always been told, but Jane Austin May 2013 #66

aren't basements deeper than pools Texasgal May 2013 #69

No, of course not. Jane Austin May 2013 #107

Basements are prone to flooding and mold. LeftInTX May 2013 #78

We actually have a finished basement in Fort Worth. X_Digger May 2013 #110

If the limestone is porous, you wouldn't have to fill the pool intentionally. X_Digger May 2013 #109

I dunno. I wonder why people even live in tornado prone areas quinnox May 2013 #7

The risk of a tornado is pretty widespread. randome May 2013 #10

Exactly. We don't have to worry about this way out West. quinnox May 2013 #13

So I guess we should ALL move to California? Texasgal May 2013 #16

Mudslides, massive wildfires, and earthquakes. nt Lex May 2013 #20

Right? Texasgal May 2013 #21

The truth is, California rises out of the ocean with the quakes. lob1 May 2013 #43

Big earthquakes happen maybe once or twice a century around here Downtown Hound May 2013 #38

Yeah, let's all move to kentauros May 2013 #23

When something happens Texasgal May 2013 #28

Well, if we don't, kentauros May 2013 #32

Exactly. I have lived on different coasts in Florida my whole life, okwmember May 2013 #85

I remember seeing a show on PBS kentauros May 2013 #87

there many other states other than California in the West quinnox May 2013 #37

I was totally being silly. Texasgal May 2013 #39

serious about what? quinnox May 2013 #42

Last time I was living in CA, I 'enjoyed' the Loma Prieta quake. MADem May 2013 #55

I can see the epicenter of the Loma Prieta from my porch! REP May 2013 #76

I've been realtively lucky enduring hurricanes. kentauros May 2013 #89

Easy. I didn't live here at the time! REP May 2013 #95

Okay, that makes more sense! kentauros May 2013 #98

I was further away and living in a house that had shock absorbers on it. MADem May 2013 #92

California averages RudynJack May 2013 #96

With Climate change Politicalboi May 2013 #12

There is nowhere left to move to. GoneOffShore May 2013 #14

oh, Vermont's pretty safe. Earthquakes and Tornadoes are not widespread cali May 2013 #27

Arizona desert. Dare I mention it? marybourg May 2013 #41

blizzards dlwickham May 2013 #52

AND they have medical marijuana bitchkitty May 2013 #56

Beat me to it. Auntie Bush May 2013 #94

There's one thing Boise is good for, anyway IDemo May 2013 #48

Where would you go? LOL pipoman May 2013 #17

that depends on the person, but the United States is huge quinnox May 2013 #36

Well until Cali drops into the pacific AZ and NV will always be on borrowed water pipoman May 2013 #45

common misconception... Celldweller May 2013 #88

I've known only one person who died in a tornado. Mariana May 2013 #50

Well, some people have to live there .... oldhippie May 2013 #57

It's hard to find a place that is subject to no natural hazards. pnwmom May 2013 #104

Basically, because they can't afford them. maxsolomon May 2013 #8

I've wondered that too, since I moved to IN Myrina May 2013 #9

Yep, everyone had them in Wisconsin. LeftInTX May 2013 #22

Fla. you hit water 2 feet down, same with any areas near the Gulf. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #26

In South and Central Texas we have no topsoil. We got a few inches of soil. LeftInTX May 2013 #11

And on the coasts, kentauros May 2013 #19

+1 Texasgal May 2013 #25

Don't know why more people don't know these things YarnAddict May 2013 #30

I've been out of school for decades. kentauros May 2013 #33

I remember that storm Texasgal May 2013 #31

That Jarrell tornado plowed right on through to Jane Austin May 2013 #70

The Jarrell tornado was the worst I remember susanr516 May 2013 #108

Many homes in this area are on pier and beam Horse with no Name May 2013 #18

I've been in construction for forty years panader0 May 2013 #29

Find me a home developer here who builds homes with basements tanyev May 2013 #34

Basements are more common in colder climates Major Nikon May 2013 #40

"safe rooms" are more the norm there bhikkhu May 2013 #44

Well, I live in a tornado-prone area in Georgia, RebelOne May 2013 #49

First you get a shovel. kwassa May 2013 #51

Funny. I am not laughing. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #53

That guy that shot the bus driver and kidnapped the kid built one csziggy May 2013 #91

But how would people know where to find you? truedelphi May 2013 #106

Even with basements, it can be hard to find people csziggy May 2013 #111

I heard this morning that in OK people register their storm shelters csziggy May 2013 #112

That's my concern, too. So much of eveything relating to buildings and their plans truedelphi May 2013 #113

Many counties are now putting all their property appraiser info online csziggy May 2013 #115

when I rented in Oklahoma, I had a house that had a built-in nuclear shelter/basement JCMach1 May 2013 #54

Pure geology. liberal N proud May 2013 #58

+1 Buzz Clik May 2013 #60

I lived in Zone IV for 30+ years. Basement all the time. Buzz Clik May 2013 #59

Single mom in Okiehoma alwaztypin May 2013 #62

Never fun. xmas74 May 2013 #67

welcome to Du and glad you are safe! hrmjustin May 2013 #68

I heard the problem in OK is clay.... they can't build basements and underground shelters are very NotThisTime May 2013 #63

Here in Houston, you can't have a basement. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #73

because they cost money? jazzimov May 2013 #74

Lots of people rent ThoughtCriminal May 2013 #86

Under Garage Floor Shelters Celldweller May 2013 #90

There are some treestar May 2013 #93

I grew up in tornado country Brainstormy May 2013 #97

Caliche LostOne4Ever May 2013 #99

Well, we live in a pretty high tornado area, and we don't have one Yo_Mama May 2013 #100

Every part of the country has its hazards. SheilaT May 2013 #101

I'm guessing they aren't required by the building codes. baldguy May 2013 #102

A lot of them live in apartments or mobile homes. n/t pnwmom May 2013 #103

apparently the ground is as hard a concrete there, making it costly to dig. librechik May 2013 #114