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In reply to the discussion: Why was the candle factory in Mayfield KY... [View all]xmas74
(29,673 posts)18. As someone who has grown up with 🌪
And been in a F3 I can say that watches only mean that conditions might be favorable to possibly produce one. Warning usually offer 10-15 minutes. In a factory you need to shut everything down before you shelter in place, usually in an inner cafeteria,break room or locker room. Not shutting down some equipment could also cause potential risks and damage, even fire or explosions where you'd have to evacuate an entire plant-in this case during a tornado.
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Those areas are 'taker' areas. Typical RW baby jeebus dupes & gunners full of hate of the 'other'.
Celerity
Dec 2021
#29
I don't know but the Amazon warehouse fire in Ill is labeled as a mass causalty event but
ShazamIam
Dec 2021
#6
When the derecho (tornadic-like wind event) hit Iowa in August, 2020, we were
bullwinkle428
Dec 2021
#9
The effort to evacuate/shelter a warehouse is bigger than the risk of a direct hit.
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 2021
#14
It's a majority R area, they likely don't believe in sciences like meteorology
traitorsgalore
Dec 2021
#27
"Did the company know a tornado was coming (i.e. were tornado sirens active?)"
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2021
#32