I would have done the same thing . . . but this story made me tear up.
Profiles recall 59 more victims of the Joplin tornado - KansasCity.com
Profiles recall 59 more victims of the Joplin tornado - KansasCity.com
Woman dies with dog in her arms during tornado
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There is another sad trying to save dog story on that page. Both made me tear up. One the husband went to try to get the two dogs while the wife waited for him an a bathtub. She and the dogs made it, he didn't.
The most tragic was the father who found his 10 year old daughters body afterwards, and then lost his 6 year old son in hospital.
The most tragic was the father who found his 10 year old daughters body afterwards, and then lost his 6 year old son in hospital.
It is very sad. It's unfortunate because many a time the animal actually does have the smarts to save itself and takes shelter somewhere its instincts tell it to (same story with jumping in to save the "drowning" dog, which is often a more competent swimmer than the human is and pulls itself out unscathed but now ownerless). In a lot of cases I'd trust my dog to find a good shelter before I'd trust myself lol. I'm not trying to degrade from the tragedy of it or pass judgment on a person in that stressful a situation, but perhaps if she had let the dog go where he wanted and had stayed where she felt safest they both would have made it.
This is a very sad story, too.
Concord man 21st victim of April tornadoes in Jefferson | al.com
They did everything as right as they could and were in the tub with the dog crated, but when you take a direct hit, only storm shelter can save you. They upgraded one of the Alabama tornadoes to an F5.
AGU Blogosphere | Dan's Wild Wild Science Journal | Alabama Tornado Upgraded to EF 5
There was an article in Reuters about how in Joplin and lots of other places like much of Alabama, you can't build basements and underground storm shelters due to the geology underground. But there are vaults that can be put above ground and safe-room plans from FEMA. They sound sturdy with the exception of the FEMA plans for the door. Some research showed the door might not stand up to maximum projectile force, but that part of the plan could be modified.
I hope more people or communities can set these up. Reuters said some of the vaults ran as low as $2,000, though you'd want to check the specs out carefully.
Concord man 21st victim of April tornadoes in Jefferson | al.com
They did everything as right as they could and were in the tub with the dog crated, but when you take a direct hit, only storm shelter can save you. They upgraded one of the Alabama tornadoes to an F5.
AGU Blogosphere | Dan's Wild Wild Science Journal | Alabama Tornado Upgraded to EF 5
There was an article in Reuters about how in Joplin and lots of other places like much of Alabama, you can't build basements and underground storm shelters due to the geology underground. But there are vaults that can be put above ground and safe-room plans from FEMA. They sound sturdy with the exception of the FEMA plans for the door. Some research showed the door might not stand up to maximum projectile force, but that part of the plan could be modified.
I hope more people or communities can set these up. Reuters said some of the vaults ran as low as $2,000, though you'd want to check the specs out carefully.