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May 23, 2013
news.gnom.es “There are above-ground and below -round storm shelters that offer near absolute occupant protection from the worst-case tornado,” said Ernst Kiesling, professor of civil engineering at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
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May 23, 2013
Delaware Online - Storm shelters certified by the National Storm Shelter Association are tested against 250-mph winds and debris traveling at that speed, says Ernst Kiesling, head of the NSSA and a research professor at Texas Tech University’s National Wind Institute in Lubbock. “They would have easily survived the 200-mph winds reported from Oklahoma,” Kiesling says. “We’re greatly chagrined that the message has been sent that the only safe place is underground. That’s simply not accurate. People can feel very safe in a modern storm shelter.”
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May 23, 2013
Builder Magazine.com - The Texas Tech University Debris Impact Testing Lab certifies above-ground shelters as capable of withstanding EF5 storms. 'If the shelter has been tested as an F5, it's good for a 250 mile per hour tornado,' says Larry Tanner, a research associate at the National Wind Institute and Debris Impact Testing Lab.
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