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Twisters keep returning, but Oklahoma still short on shelters

May 22, 2013

Orlando Sentinel - Shelters are “highly recommended” for storm-prone areas, according to Larry Tanner, research associate for the National Wind Institute at Texas Tech University who studies how shelters behave in fierce storms. He believes public buildings should have shelters or safe rooms in areas prone to large storms.

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Oklahoma Schools Lacked Consistent Tornado Shelter Rules

May 22, 2013

The Huffington Post - “Those are vulnerable populations that need protection, and yet many of them are unprotected,” said Ernst Kiesling, a professor of civil engineering at Texas Tech University who founded the National Storm Shelter Association to push for a uniform set of construction standards.

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