[irishpipes]

I've seen some knee-jerk calls for saferooms at schools here in Oklahoma. That wouldn't have saved these kids because a reinforced above-ground room will not stand up to an EF-4 or EF-5. Because you can't tell until afterwards what the strength of the storm is, investing in anything other than an underground shelter would not be helpful. It's not like you can say, "oh, it only looks like an F2 so let's go ahead to the saferoom."

I always think it's funny how people fear what they aren't familiar with - myself included. Tornadoes obviously can cause major damage, but 1/5 of 1% of tornadoes are EF-5 strength. Tornadic storms have plenty of warning. I have a lot more fear of earthquakes because of the lack of warning. Hurricanes also have a lot of warning, but the path they take tends to be much broader than a tornado. I guess it's all what you're used to.

I hope the meteorology folks at OU can eventually tell us why Moore is hit so often. It is unbelievable that 2 of the worst storms in history hit the same location. And, they have been hit plenty of other times with lesser but still significant tornadoes (2003 and 2010 most recently). Aside from Catoosa in 1993, the Tulsa area has been really lucky.