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Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St... by AlbertCory on Saturday December 11, 2021 @08:42PM (#29526242)
Question: what was the peak wind speed? Is it more than a hurricane's, or less?

The next question is: do they have stricter building codes in Florida, such that this storm wouldn't have knocked down warehouses?

Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St... by Aperocky on Saturday December 11, 2021 @08:51PM (#29526314)
More.

It's much more likely to be hit by a hurricane in Florida? It's also unpractical to build everything to be able to withstand the off chance there's a tornado. You essentially need bunkers.

Better question here is if there are adequate alarm and evacuation plans.

Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St... by rootusrootus on Saturday December 11, 2021 @09:04PM (#29526401)
> Question: what was the peak wind speed? Is it more than a hurricane's, or less?

For comparison, a cat 5 hurricane is 157 mph or higher. An EF-5 tornado is 200 mph and up. The highest recorded wind speed is about 300 mph.

Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St... by AlbertCory on Saturday December 11, 2021 @10:15PM (#29526813)
Thanks everyone. The hypothesis was "if Midwest buildings were built to Florida standards, the warehouse would have survived."

Disproved.

Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St... by throwaway0a5e on Saturday December 11, 2021 @08:49PM (#29526299)
> Question: what was the peak wind speed? Is it more than a hurricane's, or less?

More, a lot more, to the point where any building code that saves you would just make it not economical to build anything