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Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St... by asdfasgasdgasdg on Saturday December 11, 2021 @08:55PM (#29526340)
Because tornado warnings and watches happen many times a year in tornado alley. Amazon is far from exceptional in having its warehouse open during these weather conditions.
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Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St... by vanusa on Saturday December 11, 2021 @08:57PM (#29526358)
Amazon is far from exceptional in having its warehouse open during these weather conditions.

And you know that how precisely?

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Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St... by goseeastarwar on Saturday December 11, 2021 @10:09PM (#29526775)
Because people live here and are telling you that a tornado watch can sometimes be a weekly occurrence in the summer. Tornado warnings are far more rare, but even then, it generally takes tornado sirens/phone alerts to adjust people's behavior.
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Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St... by vanusa on Saturday December 11, 2021 @10:45PM (#29526941)
OK I get the message. Do we know when these alerts start appearing in the Edwardsville area?
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Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St... by sz3 on Sunday December 12, 2021 @12:38AM (#29527422)
As far as yesterday was concerned, Edwardsville (and neighboring areas) knew they were in the line of fire by 8PM local time. The tornado hit the facility at ~8:40.

Source: my phone blew up with 3+ emergency alerts starting at around 8. (here's a NWS tweet from 7:45 -- you can see what we were dealing with: https://twitter.com/NWSStLouis/status/1469483383994691586)

Things can get out of control quicker (15-20 minutes warning is usually as close as it gets), but I think it's definitely reasonable to suspect negligence in this instance. There are two possibilities, imo:

1. They had enough time to get people to shelter, and chose not to 2. The facility wasn't up to par

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