If you go to our frequently asked questions about tornado safety , and scroll down to the sixth question, you'll find a link to the university's Web site and also to another Web site with information on shelters. Yes, even though tornadoes can be deadly, more people in buildings hit by tornadoes survive than are killed. If you click here , you'll go to other questions people have asked about tornado safety. The first question and the answer tells about some people who survived tornadoes. One of the links there is to a news story about Huntsville, Ala., which has been hit by several tornadoes.
Tornadoes are very dangerous, and they do kill people.
But, a lot of people do escape with their lives. Thank you for any help you could give me. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, I've never been in a tornado. I have, however, been witness to the aftermath of a violent tornado, rated F-4 on the Fujita Scale . It passed over a house I was renting in Hamden, Conn., on July 10, 1989.