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Old 05-02-2007, 05:06 PM
 
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Does it really come major storms in the evansville area? Is that why everyone has basements? There is still that possibility of us moving there. I read about athe hwy expanding through Chandler. Thats where the house is I really liked. Anymore information would be great!!
Thanks, ikewife1
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Old 05-02-2007, 08:41 PM
 
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I would say Evansville has about the same risk of storms as the rest of Indiana. They did have a deadly tornado in Nov 2005, in the middle of the night. Around 25 people lost their lives (all of them living in mobile homes).

Just have to keep a good head on your shoulders when the weather looks like it can turn bad.

Good luck!
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Old 05-02-2007, 08:42 PM
 
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Well Evansville will always remember Nov. 6, 2005. That's the day a tornado ripped through Henderson, KY, Evansville, Newburgh and Booneville, IN. 25 people died. Can it happen again? Sure. Can it happen anywhere in the midwest? Absolutely. Shoud that keep you from moving to the area. Nope.
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Old 05-02-2007, 08:45 PM
 
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Around 25 people lost their lives (all of them living in mobile homes).
Are you sure about that? I remember the tornado taking out brick homes in Newburgh and I thought one or two of the deaths occured there.
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Old 05-02-2007, 09:07 PM
 
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Are you sure about that? I remember the tornado taking out brick homes in Newburgh and I thought one or two of the deaths occured there.
Nope, nobody died in Newburgh, despite the severe damage in that town. All of the people that died either lived in the Eastbrook trailer park, or the family that was killed near Degonia Springs. Plus one young lady lost her life who lived near Boonville with her father in a mobile home. (My cousin knew this girl and her father).

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/no...torn-n08.shtml

Eighteen fatalities, ranging from children aged two, five and six to a 78-year-old man, occurred at the mobile home park, located in Vanderburgh County some eight miles southeast of downtown Evansville. Out of the park’s 326 units, 140 homes were damaged or destroyed. “They [the deceased] were in trailer homes, homes that were just torn apart by the storm,” said Deputy Vanderburgh County Coroner Annie Groves.

Mobile homes are not the place to be when a severe storm is looming.
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Old 05-02-2007, 09:22 PM
 
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Here is another link that provides extensive coverage of the Evansville tornado.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/?n=evans...ado-nov.6,2005

Just remember, tornadoes can happen anywhere, anytime. Every part of the US has their weather dangers be it tornadoes, hurricanes, mudslides, blizzards, forest fires, earthquakes. You can never be 100% safe from Mother Nature, but you can take steps to be prepared in the best possible way in case she decides to throw a fit in your area.
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Old 05-02-2007, 09:28 PM
 
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Does it really come major storms in the evansville area? Is that why everyone has basements? There is still that possibility of us moving there. I read about athe hwy expanding through Chandler. Thats where the house is I really liked. Anymore information would be great!!
Thanks, ikewife1
I wouldn't worry about the tornados.. that's not in general why people have basements. Walk-out and daylight basements are a home building trend in Indiana and a great way to cheaply expand your home's sq footage. Indiana does get pretty exciting thunderstorms blowing through, more than I used to see in other parts of the country. I like them and don't give them much worry because like most acts of nature, we have no control over them today. All we can do is be intelligently prepared for them as with any other potential situation (have an emergency plan, some flashlights, and a radio, etc). The highway expansion on the other-hand, you may want to spend more time investigating on your own, just so you aren't surprised.

Regarding tornados taking out mobile homes, just some trivia for everyone. It is a statistical fact that mobile homes get hit more than regular homes by tornados. There are some theories, a leading one is that the aluminum in the build materials may indeed attract tornados in some way. It obviously is still being investigated (perhaps someday a method to drive tornados will likewise be created using this knowledge).
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