tornado shelter
Example Sentences
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Some people will go to a tornado shelter as soon as a warning is issued.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Many mobile homes are spread throughout rural areas, with the nearest tornado shelter too far away to reach when a warning arrives with minutes to spare.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2023
They spoke to him by phone Friday night when he was at work, they said, and he assured them that he and other workers were on their way to the tornado shelter on site.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2021
“Many of the employees were gathered in the tornado shelter, and after the storm was over they left the plant and went to their homes,” a company spokesman told the AP.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2021
Instead, the police department converted one of the five tubes in the tornado shelter at Sportsman Lake Park into a shelter that will accommodate dogs, cats and their owners.
From Washington Times • May 13, 2020
