Oklahomans show why you need to leave mobile home before tornado – KOCO Oklahoma City

GUYS, THATS RIGHT. AND MOBILE HOMES ARE LEGALLY SUPPOSED TO BE GROUNDED WITH CINDER BLOCKS AND STRAPPED DOWN WITH CONCRETE. BUT AS WEVE SEEN WITH RECENT STORMS, THEY ARE NOT TORNADO PROOF. THERES NO SAFE PLACE INSIDE OF A MOBILE HOME. A TORNADO LEVELED THE SHERMANS HOME IN HYDRO SUNDAY NIGHT. ITS DEVASTATION AT ITS FINEST. THEN THURSDAY EVENING, MORE MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED. THESE AND ALTUS EVERYBODY SAYS GET AWAY FROM THE MOBILE HOMES. YOU CANNOT RIDE IT OUT. ITS VERY TRUE. THEY ALWAYS SAY GET IN THE BATHTUB. IF YOU DONT HAVE ANY OTHER THING. OR BATHTUB IS LITERALLY A MILE EAST OF HERE AND ITS IN HALF, WE WEVE SEEN IT SO THERES REALLY NO SAFE PLACE. NOT MANY MAKE IT OUT. SO SO WERE PART OF THE VERY FEW THAT MADE IT OUT ALIVE. WE ARE AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR IT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALSO HAS THIS GUIDE ONLINE ABOUT MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOME SAFETY. AS SOON AS THERES A TORNADO, WATCH FOR YOUR COUNTY. EVACUATE EIGHT THE GENERAL MANAGER OF PALM HARBOR HOMES ECHOES THAT MESSAGE AND SAYS NOT EVERY HOME IS BUILT. THE SAME WHEN IT COMES TO OUR INDUSTRY. SPECIFICALLY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A HOME THATS BUILT WELL, AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE, UH, INSTALLERS THAT INSTALL IT CORRECTLY. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOURE IN, YOU NEED TO PUT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY FIRST, AND YOU SHOULD GET OUT OF ANY STRUCTURE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY COLLAPSE ON YOU. AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALSO SAYS DONT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE IT COULD BE TOO LATE. REPORTING LIVE IN OKLAHOMA CITY,

Oklahoma couple lucky to be alive shows why you can't weather out a tornado in a mobile home

Oklahomans have seen during the recent storms that mobile homes aren't tornado proof

Updated: 5:11 PM CDT May 24, 2024

You've heard it time and time again if you're in a mobile home during a tornado warning, get out.Mobile homes are legally supposed to be grounded with cinder blocks and strapped down with concrete. But Oklahomans have seen during the recent storms that mobile homes aren't tornado-proof."There's no safe space inside a mobile home," Cole Sherman, whose mobile home was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday in Hydro, said. "It's devastation at its finest."Then, on Thursday, more mobile homes were destroyed in Altus."Everybody says, 'Get away from mobile homes. You can't ride it out.' It's true," Sherman said.Heather Sherman added that while people are told to hide in their bathtub during a tornado event, theirs was "a mile east of here, and it's in half.">> Download the KOCO 5 App"Not many make it out. So, we're a part of the very few that made it out alive. And we're very grateful for it," Cole Sherman said.The National Weather Service also has a guide about manufactured and mobile home safety. As soon as there's a tornado watch in your county, the guide says you should evacuate.Austin Williams, the general manager of Palm Harbor Homes, echoes that message, saying not every home is built the same. "When it comes to our industry, specifically, you have to have a home that's built well. And you have to have installers that install it correctly," Williams said. "At the end of the day, regardless of what you're in, you need to put yourself and your family first. And you should get out of any structure that could collapse on you."Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The National Weather Service said this is something you need to think about in advance and that you shouldn't wait for a tornado watch to be issued to figure out where to go. By the time there's a tornado warning, it could be too late to get anywhere. Top Headlines Parts of southwestern Oklahoma see tornado damage during Thursday's severe storms Pennsylvanian sentenced for Turks & Caicos ammo charge, indicating Oklahoma man's possible punishment Police: Young missionary couple from Oklahoma among 3 killed by gunmen in Haitis capital Morgan Spurlock, who famously ate only at McDonalds for a month in 'Super Size Me,' dies at 53 Remember last year's Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year

You've heard it time and time again if you're in a mobile home during a tornado warning, get out.

Mobile homes are legally supposed to be grounded with cinder blocks and strapped down with concrete. But Oklahomans have seen during the recent storms that mobile homes aren't tornado-proof.

"There's no safe space inside a mobile home," Cole Sherman, whose mobile home was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday in Hydro, said. "It's devastation at its finest."

Then, on Thursday, more mobile homes were destroyed in Altus.

"Everybody says, 'Get away from mobile homes. You can't ride it out.' It's true," Sherman said.

Heather Sherman added that while people are told to hide in their bathtub during a tornado event, theirs was "a mile east of here, and it's in half."

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"Not many make it out. So, we're a part of the very few that made it out alive. And we're very grateful for it," Cole Sherman said.

The National Weather Service also has a guide about manufactured and mobile home safety. As soon as there's a tornado watch in your county, the guide says you should evacuate.

Austin Williams, the general manager of Palm Harbor Homes, echoes that message, saying not every home is built the same.

"When it comes to our industry, specifically, you have to have a home that's built well. And you have to have installers that install it correctly," Williams said. "At the end of the day, regardless of what you're in, you need to put yourself and your family first. And you should get out of any structure that could collapse on you."

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

The National Weather Service said this is something you need to think about in advance and that you shouldn't wait for a tornado watch to be issued to figure out where to go. By the time there's a tornado warning, it could be too late to get anywhere.

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