Depends on the tornado. The one that hit OKC in May, 1999 had enough
power to suck pavement off the road. Generally, whatever was above
ground in its path simply got "blown away".
-jc-
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:52 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Bulletproof (was Re: Mainframe hacking (getting back on
topic))
>
> I'm just curious. Has anyone worked for a company whose datacenter
was
> struck by a tornado? Was the datacenter damaged or destroyed?
Especially,
> what if the building was a really tall building? I don't recall ever
> hearing that. I know in Milwaukee, we occasionally have tornados.
Back in
> the 60's, my wife's family farm near Platteville had a lot of damage
due to
> a tornado. Her dad just watched from the living room. Luckily, it
didn't
> hit the house but only a barn and silo.
>
> Eric Bielefeld
> Sr. Systems Programmer
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> 414-475-7434
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Eells" <[email protected]>
> >
> > Several years ago, I visited a state-run data center in the USA's
tornado
> > belt. They had searched high and low for a building design that was
> > "tornado proof" but nobody would certify that. They had to settle
for a
> > building that was "missile proof." The "missile" in this case was a
> > utility pole hitting end-on at 200mph. I have no idea whether a
tornado
> > ever hit that building, but I do know there are few other buildings
I
> > would rather be inside. (Well, Cheyenne Mountain would probably be
OK, if
> > you call that a building. ;-)
>
> > > John Eells
> > z/OS Technical Marketing
> > IBM Poughkeepsie
> > [email protected]
>
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