Hell no.... these days, buildings for stores like that are built as quickly and cheaply as possible by laborers who likely don't give two shits about the structure they're putting up.

Really just got a handle on how bad this was yesterday, hard to believe just how much of that town was destroyed.

Many thoughts & prayers to all there.

I can understand why somebody would think they'd be safer in a big building like that rather than an apartment building. For a smaller tornado, they probably would have been. For this bastard, though, you're probably right. I can't even imagine getting pummeled to death by the inventory of a Home Depot being hurled around at 200 mph. Jesus.

Tamko has donated $1,000,000 to the Red Cross tornado relief fund.

a.k.a. drunk by nines.

Tamko is headquartered in Joplin. That's very cool. They will, however make a boatload of $$$ repairing the roof damage from all those homeowner's insurance checks. So I guess that's a win-win.

Yep. You would think a structure that big could withstand a lot of punishment.

Apartment complex was leveled too, so it's doubtful. Could you imagine nails flying around at 200 mph, let alone the heavier stuff?

Wow. That made me smile! So happy they are safe.

People still amaze me. In a good way.


You might think about Springfield tonight. There's another big storm that's supposed to come through, and I think Springfield is supposed to take the brunt of it this time.

Going to be a rough night from Joplin to Springfield.


Lets hope Joplin gets very little, if anything severe.

NOAA doesnt say anything out of the ordinary.


SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY
ON WEDNESDAY NEAR OR JUST WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR. THESE
STORMS WILL THEN MOVE EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN MISSOURI OZARKS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND EXIT CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. WIND FIELDS
IN THE ATMOSPHERE MAY SUPPORT SPLITTING SUPERCELLS...WITH ANY
EASTWARD MOVING STORMS CONTAINING AN ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT
TORNADO THREAT. VERY LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND
WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PERSONS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS
ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER
BOTH TONIGHT AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI NEAR TABLE ROCK
LAKE...LAKE TANEYCOMO...AND BULL SHOALS LAKE.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEK.
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Tamko also had (past tense) a plant in Tuscaloosa. I'm beginning to think that mother natures hates Tamko.

I wonder if that pillowbiter company plans to help.

Edit: I REALLY need to circumvent word filter here but don't wish to be banned by the letter of the law folks.

read much?