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Tornadoes Are Deadly. These New Building Codes Will Save Lives.

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Decades of research have gone into understanding tornadoes and how they impact buildings. Now that new understanding is making its way into building codes.

Sirens blared across Joplin, Missouri, on a spring afternoon in 2011, just 23 minutes before the tip of the deadliest tornado on official records descended from the clouds and touched the ground.

This tornado maxed out the scale — a five out of five on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale, according to the National Weather Service.