The candle factory was here in Mayfield, Kentucky. It went from rescue to recovery mode today
New homes here are mostly getting an above-ground tornado room. It looks like a big padded safe to me. Its purpose is to protect you from flying debris, as I understand that to be a major cause of tornado deaths.
Tornado Alley has been shifting the past few years. We used to have a few warnings here April-November, and few real tornadoes. About 15 years ago it began shifting, and around 8-10 years ago, we began recording more tornadic activity than Kansas/Oklahoma. That is when they began referring to this area as the new Tornado Alley. We still haven't had a lot of damage since we are so rural. This one just happened to hit a town- a very small town, but still a place with people in close proximity and buildings that are really old.
We are planning for an underground full-concrete cellar/bunker once the new house is done.