SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A METAL CLIP OR STRAP THAT ONLY COST A BUCK APIECE.. COULD HAVE MADE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE IN TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA ON APRIL 27TH OF THIS YEAR.
THAT IS WHEN AN EF-4 TORNADO WITH WINDS UP TO 190 MPH MOVED THROUGH THE CITY.
STATEWIDE SOME 240 PEOPLE DIED...AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE TOOK PLACE WHEN HOMES AND BUSINESSES WERE LEVELED.
COULD SOMETHING AS MINOR AS CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION HAVE PREVENTED SOME OF THIS DAMAGE.
A UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA PROFESSOR, DR.DAVID PREVATT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND COASTAL ENGINEERING, TRAVELED TO TUSCALOOSA
TO FIND SOLUTIONS .
HIS REPORT WAS JUST RELEASED YESTERDAY.