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Benton is right between Mayfield and Dawson Springs so it must have been really rough there.

Posted by This is about my 10th near-miss tornado scare, "98 Nashville forever the worst. lissa on Wed, Dec 15 2021 at 01:40 PM CST:

In Reply to: I'm so glad to hear you guys are safe. I can't even imagine your fear. I have never (sm) posted by Granny on Wed, Dec 15 2021 at 10:36 AM CST:

: been through one, and that was a monster. My son has a friend who lives in Benton and said pretty much the same thing. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and New Year too.

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Surprised I didn't hear more about real tornado shelters in the area then. Sounds like you have your own tornado alley nowadays. nm Wed, Dec 15 2021 at 06:12 PM CST (6)
- That's 10 near misses in 50+ years. I have heard it called Dixie Alley. Storm shelters across the nation would be great but never a priority. lissa Thu, Dec 16 2021 at 10:50 AM CST (5)
  - Well, a chance of being blown to kingdom come once every 5 years would have me putting in something better than a bathroom. To each her own I guess. nm Thu, Dec 16 2021 at 02:45 PM CST (4)
    - It sounded like you meant a huge shelter for the whole town. An (sm) nm Fri, Dec 17 2021 at 10:30 AM CST (3)
      - Home storm shelters cost $5K and up, not something most small town citizens can afford. Community shelters could go a long way to save lives. Fri, Dec 17 2021 at 11:24 AM CST (2)
        
        I guess it's a question of loss benefit analysis. Safe rooms/shelters are not uncommon in small towns in the original hurricane alley. nm Fri, Dec 17 2021 at 09:33 PM CST (1)
        
        I think there are some community ones as well, in malls/shopping areas? I'm not sure. Tornados give me the heebie jeebies. Living somewhere sm Fri, Dec 17 2021 at 09:36 PM CST (0)

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