Motor vehicles in tornadic winds.

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Data were collected on 70 vehicles parked outdoors within 10 m of homes and apartments struck by the Arkansas tornadoes of 21 January 1999 and the Cincinnati tornado of 9 April 1999. The F-scale damage to the home was recorded along with information on whether the vehicle was moved by the tornado, whether it was tipped over by the tornado, and whether the vehicle would have had seriously injured occupants. Among the vehicles parked at homes with F1/F2 damage, 61% were not moved by the wind, none were tipped by the wind, and 87% would not have seriously injured occupants. Among vehicles parked outside homes with F3/F4 damage, 50% were not moved by the wind, 84% were not tipped over, and 69% would not have had seriously injured occupants