Is the basement the safest place during a tornado?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no completely safe place during a tornado, but some spots are preferable to others. If you know from which direction the storm is coming, the opposite corner of the basement is the safest spot, reports The Tornado Project. read more

And if a tornado hits your house, it most likely will break the window anyway, the SPC noted. Myth #2: The southwest corner of a basement is the safest corner. While a basement is a good place to take shelter from a tornado, no corner of a basement is safer than any other. read more

Considering the normal movement patterns of tornadoes the safest place is the N.E. corner of your basement. This is the area least likely to be crushed if your home is pulled off the foundation. I took a Metorology course and that is what we learned. read more