Family says Walmart refused to let people shelter as storm approached
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- A family says they tried to seek shelter from the approaching storm at the local Walmart but were turned away at the door.
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If you have seen a Walmart after a tornado hits it, you would not seek shelter there.
It would be safer than in a car.
That's exactly what I was thinking no way I'd use walmart to shelter in.. did you see that building implode ? wow
@dwp6471 the video we saw the person in car did better than the building
Your best bet is to stay close to the perimeter inside the building, ideally under a cinderblock door arch.
Joplin that where Walmart
Why would anyone think a Walmart is there to help humans?
Most humans are stupid
Hey!
It was an emergency!!!
We the customers support walmart with our purchase
Why that ugly store not support its custumers??
That was death or life situation??
Let them in!!
@@amybear2941and who we are? The customers!! The ones keeping that business alive!!
It was not too much to ask.
I wish there were more competitors for ugly Walmart.
@@Peace-nm6bx more likely it's the laws that are stopping them from saying yes because they don't want somebody to su.e them
It is Walmart's policy where there's tornadoes or natural disasters they are allowed to go to a Walmart that is their policy I know I've worked at Walmart long enough
Sheltering at a Wal-Mart during a tornado may not be such a good idea. Ever taken a moment to look at the roof structure ?
Better than being out in the open. Likely a bathroom be safest spot
Because when you're driving in a car, Wal-Mart is a far better choice than a vehicle. They were running from hail at the time, anywhere other than outside is a good place to hide from hail.
And Walmart's tornadoes are common usually have a safe area that's restructured inside
There are shotty put together. I look at structures more now.
Especially after considering I worked for 2 different Walmarts in different states with both having leaking roofs!
Sam Walton (founder) would be appalled if he seen what Walmart has become. Walmart wasn’t meant to be the ruthless, careless juggernaut that they are nowadays.
Yes, he would the greatest retailer in the world saving people billions from the little mom and pop stores who ripped people off for years. After the stock split in February 2024 I now have 3,250 shares of their stock….however I shop in Whole Foods because we are vegans better selections.😀
The problem is, if the building collapsed in the storm, the families would be suing for $$$$$$.
@@bobroberts2371 I assume the building collapse would be covered under the good Samaritan law, which prevents you from being sued in the event of life-saving measures going wrong.
Sam Walton definitely left his stores in poor hands...They Suck!
@@jusjohn The threat of a law suit would require the company to defend themselves even if the person bringing the suit loses, this costs $$$ .
I live in Oklahoma. I've had to take shelter at Walmart twice. Both times they were letting people in, but at one point I think they locked the front doors and we all went to hide in the back. Walmart isn't the best place to shelter, especially in an EF4 or 5, but better than nothing.
Underground parking garages are probably the best place I can think of. Not many places have those. I’m about 5 minutes away from a hospital with one and I wonder how many other people have the same plan
Not really. The most dangerous part of the tornado is the debris, and Walmart is packed with potential missiles. You'd rather get hit with shelving and potatoes than be lofted to potential safety?
@@User-rka_zykx76I'd be worried about the parking deck collapsing 😱
Really if u think no where is safe if a tornado hits a house wm target airport it will likely kill people
@AtarahDerek it's that, POSSIBLY surviving it, or guaranteed death staying outside.
Never take shelter in an open span building like Walmart/warehouses.
They have a place, in back, where there's no windows.
@@Jannett-ik5lhthose back rooms are gone like top of a tin can being opened by an Electric can opener when a tornado hits the building there one minute gone the next
@JannettNoo they don't-ik5lh
Where do you go?
@@Funnyandsunnydays bar because a lot of bars have under ground whine cellars
Have you ever seen the roof of a Walmart after it’s been hit by torrential weather?
Ah, no thanks
I agree.
walmart > car
@@xvsmoke living in Nebraska I think I would choose my car over Walmart and I live within a couple blocks from our Walmart and still wouldn’t choose it, just saying that a roof that can barely handle snow loads isn’t somewhere I choose to be
I work for one. Minor rain the roof leaks. There was a video I saw in a different state that showed hail breaking the skylights and raining down in the store.
@@Mew_Mokuba_Akari not to mention the fact that their roofs don’t hold up…ever seen one of there roofs after a heavy storm? Caved in and definitely wouldn’t choose Walmart to hunker down in during certain storms…stay safe
A Walmart is the last place you should shelter. They have a flat metal roof that doesn't protect you from storms.
Worst place to be.
RETARD... there are small office rooms inside, even the bathroom is good, its all cinderblock construction. better than in a car.
exactly, I've been in there when it was just pouring down rain and you couldn't hear the person talking right next to you. Those buildings are paper thin.
Yep
@@violatethemagistrateDef better than nothing but their roof is cheap trash that collapses from even heavy rain and snow sometimes. Can’t say I’d want that mess above me during a tornado.
@@violatethemagistrateHow many folks do you think can reasonably fit in one of those?
You know that Walmart was more concerned about being sued if people got hurt while sheltering there, if Walmart were to have gotten hit, then they were about possible saving people's lives.
Welcome to the real world. Somebody would have sued them.
Yeah. And??
My thoughts exactly that GM makes 400k+ a year and does not want to lose that cush job. Or a shot at regional or corp
Not the Walmart, where I work.
The Management let customers sheltered inside…
They can get sued now
Everything in the store becomes a potential missile when a tornado hits.
Stay away from the silverware……..
That's not the point. Try to stay focused on what we're talking about here
@@wrenbyrd1093 Someone being knocked unconscious because they got hit in the head with a bicycle pump and a knock off yankee candle
Edit: said bicycle pipe for some reason
Your pfp says everything I need to know. For disrespecting the men and women who served us for you to have this youtube luxury, May the Devil show himself soon for you
How stupid the idea is to go to Walmart to shelter!?!?! Those stores get completely ripped apart!
Not as stupi
Not as stupid as not having any cover
Got that's right 👍
It's almost as wise as taking shelter in a trailer park.
@@jimmypenrose1401 got that's right 👍
First of all, a Walmart is not a safe place in a tornado. Second of all, if you are in your car drive out of the path of the tornado.
there are small office rooms inside, even the bathroom is good, its all cinderblock construction. better than in a car.
@@hustlecrowe9440
You're nuts.
It is very dangerous to try to outrun a tornado. People are killed every year trying.
I agree, but as I understood there were big halestones before/during the Tornado - so if you have no bridge to drive under your car isn´t a safe place especially if you have a Cabrio or a glaswindow at the ceiling (well that "sundeck-hype" was 20 years ago, but still some cars have this).
@@JackyDOS *hailstones
Shoppers that are already in the store are allowed to shelter in place. The doors are locked and the employees are to take shelter too. The employees shouldn’t have to risk their lives to let people in to the building during a tornado. In the Joplin tornado of 2011 there were several employees at businesses that died trying to help people get in and take cover. Plus big box stores are the worst place to be in a tornado.
Except the employees weren't in their safe place..they were standing at the doors not letting people inside.
You didn’t bother to listen to the entire story. The Walmart employees had a full freaking conversation with people, which means they were NOT taking shelter nor were they just refusing to come to the door for safety. They were AT THE DOOR, and refused people safe shelter.
Yes, I listened to the story. They can’t unlock the door and start letting people in. If they do, 1 becomes 20, and the employee still has the responsibility of locking the door. While everyone else has taken cover, they are putting their own life at risk. The employees have lives and families too. As some already stated, Walmart is not a storm shelter.
If a storm hits while the store is open, people may shelter in place (ie. You stay there). If the store is closed (after 11 pm), stockers and maintenance may not admit anyone as per policy. Those same employees may be outside to watch as storm approaches or for one of their breaks not necessarily to turn people away or to admit them.
@@sherylstone8804 It was during store hours and Walmart corporate said they should have been let inside for shelter.
I know of one Walmart several years ago that was hit by a tornado. There was nothing left.
The one in Joplin, MO was hit by the 2011 tornado and there wasn't much left after it was over.
My sister worked for a local chain grocery store. If a tornado warning happened they took people to the refrigerators or freezers in the back. Kept a couple of coats for workers working, and they would give them to the older folks. BUT. They locked the doors before they went into shealter. People were allowed to be of course if they wanted, but were made aware that once you're out, you're out. If there was anyone that was coming to take shealter before they locked the doors and left, they we welcome to join them. They locked the doors because, sadly, since everyone was going to be in shealter, they couldn't allow the doors open because someone may try to come in and steal/loot stuff. Not as likely in our town......but you never know what these despicable people will do. Strange that workers were just standing there..........
That makes no sense. Literally no one is going to shoplift while a vortex of death is barreling down on them, and after the tornado's had its fun, there are no more doors anyway.
@@AtarahDerek very good point.
People steal with buildings on fire and angry mobs all around so what’s to say they wouldn’t in a “possible” tornado?!?
@@AtarahDerek don't really know people very well do you? A lot of people don't belive there is a tornado until they see it (like my brother-in-law). So people will totally do it. They'll steal feom buildings on fire too.
@@AtarahDerekwanna bet?
I can’t imagine a huge concrete tilt up is a good idea in a storm. That huge expanse of roof is a liability and threat to life.
there are small office rooms inside, even the bathroom is good, its all cinderblock construction. better than in a car.
That's what I'm saying, your chances are much higher and more than they would be out in the open in a vehicle
Definitely better than the open or a car. I'm just saying that there are probably better choices than a walmart just about anywhere a walmart is located.
Wal-Mart does not use concrete tilt-up in their construction. They are CMU.
1:20 you can see the construction of the building...cinder blocks or concrete blocks.
The same people complaining that Walmart wouldn't let them shelter during the storm would have sued Walmart for any injury is the building or any part of it would have inconvenienced them!
No lol.
@PD, If you went in WM to get out of a storm and got hurt I dont believe you could sue at that point
@@paulettebarrow9791but that wouldn’t stop them from trying
You’re absolutely correct!
@@jenniferd264 True, I would still go in at the point
The store isn't a shelter.
It's better than being in the open, you heartless git.
I mean, there’s always bathrooms and coolers to hide in. Being in the main part of the store, where customers walk around, yeah that’s way too open to seek shelter.
@@artemisolympius2708 a lot of people make that mistake look at schools, department stores, hospitals, autos and under pass I have seen them all destroyed.
@@elhuddleston17well I'd take a chance at a hospital then staying in my mobile home!!!!!
Yes, it is. Any store is a shelter from hail....
It’s not Walmart’s responsibility
Then they can't turn people away either.
Who said it was their responsibility?
@@GamerKatz_1971
Yes they can
@@saturner7799
What? You didn’t watch the video?
Yes, I watched the video, and no one said it was Walmart responsibility. Now, did you watch the video?
Walmart is not a good place to seek shelter! I've seen one get hit by a tornado and they disintegrate!
Sure! But the walking in freezer where they store frozen produce is very safe!
God is the shelter, no excuse...
God is the shelter no excuse
No excuse God is shelter
@@HeavenWatch amen! 🙏🏻
Walmart or any other warehouse type structure is a bad choice for shelter from a violent storm.
Walk in refrigerator
@@Jojothegodofrandom they put you under the middle of the floor
@@sherroneb62ful to be honest most customers deserve to be put there during any type of emergency:)
Better than a car.
@@melindaroop1346 Nope a car you can drive away from the tornado...
I don’t know if a Walmart is a good place to shelter. Imagine all the merchandise becoming flying debris.
Stories like this are why we tell people to be weather aware and not be out and about when severe storms are inbound.
Ok, but the meteorologists can't even get the weather right!!! Hell, they said it was gonna storm for 2 whole days where I live and it rained for like 30 minutes, and was just cloudy!!! They have been manipulating the weather for decades now, so I don't even trust the meteorologists anymore!! Just saying!!!
Yet you see tons of people driving straight into the path of a Tornado SMH
They are a store not a tornado shelter.
@@Y2.903 Definitely not a 'law'.
@@Y2.903 Maybe in one single state, not a law in the nation or the world.
If you're so certain, you would be able to present evidence and state the statute/law. Telling me to do my own research just proves you're not prepared to defend your position yourself.
@@UpYourArsenal why should I give you the facts lol it's not my fault your not smart enough troll
@@Y2.903 Story is out of Tennessee. So what was your point for commenting in the first place?
@@Y2.903 Yes, you are.
Your comment was that it's "illegal" to turn people away, when it is not. I ask you to prove it's illegal with your (alleged) knowledge and your only defense is to reference a completely different location not relevant to the story.
You were wrong, just admit it and move along. There's no need to admit you're a troll.
I live in tornado country and i can tell u its best to know where you need to go long before a storm. Storm shelters and basements arent commonplace place so take time to figure out the best place to go when the sirens sound off. When a storm is headed your way is the worst time to start looking for shelter
Actually you need to know where your safe spot is and be in it BEFORE the sirens or alerts goes off. Especially if you live in an apartment or a mobile home park where there are no shelters. I live in a mobile home park and all my friends know that if there is one thing I pay attention to this time of year, it is the weather. Obsessively. As in checking the forecasts to see what may be coming this way. I also follow Michigan Storm Chasers, and I have a "go" plan. When they mention certain towns 20 miles to my southwest, west, or northwest, I'm out the door heading for my safe spot even though no warning has been issued for my county or my community. That buys me anywhere from 10-20 minutes lead time to get to where I am going. I have learned that if you wait until the phone alert goes off or the siren blows, that is way too late. On 5/7, when the Michigan Storm Chasers said that the storm was over one of these towns and looked like it was intensifying, that was my signal to go. It took about 5 minutes to get to my safe destination and just as I was getting out of my car my phone alert went off. I went into the building as they were herding everyone into the shelter. A few minutes later the siren went off. Had I waited for the official warning, I might not have been able to make it to safety in time--or been able to get into the building I had selected. Right after it went past my town the storm dropped the tornado that hit the FedEx building.
I am also a trained and certified Skywarn spotter because I believe very strongly in Ryan Hall's mantra "don't be scared, be prepared." I need to be able to recognize signs of impending severe weather especially if I am on the road. My motto is No Tornado Is Ever Going to Catch Me by Surprise. Ever. I learned that lesson on Palm Sunday 1965 when I was 9 years old. Since then I have watched the evolution of weather forecasting and warning systems go from practically non-existent in 1965 to now we can tell where the tornado is right down to the street level. We can know DAYS in advance if an outbreak is expected and how bad it is likely to be. As far as I am concerned, there's no excuse for being caught off guard. In 1965, yes. In 2024, NO! If you are out shopping, if you are out traveling, if you are camping, or at an outdoor event, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WEATHER-WISE. Mother Nature has no pity. Mother Nature has no mercy. Therefore you must be on your guard against her at all times.
@@theresemalmberg955 Tornados usually travel northeast so knowing that helps watching the storms. We had a tornado almost touch down on the other side of town and whoever was supposed to sound the alarms got in a discussion on if that qualified as a storm that needed the sirens. Thankfully, when the tornado dropped again a few mins later, it took off away from populated area. But it went 10 miles before hitting a small rural town like a bowling ball making a strike. Yes, knowing when to go to shelter is better than waiting for the sirens cause sometimes the tornado is already doing damage before the sirens sound. In the 70's we had a tornado hit the town and my folks were so accustomed to watching the sky they predicted the storm early in the day. By ti.e it came in the evening, they had told all neighbor kids they couldn't come over and why. They had fed the family dinner and kept us kids home all day and got radios, flashlights, blankets ect ready. There's a great deal more the weatherman knows but also knowing how to watch the sky and being prepared days in advance is what saves lives. Always be aware of the weather
@@theresemalmberg955 forecasts dont always predict danger accurately and dependng on a guess is foolish
Wal Mart in Joplin was a death trap.
Everything in Joplin was a death trap. If not under ground when it comes theres a good chance you will be after it leaves. I went through hurricane charley in florida and a F4 or 5 Tornado is just out of our comprehension.
Do you have a video link about it? I was told the best place to shelter in a store were the bathrooms and coolers.
"Let's take shelter in that cheap large concrete brick box with the flimsy metal roof!!!"
I wouldn't want to be in a huge business like that. Better to find a smaller place. But yeah when people ask people for help at the end of the day policy or not you're just an asshole if you refuse.
Stop suing companies and maybe they wont be afraid to help
Nah, sue them till they have no social value
dickriding walmart of all places 😂
That isn't why🤦♀️ Walmart just sucks period!
maybe if stores stop endangering people they woulkdnt get sued
If the stores weren't doing stupid shit they wouldn't get sued moron
It is NOT that Walmart is a bad place to shelter, it is where you go inside the Walmart that is critical. The smart thing is to shelter in an interior office like "loss prevention", NOT in the big area of the store.
Exactly
I’ve spoken with several folks who managed/working in businesses during a tornado warning. They are supposed to lock the doors and get everyone to the safest place. Customers aren’t allowed to leave. And no one can enter the building, either. Same was true when I taught school. Some parents were very upset we wouldn’t release their children or let them go to their children during a tornado warning that occurred around dismissal time.
In a tornado you'd be safer in a ditch than in a Walmart.
If you’ve ever seen the video of what the Joplin, MO tornado did to the Walmart there you’d understand why Walmart may not have wanted people to shelter there, the store was totaled and people, including employees lost their lives. That being said, I think someone there, most likely the store manager, made a decision that might not align with Walmart’s policy. I’ve never heard of a store of any size refusing to shelter people.
Walmart isn’t a tornado shelter lol they didn’t wanna be held liable
WalMart is not a storm shelter. In severe weather? Oh , no! Avoid these big ceiling-expanse places! Sheltering there is as wrongheaded as shltering under a freeway overpass bridge. You want an interior room with no windows, a basement or other subsurface shelter. Of course, the Darwin award might be applicable to the notion of flocking to WalMart for shelter.
Ideally yes, but they weren't at home. Tornados are random and if there's a warning in place, it's better to be inside a building than driving or walking down the road.
there are small office rooms inside, even the bathroom is good, its all cinderblock construction. better than in a car.
Freeway under passes are not safe in tornados. That is an old wives tale that has been disproven.
Have everyone go in the walk in refrigerator, there ya go fixed
@@Jojothegodofrandom ~ that's where we were told to go when I worked at DQ back in the 70's, that or the walk-in freezer if the fridge was too full of employees. 😂
Why would a Cinder Block where house make more sense than Someones Home ???
Having grown up in a single wide metal mobile home when I was a kid, I would never ask such a question.
Why are people out driving around during tornado watches/warnings?
They were probably already out before the warnings began
I'll be out driving today during one cause if I call into work I'll be written up and I'll lose money on my paycheck.
Yep, I would too. They go in the store and get hurt during the storm, they sue....
That decision was a mistake. That's not Walmart's policy.
Does not matter. A managers / employees bad decision is a reflection of the company. They represent Walmart. If Walmart does not fire that person then Walmart is just as bad as that Manager/ employee
Walmart still has to answer for it, if a manager made that decision. Walmart presumably pays him for his services.
It IS Walmart’s policy. During the 1994 Northridge earthquake, multiple stores were locked and blocked and refused people to enter. The concern of the chain retailers was liability if a customer slipped on a tube of toothpaste that had been knocked onto the floor.
A tip up is not an adequate shelter
there are small office rooms inside, even the bathroom is good, its all cinderblock construction. better than in a car.
It's not tilt-up. Concrete block.
Walmart is NOT a shelter. Maybe if he got off the phone with his mommy he could’ve looked up where to go instead of crying about Walmart not letting them in. 🤦🏻♀️ Sorry, they’re not cancelling Walmart today! 😂
As a former employee I will tell you that yes- unless you’re ALREADY INSIDE THE STORE you will not be allowed inside.
as a former employee I agree. Which employee would volunteer for late arrival door duty?
This is STUPID Media Drama, stores are NOT Safe in Twisters! Walmarts are build like warehouses with cheap roofs like that Feex building that got creamed by a Tornado the same day!
Its called DO NOT GO OUT in a storm, and if your house doesn't have a basement in Tornado Ally then buying a storm shelter is a MUST.
Not necessarily
there are small office rooms inside, even the bathroom is good, its all cinderblock construction. better than in a car.
It is safer than in a car.
@@dwp6471 not necessarily
@TommiTuunes When they come in the dark of night, you have no idea where they're coming from.
Your life could have been saved by not going into a feeble building such as Walmart. The ceilings are glass or plexi glass and could be destroyed so easily.
ceilings are neither glass nor "plexi-glass" (which is acrylic)
@@norml.hugh-mann I live in the PNW and all the Walmarts up here have large areas of skylights which I love, but they can't be that safe during a tornado.
Big box stores are built cheaply, not really a place you want to shelter in.
Sheltering in a big cement building, not a good idea, the walls fall in during a hurricane.
I'm sure Walmart didn't want to allow more people in, to be liable if something happened.
And what about the people they turned away who wound up being killed in the storm?
@@OCDTraci that would definitely be sad and a tragedy 😢
They pull the Olsteen strategy to hell with them
Yup, my first thought.
lolololololol
yep, sad to lock the doors on people seeking help.
COMPLETE BS
They didn’t have enough room to take a bunch of people into an inner office.
Buildings with large expanse roofs are poor shelters in a tornado.
Like Joel Osteen at Katrina.
@create That was hurricane Harvey
Too many people take TVs during disasters in order to 'sustain themselves'.
What? Sustain themselves? How?
@@Dark_Harmony review the looting for Katrina.
Walmart employees shelter in place along with the customers in the back break room. Would you expect them to risk an employee looking for late arrivals? It's a walmart not a storm shelter.
"Shelter in place" for a store is if youre already in said store.
If they had let people in and the people die, their families could POTENTIALLY sue Walmart… And that’s the world we live in. Walmart didn’t make the world like that…
but the people made Wal-Mart what they are today.
@@DL-xo7fn insurance companies don’t care about feelings, they care about money …. Again they didn’t make the world like this.
When is Walmart required to accept liability. It was a tornado warning, why are you driving around
If hes asking his mom I hazard to guess they were visiting her and not familiar with the area.
Ive lived in places with lots of tornados, they can happen fast.
A grown man child crying out to his Mama "Where do I go? What should I do Mama?
The mother reached out to the son first, who then just asked his mother. He was NOT crying out to his Mama. 🙄 It was to the store employee that he said where are we supposed to go. Please quit trying to make something out of nothing. 🤦🏻♀️🥴
Did you even watch the video? 🤔 Because that's not what happened. 😂
@@chaoticmind04 Okay, he's a macho man. Does that make you feel better?
@@TreeLBollingTreeManSure, why not? Lol. 😂😂😂
Kind of crazy that public tornado shelters are NOT in every town in the most active storm areas. Given how common these really violent storms are becoming, this should be done immediately.
Not feasible. Most people have shelters at their house
@@lindacalderon6417 That may be true in some areas, but where I'm from in Northeast TX most people absolutely do not have storm shelters or basements. The soil is shifty and the water table is high, making basements and shelters a bit hard to build and maintain. They exist, but most people there definitely don't have them.
Casey's locked the doors on us before we got to the door
QuikTrip locks their doors, during tornado warnings.
You knew that Tornadoes were coming, but you chose to drive around and then expect Walmart to protect you? You should have been an adult and gone to the storm shelter. Walmart had all the shoppers shelter INSIDE the rear area of the store and lock the doors. Structural integrity is important in tornadoes and open doors hurt that integrity. Obviously these unprepared people had enough time to drive to another location. I grew up in tornado county and we listened to the weather authorities and went to the shelter or a friend’s basement. Our problem is that people expect everyone else to take care of them in an emergency, when they’ve made bad choises.
In most cases for tornados it happens without warnings and if there is it's 5 minutes of time. There obviously weren't any storm shelters in their area otherwise they would have gone to it... They had no choice but to drive around and look for a place to go... This is common sense. Maybe you should be a adult and stop with the smart ass remarks because it's obvious that you know nothing about tornados....
@@MagicalWingLT I would normally agree with you but, the storm had been talked about for at least FOUR days. The day of the storm from dawn until the tornadoes touching down, emergency broadcasts were on the radio, television and internet. I believe, from what I have seen, the tornado was on the ground for a long time before entering the city. There are storm cellars in that area. I grew up all over the South and spent many nights in them. My concern is that, just like happened in Joplin, people will continue to ignore tornado warnings and emergencies and then rely on other people to save them. Walmart does not have a responsibility to save anyone, they do it anyway. Opening a door during a tornado emergency might have well weakened the building killing the 50 plus people inside of the store. I didn’t like mom’s attitude, nor the 35 year old “kids.” I am not sure I believe the, since they could not even say if the employee was a man or woman and refused to identify this phantom “store” that took them in. Wouldn’t you be singing the praises of the store that saved you? I am sure that Walmart will come up with a video.
@@MagicalWingLT what smartass remarks? I spent 18 years living in Texas, Mississippi and Tennessee. My father had a phD in structural engineering and taught at several universities after a long career. His job included engineering in the South to protect buildings from tornado and weather related damage. My son is an engineer also and an expert in forces placed upon buildings during tornadoes and hurricanes. With that said, any idiot attorney, like myself, can go to TH-cam and find out that you are not supposed to open windows and doors during tornadoes. Tornado 101!
@@wirepaladin4317 Well good for you that your father had a PhD in structural engineering. And good for you that your son is an engineer. And good for you that you're an attorney. Like we care.🙄
@@-greentoad The question was about structural integrity, I relied on the experts for the analysis, not to brag. However, I hope that GED is serving you well at the Circle K.
Kind of like that huge church!!
Walmart is a scary building no Tornado shelter better chance under a bridge or a ditch as bad as that sounds 😢
Under a bridge is the worst area to be in during a tornado. It creates a wind tunnel.
It isn’t Walmart responsibility to let you in .
That’s what I’d do, I’d defend a major billion dollar company! What a waste of a person you are!
Had you watched and listen to the entire video, you would see where Walmart corporate said that it is their policy to allow customers to shelter in place inside of their stores if needed. There were employees that did not care about or understand the policy.
Is Walmart even considered a "Safe Place"?
This is the problem when people are sue-crazy... Walmart would probably let them in... but then if the tornado hit the store and they got hurt they'd sue Walmart so hard to blame them... people aren't reasonable today... they've all been taught to be endless victims of everything
Momma is so angry, she won't be able to shop at Walmart for a week. 😅
So angry her hair turned purple with rage
It's not Walmart's responsibility to take care of anyone😮 I don't know why entitled people think that strangers are just supposed to help you that's what we wish would happen what is not what normally happens and it's not their responsibility
Back in 1996 a Colonial Heights Virginia Walmart was ripped down the center of it by EF5 tornado..
I was in a Tornado in the early 90’s. It ripped the roof right off the local Walmart.
These are the same people that would sue Walmart if they were hurt inside the store due to the conditions !
Building collapses, people get injured or killed, Walmart gets sued for $$$ millions. Why is this story newsworthy?
This is, sadly, accurate. I'm not a fan of what Walmart has become, but it's absolutely sickening that people can sue a company when they willingly sought shelter in the building. Businesses do not control the weather and should bare no responsibility if you're injured by an "act of God", if you will. You chose to be there. Enter at your own risk. Poop happens.
I don't blame Walmart. It's not a safe place to be during a storm and if there are any injuries/death(s), those affected are likely to sue Walmart.
Walmart is NOT a shelter from a tornado. That place would go POOF!
I have a reason to believe you should be under ground instead of inside of Walmart during a tornado
Ffs just go home or drive under bridge or whatever, no one’s obliged to take you in, that’s life.
Under bridge is not a tornado shelter.
@@Flipper86Neither is Wal-Mart
Maybe they lived in a home that wasn't safe.
Never hide under an overpass from a tornado. Winds accelerate severely under an overpass.
@StormChaserMaci. Always drive into the nado and zero meters it like Reed Timmer while screaming "Big Tornado"! Lmao
Is Walmart suddenly responsible for everyone's safety?
Get back in your car and drive away from the storm.
What's wrong with you? Are you just stupid about storms with baseball size hail and an approaching tornado, or are you just without any decency at all?
Just so you know, if you are working in a building open to the public, and people need shelter from a storm, you are responsible to let them in. Most people would let people suddenly sheltering from a storm into any building in that case.
That's just the way it goes with smart and decent people --- which the country used to be comprised of. I am amazed at what has happened to people's minds, but Jesus said it in the Bible, "Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” (Matthew 24: 11-12).
Maybe your Walmart stores are better constructed than where I live, but those tin-roof stores are the last place I'd want to be in a major storm.
They might have known building wasn’t constructed with best contractor? Liability?
When a wedge tornado was bearing down on Checotah on May 10th 2011(?)
Walmart let in every person in where almost the half the town was sheltered there. This is the the Walmart that we know here!
The wedge tornado was nicely clobbered by God's Angels & broke apart prior to destroying the town. Praise God!
There was a vlogger that was inside that wal mart that said they locked the front doors as they put people in shelter
Yes because if someone gets hurt inside of Walmart.
If you let them in . Then if you get hurt . Then people sue Walmart .
That’s the reason.
I know I worked there in upper management for most of the 17 years.
Well shades of joel osteen.
That has always been common practice where I live. In tornados , no one goes in or out.
They survived, I don't see a problem here.
They probably are looking for a free lawyer to volunteer to sue Walmart.
No such thing as getting certified
Can't blame the store, it's legal and liability! Why didn't anyone get on Joel Osteen's ass for what he did??
Yeah, that wasn't talked about as long as it should have been.
....What did Joel Osteen do?
@@Dark_Harmony Didn't open the doors to his mega church during hurricane Harvey to allow people inside for shelter. Google it you can get the whole saga
@@Dark_Harmony Go to google and research it for yourself.
@@Dark_Harmonyhe didn’t let people shelter in his massive church when Houston was flooding during Hurricane Harvey…
Praying for a kinder World😢
People fail to realize that buildings like WalMarts are not at all tornado proof. Slab sided construction is not conducive to high pressure winds, especially when those winds can exert tremendous twisting forces upon relatively thin sheets of concrete and rebar.
The statement "We do allow people to shelter in place inside our stores." which was sent from Walmart is only saying that if you are ALREADY in the store, you can shelter in place! This does not answer the question about whether someone wanting to ENTER a Walmart store to shelter from a storm is permitted.
To deny someone shelter and safety from an approaching or during a storm is unconscionable. Walmart need to be called-out on this until at least a definitive answer is provided by them.
If the store got hit and people inside got hurt there would be a big lawsuit against the store. Don’t blame the store at all. Blame lawyers if you want to blame someone.
You might want to consider not driving in during a tornado warning.
Name The Store that sheltered folks... compassion deserves a face
keeping thefts to a minimum if the lights went out
I worked at a Walmart here in SW Florida during a tornado warning. We let people in and directed them to the back of the store. The power went out, it was hot but we were sheltered. I can't imagine any Walmart doing this. In fact, we weren't letting people leave until we got the okay from the police!
I don't get why they are "reporting" about this. Walmart stores are not tornado shelters, but they are private property.
As other have mentioned, Walmart buildings are very poor shelters during tornados so I don't understand why anyone would chose that type of building over all the other business buildings in that area.
Yes they do help people.
Its not Walmarts responsibility for your fears. If you're scared dial 911.
Yea probably safer in car than in walmart. I would guess walmart has been sued before when this happened. Cant blame them. Who said they should open their its a private company
Does she think calling the local news and "exposing" Walmart is going to land her a payday?