These Are The Riskiest CRE Properties In A Tornado

As an F-3 tornado barreled toward a North Dallas Home Depot Sunday night, the retailer`s manager sent everyone home, leaving the store empty 40 minutes before it was destroyed.

Given the nature of that property, the level of destruction wasn`t a surprise, according to research compiled by retired engineer and Texas Tech University professor Larry Tanner.

...Grocery stores and big-box retailers are among the riskiest commercial properties to seek shelter in during violent storms, Tanner told Bisnow. These types of buildings have shown consistent vulnerability during his studies....

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RSK: This guy has his priorities straight...safe room for kids rather than new turf for the athletic field.