NEW WEATHER STATION in KEY WEST is Hurricane Proofed for Category 5

DID THE NEW KEY WEST HURRICANE CENTER GET IT RIGHT?

We all sure hope we never know, but it’s likely that we will find out one of these days, with the hurricane season coming closer.

One of the most secure weather centers now, the new National Weather Service's Key West office, a $5.1MM building, can withstand a Category 5 huuricane, taking 165 mph winds. The glass could crack but not shatter the building sits at about 14’ above sea level, above a large storm surge – and even the flagpole can withstand the Category 5 winds without snapping. So they tell us.

Located near an airport, where planes on the runway could slide into the building with heavy winds, the concrete slab walls and bunker area around the office bathrooms (which can withstand 255 mph winds) would not collapse due to anything crashing into its side walls. The Office Staff’s families can join them in the building during a hurricane.

Walls are being decorated by children’s artwork and by local artists as well. Tours are conducted.
Suggestion: If this works, why not repeat it everywhere, and eventually have large buildings where people can go for safety during a bad hurricane – just include enough bathrooms and kitchen facilities for a multitude of people, please! This MAY BE the way of the future!