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“Everyone was aware of bad weather, but we’re all taught, even as children, the first thing we do is don’t get in your car,” he said. “I believe more lives would have been lost. I know that ten minutes before [the tornado struck] they followed all protocols to get the employees, almost all the employees, to the designated area.”