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March 30, 2020Pleasant Hill, Mo. |  By: Jim Faris

NWS warns about quarantine tents during severe weather


PLEASANT HILL, Mo. - As the coronavirus spreads, the National Weather Service warns against the use of quarantine tents, especially in thunderstorms.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Al Pietrycha tells KXCV/KRNW that various factors in thunderstorms can result in destroyed tents.

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Meteorologists say people in tents are at the same risk of getting struck by lightning as if they were outside.