The people racing to build shelters outside tornado alley - BBC

Tornado alley has expanded – and this means swathes of the US are not prepared. When a large tornado approached Ohio's Logan County on 14 March, residents were issued a warning only 10 minutes before impact. Though the notice fell within the average range, most people didn't have anywhere to shelter beyond interior closets and basements. The tornado, classed as a level EF3 – producing winds between 136 (218km) and 165 miles (265km) per hour – was one of several that leveled neighbourhoods, killed three people, and injured dozens more in t ...

Community Tornado Shelters - NSSA National Storm Shelter Association

A Community tornado storm shelter is defined as any tornado shelter not defined as a residential tornado shelter. These tornado shelters include both public tornado shelters and private tornado...

Lack of tornado shelters in Mississippi Delta turns deadly

After a deadly tornado hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi, NBC News found that there were no public storm shelters nearby. Many Delta communities can’t afford one.

Tornado Shelters | Hooker OK Community

Storm Shelters & Weather Alerts ; Storm Shelters: St. John’s Lutheran Church · 301 N Jackson St. United Methodist Church · 202 Imo St. Olive Warner Memorial Library · 109 S Broadway St.

Despite tornado threat, shelters rare for mobile home parks

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Ten of at least 20 people killed in a weekend tornado outbreak lived in Georgia mobile home parks, yet laws requiring storm shelters in those vulnerable communities are few and...

Kansas tornado: Latest round of twisters devastates communities

" Tornado watches and warnings were in effect Wednesday in... "Tornado threat continues across the warned area," the... their tornado were serious. However, "we are happy to report that no...

Overnight Tornado Watch in the South (Updated 7:05p CDT)

You wil find a detailed map of community tornado shelters here. Radar (below) is from 3:05pm CDT ----- This tornado watch has been cancelled west of Paducah. No part of Missouri is still in...

Safe Rooms for Tornadoes and Hurricanes

for Community and Residential Safe Rooms FEMA P-361, April... Storm Shelters (ICC 500), International Code Council, Inc.... A2-2 A2.1.1.1 Tornado Threat. A2-3 A2.1.1.2 Hurricane Threat. A2...

'Damaging' tornadoes sweep through Oklahoma, leaving at least 2 dead

damaging tornado hit the town of Cole, Oklahoma on Wednesday... several shelters for people affected by tornadoes that hit... the community. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "OBU classes...

GitHub - openwichita/tornado-shelter-locator

html These communities offer safe rooms or basements that serve as public tornado shelters.... Hydraulic Maize – Community center, 401 S. Khedive; city hall, 10100 Grady Ave. (use storm...