Both cost and the unlikelihood of a strong tornado striking the McLennan County region are the main deterrents to building safe rooms in local schools. Chris Huckabee, president of Huckabee Inc., said ...

OF KEEPING YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES SAFE. DURING SEVERE WEATHER. YOU’LL SOMETIMES HEAR US TELL YOU TO GET IN YOUR SAFE ROOM. BUT DO YOU KNOW THE SAFEST PLACE IN YOUR HOME OR APARTMENT? METEOROLOGIST ...

DOT COM. MARGARET’S YOU KNOW DECIDING WHERE YOU SHELTER DURING A TORNADO CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. WDSU METEOROLOGIST LEE SOUTHWICK HAS TIPS AND ACTION TO TAKE THE MOMENT A TORNADO ...

An above-ground residential safe room is pictured amid debris from the EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. Submitted photo Hoosier homeowners who want to build a tornado safe ...

Anyone in the path of a twister is advised to find shelter in a tornado-safe room. If your home has a cellar, storm shelter, safe room or a basement, go there immediately. If not, just get to the ...

AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) - Sumter County Emergency Management Agency has opened up two tornado safe rooms during Wednesday’s potentially dangerous weather. The tornado safe rooms are at 127 William Bowen ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The first step in severe weather safety is preparedness. That begins with planning ahead of time, so there’s no confusion or hesitation in an emergency. In the situation of a tornado, ...

Severe weather has hit the Ozarks again this week. Missouri has a total of 200 tornado safe rooms, with fifteen more still in the design phase or under construction. With the right kitchen tools, you ...

Fourteen people were killed when a tornado hit Rolling Fork this spring. It's one of many Mississippi communities without a public tornado safe room. ROLLING FORK, Miss. — The tornado that plowed ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Though Shelby County didn’t ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Sensing a “void of issues” facing the 2014 Iowa Legislature, an eastern Iowa lawmaker will propose a one-time $20 million appropriation to help schools and mobile home parks build ...

When severe weather hits, FEMA-approved safe rooms are not always open in mid-Missouri or not even an option as most counties don’t have them. Nicholas Tietsort, director of emergency management in ...