Oklahoma Schools Settle With Families of 7 Children Killed in 2013 Tornado June 14, 2017 A suburban Oklahoma City public school system has reached an agreement with the families of seven children killed in a...
Storm Shelter Applications Rise in Moore After March Tornado April 29, 2015 Applications to build storm shelters have spiked a month after a tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma. Moore spokeswoman Deidre...
Mississippi City Approves Storm Shelter Bid February 6, 2015 The city of Southaven, Miss., is spending $2.66 million for a storm shelter will double as a community multipurpose facility....
Tupelo Gets Funds to Design 2 Huge Storm Domes December 23, 2014 Tupelo has received money for architectural design and engineering of domed storm shelters able to hold a total of 2,300...
Illinois Man Promises Neighbors Spot in Underground Tornado Shelter November 24, 2014 By JON KRENEK, The (Kankakee) Daily Journal The 1,200-pound steel cylinder in James Trudeau’s driveway certainly struck his Bourbonnais neighborhood as odd, at least at first. Even...
Texas Tech Finds Failed Shelter Door Hit by Arkansas Tornado Was Substandard August 14, 2014 When building an above-ground storm shelter, or any shelter for that matter, make sure building materials are rated to withstand...
Oklahoma Storm Shelter Initiative to Stress General Fund Over Taxes July 8, 2014 By TIM TALLEY Oklahoma budget writers say an initiative petition to install storm shelters and safe rooms in every Oklahoma public school could...
Private Arkansas Storm Shelter Didn’t Meet Safety Standards May 7, 2014 Arkansas’ Emergency Management Department says a private storm shelter where a death occurred after a tornado tore through central Arkansas...
Moore Public Schools Gets $500k Donation for Storm Shelter April 25, 2014 The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma has made a $500,000 donation to Moore Public Schools to build a 1,600-person storm...
Oklahoma Legislation Aims to Limit Liability in Storms March 31, 2014 By BAILEY ELISE MCBRIDE A pair of Oklahoma legislators says businesses, schools and churches that open their doors to passers-by during violent weather should...