An excavator tore down an aging former school Friday in rural Oklahoma, but it was what was left standing that drew a crowd. After the ceilings and concrete walls of the old Little Axe middle school came down with ease, …
After four years of discussions, the Mississippi city of Southaven plans to go ahead with construction of a $3 million storm shelter that would double as a community center. The Commercial Appeal reported a federal grant that will cover most …
After a tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs this spring and demolished two schools, killing seven children, a longtime legislator thought the time was ripe for state action on a well-known problem. Although Oklahoma averages more than 50 tornadoes …
Jacques Bell has seen some bad weather in his time; after all, he’s lived in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Indiana, all states that have seen violent storms in recent years. He’s even done a little storm chasing and spotting, and …
The town of Merigold, Miss., is building a storm shelter that will have a capacity of 800-900 people and will be completed by December. Mayor Andrew Westerfield tells The Bolivar Commercial that the shelter will be not only for local …
Colbert County, Ala., officials have begun installing above-ground storm shelters throughout the county. The county commission approved a contract in May with Georgia-based company Survive-A-Storm to build seven storm shelters in the county. The county is paying a quarter of …
A state-of-the-art storm shelter being constructed in Savannah, Ga., is designed to better prepare the city and its public works crews to hunker down if a big storm or hurricane threatens the region. The shelter is rated to withstand a …
When a tornado threatened his construction site on April 3, Kevin Drake knew just where to seek sanctuary: inside the unfinished home of Trinity United Methodist Church. Turns out, the 75,000-square-foot building on West Green Oaks Boulevard near Pioneer Parkway …
Gov. Mary Fallin is expected to announce details of a plan for a $2,000 tax rebate to eligible homeowners for the installation of a tornado safe room. Fallin and Oklahoma Emergency Management Director Albert Ashwood have scheduled a news conference …
Giving Oklahomans better access to storm shelters during severe weather is the focus of a proposed legislative study. Rep. Pat Ownbey of Ardmore says Oklahomans were reminded how vulnerable they can be when several tornadoes ripped through the state last …