A year after a tornado devastated the central Illinois community of Washington, city officials say one in 20 home rebuilding projects include a reinforced safe room. Washington director of planning and developing Jon Oliphant tells the (Peoria) Journal Star that …
University of Oklahoma President David Boren says the planning phase for tornado shelters on the OU campus in Norman is nearing completion. The $12 million project is an expansion of campus storm shelters for students living in university housing. The …
Mobile home residents in Kokomo, Ind., now have someplace to seek temporary shelter from tornados and other severe weather. Fire Chief Pat O’Neill tells the Kokomo Tribune for a Monday story that the city will open all six of its …
Jerry Starr thought he was taking the safe approach when a twister was reported heading toward his suburban neighborhood outside Oklahoma City last May. He grabbed his teenage daughter Dyonna and his dog and drove to the local City Hall, …
Gov. Mary Fallin says Oklahoma voters should weigh in on what to do about school safety. Fallin on Wednesday suggested that schools be given one-time authority to increase their bond limits so they can build tornado shelters or make other …
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 …
Interest in tornado shelters appears to be rising in the Texas Panhandle, particularly as officials in Lubbock make a push to improve tornado awareness. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports that the effort continues to find out how many area residents have …
The large amount of rebar and concrete on the construction site at Hatton High is not there by accident. Instead, it represents a change in how schools are constructed in Alabama. Three years after eight students died when a tornado …
In the wind-swept prairie called Tornado Alley, the scene is eerily familiar: Homes smashed to splinters. Trees and telephone poles snapped like twigs. Piles of bricks, overturned cars and dazed survivors sifting through rubble in search of a precious photo …