Get out immediately and go to the lowest floor of a sturdy, nearby building or a storm shelter. Mobile homes, even if tied down, offer little protection from tornadoes. The outside with no shelter: ...

The IBC says that in areas where the shelter design wind speed for tornadoes is 250 mph—in accordance with Figure 304.2(1) of ICC 500—9-1-1 call stations, emergency operation centers, and fire ...

Floor plan (for in-garage or in-house shelters) Site plan (for outdoor shelters.) Many people use a mortgage survey or aerial photograph of the property, and indicate the shelter’s dimensions.

The Storm Safe floating hurricane shelter is a floating, hexagon-shaped aluminum box designed to keep you safe in the event of a large hurricane.

The only shelter I can see standing up to a storm of that strength is a piece of culvert buried horizontally in the side of a hill. Make up a steel door, and there you go.

Customers said weather uncertainty is the reason they are purchasing above-ground storm shelters. They can run between $7,000 and $14,000, depending on the size.

The result was a fully equipped shelter complete with a bathroom, a generator, and even a plan to escape if needed. But, most notably, the shelter also serves as a family movie theater.

A plan to build a storm shelter across from the San Jacinto County Courthouse with Hurricane Ike recovery grant funds has been made substantially simpler. The San Jacinto County Commissioners ...