— -- When Maplesville, Ala., opened a community storm shelter in 2007, some residents complained that it was a waste of money, says town clerk Sheila Haigler. That changed in April 2011 when a ...

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 ...

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 ...

A tornado watch was released by the National Weather Service on Friday at 3:29 p.m. in effect until 10 p.m. for Jackson, ...

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 ...

As Executive Director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Jonathan Whitham says storm safety rooms are a sure bet ...

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Residents in Sullivan County who installed a safe room after tornadoes in March of 2023, can now apply to receive a reimbursement for the installation cost. The ...

In this April 23, 2012, photo Freddie Wooten stands in front of the storm shelter he built at his own expense in Henager, Ala., following the 2011 tornado. When deadly twisters chewed through the ...

ST. LOUIS -- Never mind toasters, blenders and slow cookers. Joplin, Missouri, tornado survivors Kayla and Ricky Smith had a more practical request for a wedding gift -- shelter from the next big ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than 1,000 tornadoes already recorded this year, government officials announced an effort Tuesday to get people to build “safe rooms,” modern versions of the old-fashioned ...

An updated tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 11:56 a.m. in effect until 2 p.m. for Baldwin County.

BEAUMONT, Texas — A tornado warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Tyler County, Hardin County and ...