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Read about storms and severe weather, as well as secure shelter options, from America’s Tornado Shelter Provider – Survive-a-Storm.
This post was created in November 2013, but has been updated in 2023 for accuracy and to reflect current details. The National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA) was formed in 2001 with the idea of protecting people from tornadoes and other disasters by ensuring that their members produce and sell the highest quality storm shelters possible. The […]
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You were wise. You planned ahead. You purchased a storm shelter. You outfitted it with the necessities. But how do you keep the kids busy while they are waiting out the storm?If you want to keep the kiddos calm and distracted when your family has to take shelter, make sure you have a few supplies on…
By Ben Nunnally, Star Staff Writer, bnunnally@annistonstar.com Residents of the Thankful community west of Anniston have one more thing to be happy about: a new storm shelter on 14th Street at Thankful Community Park. The shelter — called a “community safe room” in FEMA’s codes — has room for about 96 occupants, according to Georgia-based manufacturer…
Driving through our small town of Thomasville and seeing the destruction that Hurricane Michael caused, my heart is heavy. I think about Panama City, Tyndall Air Force Base, and what used to be Mexico Beach, and I wonder how so many displaced people are just supposed to pick back up and start all over. Where…
So far, Mother Nature seems to be in stealth mode where tornadoes are concerned. Is she is just being lazy or is this the calm before the storm? Either way, the fact that not one tornado has been recorded in the state of Oklahoma since October 21, 2017 leaves many residents thankful for the quiet. Rick…
One year ago, this month, Southwest Georgia area was caught off-guard by one of the sneakiest and most unexpected EF3 tornadoes. Of course, there were a total of eight southern states that were affected by the swarm of tornadoes.For our Survive-a-Storm team members, however, the tornado that struck Albany was a grim reminder that what…
Be prepared, lest we forget. Just ask the folks who live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.Oftentimes after a tragedy occurs, we spend the next few years honoring those who may have fallen, or who may have been affected by said tragedy. As life goes on and we begin to heal, we move further away from the event…
Texas is a state that cares about its citizens. In fact, they care enough to put programs in place to help local citizens feel safe in their own homes. One such program, the North Central Texas Safe Room Rebate Program, is one of the storm shelter grants that the North Central Texas Council of Governments…
We live in a world with so much going on around us all the time. One commodity that we fight for is protection. We seek shelter from things that scare us or that have the capacity to harm us. Shelter seekers are often running from things like terrorist attacks, government corruption, economic collapse, home invasions,…
Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama typically outrank other states for the most tornadoes each year. However, all three states have been bumped down while Georgia has claimed the number one spot in the nation when this was written in 2017. January 21-22 staged a two-day outbreak which broke state records and rocked the Southwestern area of…
Tornadoes have been a weather phenomenon for centuries. And with that, come many tornado myths. From the first published photographs of tornadoes, people were both in awe and afraid of them. The chaotic whirlwinds can blow through a town and destroy one side of the street, one home on a street, or demolish the entire…
When it comes to hurricanes, meteorologists can generally give impact areas a few days notice of when and where it might hit. I can remember my father preparing our home for Hurricane Allen when we lived in Corpus Christi, Texas. He boarded up the windows and tied down anything we had outside that couldn’t fit…
