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The Survive-A-Storm sales and marketing team curates and writes on a variety of topics regarding storms, tornadoes and safety. To inquire about any of the topics your read about on our blog, connect with us.

Above Ground Storm Shelters-EF5 Strong

Last Updated: July 28, 2016 Yes, our above ground storm shelters are built tough. Tough enough to survive an EF5 tornado. In fact, just last week, one of our satisfied customers compared our Shelter-Cube Extreme Tornado Safe Room to a “tank.”@surviveastorm thanks for the tank!#f5aintshit pic.twitter.com/2Syuk8nvrt— Freddy Gonzales (@Fredgon) June 2, 2015We thank you for that, […]

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Above Ground Storm Shelters: To Bolt or Not to Bolt, That is the Question

Last Updated: July 28, 2016 Many people are uncertain about whether or not above ground storm shelters are a good choice for their home.  And if they do decide on an above ground tornado safe room, should they get one that bolts together, or one that is welded?  That seems to be the biggest debate, and […]

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Now is the Time to be Tornado Ready

Last Updated: July 28, 2016 Yesterday is gone and tomorrow hasn’t come.  But why wait?  Now is the time to prepare.  You can’t prepare for tornado season too early or too much. That’s what Oklahoma residents learned last week when an EF1 tornado hit Moore and Sand Springs and tornadoes were sighted across the state and […]

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Safe Inside Survive-A-Storm Shelter

This account was originally published in 2015 and has been updated for accuracy. When a tornado touched down in Moore, Okla,. around 6:30 pm on a March evening in 2015, it ended the year’s unusually slow start to tornado season. One Moore resident and her beloved pets were safe inside their Survive-A-Storm shelter installed just hours […]

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Spring Weather Takes Us From Lull to Storms

Last Updated: July 28, 2016 Spring weather is so unpredictable! Last week we wondered if we were experiencing the lull before the storm. This week, we are seeing tornado predictions in the news. Ironic, isn’t it?Just yesterday, news outlets were touting the fact that no tornadoes or tornado watches had been recorded across the U.S. so […]

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Storm Stories From Oklahoma: Don't Let Fear Rule

Last Updated: July 28, 2016 For Sarah, the moments before the tornado hit were some of the scariest of her life. For Marie and Neal, their fear persisted long after the tornado ended. The difference? Sarah and her family installed a Survive-a-Storm shelter; Marie and Neal did not.  These are just two of the storm stories people across […]

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Bolt Together Safe Room-More Flexible

Last Updated: July 28, 2016 Flexibility.  Everyone likes flexibility in some things, right?  Well, knowing that fact, we found a way to make tornado safe rooms more easily accessible and available to fit all of our customers’ needs.  Our bolt together safe room comes in a variety of sizes and is easy to install for the […]

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Above Ground Safe Rooms: Granger Plastics Makes Claim, Later Retracts

Update: June 16, 2022: In the spirit of transparency, it was discovered during a routine update of our website that the original article in dispute has been retracted, and removed from the web. This occurred after the National Storm Shelter Association went on to publicly rebuke the claim about Above Ground Tornado Shelters.From 2015: I […]

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